Don’t want to pay that $695 annual fee? Here’s the strategy before you cancel.
Over the past couple of years, we have seen incredible welcome offers on many different credit cards. The crème de la crème has surely been the Amex Platinum card. Last year in particular, we...
Zemi Beach House LXR, Anguilla: Bottom Line Review
Before I begin, fair warning: I'm going to gush. And I don't often gush. My wife and I have been wanting to visit Anguilla for years, but the combination of on-and-off flights from the...
The single best starter card
While blogs have long pumped a specific card that earns 2x travel and dining as the "best starter card", that one didn't even make it into this week's Frequent Miler on the Air discussion...
Spirit Airlines extends loyalty to the afterlife
Spirit Airlines announced today that they've enhanced their Free Spirit loyalty program with benefits for members who have transcended their corporeal forms. "Membership is no longer limited to the living" said loyalty spokesman Clarence...
Hyatt Palm Springs: Bottom Line Review
In mid-February my wife and I stayed at the Hyatt Palm Springs for six nights. I was a little apprehensive because the property didn't have a great rating on Hyatt's website, showing an overall...
Hyatt Centric Times Square 1 king suite: Bottom Line Review
The Hyatt Centric Times Square is an incredibly well-located property less than a block off of Times Square, next door to a theater, and across the street from a cool-looking museum. I booked a...
Which credit card offers the best free night certificates?
I'm pretty excited about IHG's revamped Premier card and its new business card twin. Each comes with an annual 40K free night certificate upon renewal. A single person could sign up for both cards...
Is the Bilt card worth it? Who should consider it? Is it the ultimate...
Bilt Rewards and the Bilt Mastercard have made a big splash over the past year. A lot of reason for the buzz is because we just haven't seen a comparable brand new transferable rewards...
Marriott ditches award chart March 29th. Top properties to go up by 30K.
Marriott has announced that "flexible point redemption" (i.e. the end of its award chart) will take effect on March 29, 2022. We have long expected that this will mean a sizable increase in nightly...
Bilt now available for all: refer friends & get points
Starting today, the Bilt Mastercard is now widely available without a waitlist: anyone can now apply for the Bilt Mastercard (which is now issued by Wells Fargo) and earn points on any residential rental...
Magical Point Conversions
Did you know that your Ultimate Rewards points can still transfer to Amtrak? Or that Citi ThankYou points can become British Airways Avios? Want to effectively earn 8% back at the gas station and...
[Now Live] IHG Card Changes: New Biz Card, Higher Earning, Top Up Certs With...
Update: The card changes described below and the new IHG Rewards Business card are now live. Welcome offer information has been added below.
IHG has announced some upcoming changes to their credit card lineup and,...
Which is the best Marriott Bonvoy credit card?
Over the weekend, Greg and I spoke at the New York Travel & Adventure Show. During question & answer time, an audience member noted that they had one of the Marriott credit cards, but...
Qatar Airways Now Using Avios; Book QSuites To/From Doha For 70,000 Avios Each Way
A month ago, Qatar Airways dropped the surprising news that they'd be moving their Privilege Club program over to using Avios - the rewards currency for British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling.
They'd stated...
