An Avianca LifeMiles pitfall: the website displays inaccurate taxes & fees in search results...
I love Avianca Lifemiles. I recognize that many don't, but I do. I wrote an Avianca LifeMiles sweet spots post and I have written about the secret LifeMiles award chart and trying to crack...
World of Hyatt: Complete list of all-inclusive properties in Europe (with map)
Update: I wanted to re-share this because our good friend Stephen Pepper took the trouble to label all these properties in a nifty interactive Google Map. It's such a good idea, I'm going to...
(EXPIRED) Bilt Rewards: Get 100% Transfer Bonus To Flying Blue (May 1 Only) +...
Bilt Rewards has announced details of an awesome new transfer bonus that'll be available on May 1 - a 100% transfer bonus to Flying Blue.
The Deal
Bilt Rewards is offering the following earning &...
Making lemon water out of lemons (ruined plans saved by award travel flexibility)
My wife and I love traveling with our kids. No, it's not always easy, but it's something we feel lucky to be able to do. For the most part, things have gone remarkably smoothly...
How to use Hyatt free night certs on a multi-night stay
There are a many ways to get Hyatt free night certificates. The World of Hyatt card offers a category 1-4 cert each year upon renewal and again when you spend $15K within a calendar...
Amassing American Airlines Miles
Greg and I have been loving American Airlines miles more than ever before. On last week's show, we both admitted how much we've been using them lately, but we didn't discuss ways to gather...
Hacking Las Vegas
Hello from Las Vegas, where I have been on an unexpectedly extended stay all week long. While I didn't intend to spend quite so much time in Las Vegas, my stay this week made...
Chase Ink Cash and Ink Business Unlimited: Best Ever 90K Offers (Live again)
Update 4/20/23: Doctor of Credit readers have unearthed several direct 90K links to both the Ink Cash and the Ink Business Unlimited. These have been coming and going over the last couple of weeks,...
The best American Airlines credit card
In our last podcast, Loyalty Program Changing Fortunes, Nick and I discussed how we were loving the fact that we bought over 1 million AA miles each when it was briefly possible to do...
Bilt Rewards now offers dining program: Earn 5x points when paying with linked card
Bilt Rewards has added a couple of new features to their app today - Bilt Dining and Bilt Wallet. Bilt Dining is the more interesting of the two features for now, but Bilt Wallet...
Hyatt Studios: An almost exciting new Hyatt brand (on Stephen’s mind)
Hotel chains frequently launch new brands and Hyatt has announced details of a new extended stay brand they're introducing called Hyatt Studios.
Construction on the first Hyatt Studios properties is due to begin in 2023,...
Awesome bonus: Five 50K free Marriott nights [On My Mind]
As we reported separately, Marriott once again is out with a huge welcome offer for the Bonvoy Boundless card: five 50K free night certificates after $5K spend in 3 months. While there are plenty...
Loyalty Program Changing Fortunes
Which loyalty programs are on the upswing and which are on a downward trend? At any given time, the answer to that question could be influenced by award chart changes, availability trends, new program...
Success expediting a passport application
If you've been following the news lately, you know that passport application times have gotten out of control: expedited processing now says that it takes 7-9 weeks and normal processing 10-13 weeks, though we've...
