How to get great value from your Platinum card | Frequent Miler on the...
The Amex Platinum card has had great welcome bonuses for a while now, but it's a very expensive card. Are there reasons to keep...
Something to Savor: A reason to dump the Gold?
A few days ago, a moment I'd long been waiting for finally arrived: I was finally offered the chance to product change an old...
British Airways kills redemptions on AA and Alaska (again for the very first time)
Evidently, they're still a little sore about the whole Independence Day thing on the other side of the pond. Overnight, British Airways seems to...
Necker Island awards now cost 630,000 points…and $5,700 in cash
Update 7/4/24: It appears that Necker Island can no longer booked for points alone and now require a substantial cash co-pay. The minimum stay...
How to maximize value with your Amex Platinum Card
Thanks to the almost unbelievably good welcome bonuses that have been available in recent times for both consumer and business Platinum cards, I expect...
Best uses for Virgin Points (Sweet Spot Spotlight)
Virgin points are super easy to accumulate. Points transfer 1 to 1 from most major transferable points programs. Even better, transfer bonuses are common...
Taking Spirit for a spin to test the value of the Savers Club and...
I recently flew the first half of a round trip on Spirit Airlines, which gave me a chance to give a few aspects of...
Virgin Atlantic devalues Delta, destroying deal
In sadly unsurprising news, Virgin Atlantic has finally done the seeming inevitable and devalued one of its few remaining sweet spots. Thrifty Traveler has...
[Update] My frustrating, awesome experience with Greg’s trick to book Air France with Virgin...
Update: A day after publication, many readers reported being told by chat representatives that there is a known issue booking Air France / KLM...
A trick for cheaper business class awards, Chase incorrectly denying bonus points and a...
Chase is incorrectly denying cardholders Sapphire Preferred welcome offer points, Hyatt buys a new brand and a trick for booking cheaper business class awards....
Bigness from Bilt, tricks for booking Air France & KLM, updated hotel point values...
Mark your calendars: if you have Bilt points, Monday will be a great day to consider transferring them. If you'd like to fly Air...
Lessons from another “free” cruise booked: Holland America via Wynn Platinum status
In April and May, there was a limited-time status match available to match from Caesars Diamond status to Wynn Rewards Platinum status. That was...
What are Sonesta points worth?
Sonesta is a hotel program that's tended to fly under the radar for most points and miles folks (including me). It's been around since...
Solved: Problem booking Air France/KLM with Virgin points
Virgin points are often the cheapest option for booking Air France or KLM flights. For example, for a trip to Paris I'm planning, I...
