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 that I have had an increased capacity for spend as...
(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 week left to book at the current lower rates for...
Which hotel award search tool is best?
For those with hotel points and free night certificates across multiple hotel programs, finding the best places to use your points and free nights can be a pain. It can be especially hard when...
World of Hyatt: Complete list of all-inclusive properties in Mexico and the Caribbean
In March of 2022, Hyatt released a separate award chart for the 100 all-inclusive properties that it acquired with the purchase of Apple Leisure Group. These properties are located throughout the world have slowly...
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 the IRS launches a pilot program for free tax filing....
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 you need more Alaska miles to make that dream a...
Complete List of Transferable Points Partners
In my opinion, transferable points programs are the most valuable points to accumulate. These points can often be used at better than 1 cent per point value to book travel and, even better, points...
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 far less about booking Cottages.com (at least not since one...
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 other award search tools, Seats.Aero does most of its work...
(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 that SLH's partnership with Hyatt was going to be coming...
Bilt losing American Airlines as transfer partner in June
One of the most notable transfer partners that Bilt Rewards launched with back in 2021 was American Airlines. The reason that was so notable was that American Airlines wasn't a transfer partner of any...
Best uses for Turkish Miles & Smiles miles (2024)
Turkish Miles & Smiles is a 1:1 transfer partner from Capital One Miles, Citi ThankYou points, and Bilt Rewards, meaning that it is easy to put together the miles for a Turkish Airlines award...
Free Checked Bags via Credit Card Complete Guide
Many airline credit cards offer free checked bags to cardholders. However, the details vary a lot by airline. Are international flights included? How about the bags of companions on the same reservation? Do you...
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 issued each year upon renewal to Delta SkyMiles Platinum and...
