How to spend half a million Amex points
After becoming a Membership Rewards half-millionaire overnight thanks to buying a minivan, I took to daydreaming about just how much value could be squeezed out of the points. On this week's Frequent Miler on...
Hyatt’s Miraval Arizona Wellness Resort: Bottom Line Review
Recently, my wife and I spent four nights at the adults-only, almost all-inclusive, Miraval Arizona Wellness Resort. Usually the resort costs 65,000 Hyatt points per night for two, but we took advantage of Miraval's...
Buying a car with a credit card: How I drove away with half a...
Believe the hype: the used car market is hot right now. I just beat the heat by buying a car with a credit card and I earned so many points on my used car purchase...
Incredible vacations with half a million Membership Rewards points
We've written numerous times about the incredible offer available on the Platinum card from American Express. When applying through a special link from the restaurant reservation website Resy (found on our Platinum card page),...
Loews Ventana Canyon Tucson: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I visited Tucson specifically to go to Hyatt's Miraval resort, but we arrived two days before our Miraval stay. Originally I had used Marriott 50K certs to book a return to...
Bucket list awards
With Greg on vacation in the Arizona desert, this week we talked about bucket list awards -- the places we want to go or ways we want to get there using points and miles....
Is Hilton’s war on breakfast a big deal? (On Nick’s mind)
Rumor has it that Hilton will permanently replace "free breakfast" with its food & beverage credit. Is this the beginning of the end? A reader asked this question during our Youtube Live Ask Us...
Which Hilton offer truly “Surpasses”? [Expired]
Update: Several of the offers in this post have expired since the time of writing. See our Best Offers page for current offer information.
Yesterday, I published a post about dummy booking offers. Within that...
Capital One Travel looking a lot better than expected . . . .
When I sat down to write this post, I expected boring results. I wanted to write a post about Capital One Travel since Capital One Venture X Rewards Card cardholders get an annual $300...
Cards with benefits: Some of Nick’s favorite credit card features
Some credit cards have great rewards for daily spend, others offer excellent category bonuses. Many ultra-premium cards are heavy on perks. I've often said that you get an ultra-premium card for its features, not...
AA Elite Status Without Flying: Let the Game Begin
American Airlines elite status will be easier than ever to earn in 2022....for those who play the game. Greg and Nick certainly intend to suit up....in their pajamas....and earn high-level status without flying. If...
Which Mastercard should you get?
Whether you're interested in playing the AA Loyalty Point Pursuit game or you want to pay your mortgage with a credit card, it's helpful to have at least one highly rewarding Mastercard in your...
Hits and unforced errors from Nick’s last-minute dash for airline and hotel credits
I didn't travel much in 2021. I mean, aside from that trip to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and The Maldives. And to the private island in the Caribbean with Greg. Still, not much. And so as...
AA’s Loyalty Point Pursuit game: Earn status w/out flying
Let the game begin! As of January 1st, 2022, American Airlines has moved to a new way for members to earn elite status. The old EQMs and EQDs are gone. Now, we can earn...
