Book Preferred Hotels online with Choice points
This is huge! Choice Privileges has long partnered with Preferred Hotels & Resorts, and it has previously been possible, but usually very, very difficult,...
My final ANA sweet-spot award booking
I just booked what may be my last ever ANA flight award. I booked Newark to London, Dublin to Toronto, Toronto to Detroit all...
Big spend bonuses Nick plans to pursue in 2024
I recently made some updates to our Best Big Spend Bonuses page. Part of my interest in refreshing that page with current information is...
(Reminder) Ouch. Hyatt’s 2024 devaluation has been announced & it’s not pretty
Update 3/19/24: Just a quick reminder that these award chart changes will be going into effect on March 26. That means there's only a...
United Airlines backlash over “stolen” Chase points, IRS launches free tax filing and more...
United Airlines is facing a formal complaint after not returning someone's Chase points, a spiffy Asian carrier starting new route from the US and...
Daydream believin’, earn Alaska miles on rent, top Hiltons and more [Week in Review]
If the Ides of March have you in a funky haze, maybe it's a day for a daydream with the Pointsyeah Daydream explorer. If...
Booking Cottages.com via Wyndham Rewards
We've written plenty about booking Vacasa vacation rentals with Wyndham Rewards points, which can be a fantastic deal in the right scenarios. We've written...
A new breed of award discovery tools
When I first wrote about Seats.Aero (see: Seats.aero: a wonderfully nerdy tool for finding Unicorn flight awards), it was one of a kind. Unlike...
(EXPIRED) Hyatt/SLH partnership ending 5/15/24; important things to know
Last month Hilton announced that they were going to be launching a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH). That inevitably meant...
Delta’s Enhanced Companion Certificates
While I wasn't too excited about most of the recent big changes to Delta credit cards, I am excited about enhancements to companion certificates...
New Alaska Award Charts Are Going Live…Slowly
Update 3/11/24: Alaska's new award charts are starting to go live today and will be completely implemented by 3/31/24. This week, new award pricing...
The Amex card with a $1.1 billion limit, Marriott sets world’s fastest Bonvoy record...
Delta has an Amex with a $1.1 billion limit, Cathay teams up with Marriott for the World's Fastest Bonvoy and why airplane mode is...
Bad Bonvoy behavior, a case for cash back, Wells Fargo’s wisdom and more [Week...
We've recently learned about the latest in "Bad Bonvoy behavior" that will lock you out of a Bevy bonus and as you've heard on...
Grand Hyatt Amman: Bottom Line Review
Amman doesn't command the attention given to most other Middle Eastern capitals, with many tourists moving quickly past it to appealing destinations like the...
