How to find and book the world’s best first class award flights
The thing I love most about points and miles is that they often make it possible to enjoy experiences that I would never dream...
Is IHG Diamond Status Elite? My Experience Over 10 Stays At 5 Brands
Last year, IHG introduced its “new and improved” rewards program, IHG One Rewards. At the same time, they unveiled significant changes to their elite...
13 ways to increase credit card spend (and get most of it back)
Pop quiz: when was the last time we talked about ways to increase credit card spend and get most of it back on our...
Marriott’s 2023 “Devaluation”: Much Better Than Expected
Marriott devalues its Bonvoy loyalty program in March of each year and I was particularly pessimistic about its prospects for 2023 because they'd be...
Don’t try to cut your steak with a butter knife
A couple of days ago, a member of our Facebook group had a bad experience with a hotel booking they made through the Capital...
Is a buyers club a good idea for you?
This afternoon, many of us will try our hand at scoring a super rare coin with the hopes of flipping it for a small...
Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Guide and Review
In my recently revised post about Shortcuts to Marriott Elite Status, I pointed out that the quickest and easiest way to get to Platinum...
Shifting shopping portal habits (On Nick’s Mind)
Over the years, I've used many shopping portals to great success. I've certainly used most of the major airline and hotel shopping portals (my...
The World Unlocked: How the points & miles hobby makes incredible experiences practical
Award travel unlocks an incredible world of possibility. Where will it take you? If it will be taking you to any Hyatt properties over...
Should you mattress run the Bilt x Hyatt promotion?
There has been a lot of excitement this week over the limited-time promotion from Bilt Rewards that provides a fast track to Hyatt Explorist...
SeatSpy: An amazing tool for finding non-stop awards.
SeatSpy is a tool for finding awards on select airlines. The tool is quick and displays a full year of results all at once....
My $100,000 vacation year (On Nick’s Mind)
Last month, Greg published a post about why we should recognize the difference between the value we get out of our points versus the...
Bottom Line Review: Candlewood Suites Asheville Downtown, NC
My wife and I recently spent 10 nights in Asheville, NC. We'd originally booked a stay at the Four Points by Sheraton Downtown as...
Easy path to Hyatt’s top tier status [On my mind]
Wow, I didn't see this coming. During the pandemic Hyatt made it super easy to earn top tier elite status by cutting in half...
