Leveraging Delta’s Same Day Flight Changes (It’s good to be Gold)
Most airlines in the U.S. now offer free flight changes on most routes (see our quick reference charts here). That's great, but they don't usually waive the price difference between two flights. For example,...
Hyatt Place Partners With Gopuff – Is It Worth It?
Hyatt Place has launched a partnership with Gopuff and is running a pilot program at almost a dozen properties giving $10 off your first two orders and free delivery.
By coincidence, my wife and I...
Elite status from home
Nobody wants to slog it out traveling without having elite status in order to earn the benefits of loyalty. You want to start with the benefits and then work your way to re-qualifying to...
The Rumored Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Card. Is it worth $650?
Recently, news broke about potential upcoming changes to the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card. The Points Guy published details from an American Express survey that sought reactions to very specific proposed changes. Normally I wouldn't...
Shopping for status: Airline edition (inspired by “Passing the GUC”)
Elite status in the right loyalty program can make a trip smoother, more comfortable, or sometimes save you money. Ordinarily, earning elite status requires loyalty to one company over others, but sometimes there is...
How to use your Amex Point fortune
Lately Amex has made it crazy easy to accumulate their Membership Rewards points. Every time we turn around, it seems like there are bigger and better offers for referring friends, for adding authorized users,...
Shopping for status: Car rental edition
Elite status in the right loyalty program can make a trip smoother, more comfortable, or sometimes save you money. Ordinarily, earning elite status requires loyalty to one company over others, but sometimes there is...
How I’ll use the new Chase Sapphire Perks [On my mind]
As of August 16th 2021, Chase added perks to their Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve cards. I signed up for the Sapphire Reserve when it debuted in 2016 and I've kept it since. Initially,...
Should you go after easy Hyatt top tier elite status?
Hyatt Globalist status is the indisputable best hotel elite status for anyone whose travel patterns take them to places where Hyatt hotels can fit their needs. Ask any Hyatt Globalist and they probably have...
How long does it take to transfer points to airline and hotel programs?
I love transferable points. The ability to transfer points to multiple airline and hotel programs makes it possible to get far outsized value from your points. Want to book ANA First Class from the...
$100 Marriott property credit rate is bookable online, but don’t do it (usually)
I rarely log in before searching for availability and prices whether with airlines or hotels whether for paid or award travel. Sometimes, as was long the case with United, it is because I want...
Misadventures booking a Hyatt Premium Suite award
Update: Hyatt has fixed the issue at the specific property I highlighted and also reached out to apologize for the confusion. More detail can be found in the section titled "Update" near the bottom...
Managing rewards in multi-player mode
The points & miles game is more rewarding when playing as a couple or a family. Why get only one new welcome bonus when you can get two or more? Nick expanded on this...
Airline Change Fee Quick Reference Chart
During the pandemic, each of the domestic US airlines has announced that they were eliminating change fees. That's awesome. But the details can be hard to remember. Which fare classes apply? Do we keep...
