Greg’s American Airlines Loyalty Point Progress
Woohoo! Wednesday morning I received notice from SimplyMiles that I had earned 4,650 AA miles for purchasing a Byte Impression Kit. Stack that with $100 back from Citi Merchant Offers (which showed up Tuesday!),...
Taking search tool Award Logic for a test drive
Over the past month or so, a number of readers have asked me about my thoughts on award booking search tool Award Logic. Until readers brought it up, I had been unaware of this...
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I recently spent four nights at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach. We paid 20,000 points per night and applied a suite upgrade award to secure a standard suite.
This stay was part...
Workationing the Pacific Coast Highway
My wife and I spent most of February on the California coast. This wasn't vacation. We took vacation in January when we visited Loews Ventana Canyon and Miraval Arizona in Tucson, the Hyatt Residence...
The best card for every occasion
We write about credit cards for a living, but which cards do we flex for our day to day spend? On this week's Frequent Miler on the Air, we talk about what's in our...
What’s in Greg’s wallet? [2022 Edition]
Yesterday, Nick revealed the cards in his wallet. Now it's my turn. Just like Nick, Amex had almost completely taken over my wallet in the past year thanks to promotions offering bonus points first...
My shifting wallet: What’s in Nick’s wallets now?
My wallet has been all Amex, all the time for the past several months. Between the amazing Resy offer of 2021 (since expired), bonuses for adding authorized users on consumer cards and employees on...
If cash is king, is credit the answer?
Credit card rewards have helped take me to more than 60 countries around the world. They completely powered the flights for a 4-month, 18-country honeymoon when I got married and have brought me to...
The great loyalty shake-up [On Greg’s mind]
March 2022 is promising to be a monumental month with regards to airline and hotel loyalty. In March, American Airlines will complete their shift from offering elite status to flyers to rewarding elite status...
Is it time to step off the Hyatt bandwagon?
Next month, many highly desirable Hyatt properties are set to move out of range for those booking with free night certificates. Some properties will see price increases of as much as 50% over the...
Dosh App Complete Guide: How It Works & Why It’s Worth It
Update 9/19/24: Since publishing this guide 2.5 years ago, Dosh has become less exciting. They axed people's ability to earn on purchases at Office Depot/OfficeMax any time that they identified people buying gift cards...
Capital One Travel vs Chase Ultimate Rewards Travel, head-to-head
Many people have asked how Capital One's travel portal stacks up to booking hotels through Chase Ultimate Rewards Travel. Capital One Travel holds up surprisingly well. Again and again, Capital One Travel beat Chase Ultimate...
Nick’s Avianca LifeMiles expired. Avoid this rookie mistake.
I can only be thankful that it wasn't worse: last week, I realized that I let my Avianca LifeMiles expire. The good news is that I only had a small handful of miles in...
Ventana Big Sur vs. Miraval Arizona
Hyatt offers a few all-inclusive luxury resorts within the continental United States: Alila Ventana Big Sur and three Miraval resorts. Recently I stayed at the Miraval Arizona resort, and then stayed at Alila Ventana...
