Capital One’s Venture X: Will it bury the Sapphire Reserve?
Has the cold-blooded assassin we've all been waiting for these past four years finally arrived to take out the Sapphire Reserve once and for...
Delta Downgrades Upgrades (but there’s good news too)
Delta has announced huge changes to their upgrade certificates beginning Feb 1, 2022. The biggest and saddest change is that we will no longer...
Capital One Venture X card: A strong ultra-premium contender
Update 11/9/21: Applications are now live. See more in this post.
Capital One's ultra-premium credit card is out now. The Capital One Venture X card...
Is it time to ditch all of your Marriott credit cards?
Marriott recently made the announcement that they will ditch award charts in 2022 and that starting in 2023, award rates will more closely reflect...
Build your Amex Point fortune: Up to 620K points with $25K spend
If you have a large amount of spend to make in the near future, this is a great time to collect Amex Membership Rewards...
$1K+ in easy money: Cover holiday spend with easy bonuses
The National Retail Federation reported last year that consumers planned on spending an average of $998 on gifts and other holiday items - roughly...
My bite-sized thoughts about everything new in points & miles (Nov 2021)
In the past month or so there have been huge changes related to points, miles, and loyalty. Each week, Nick throws in his 2...
Bonvoyage to Marriott Bonvoy
With the coming changes to Marriott Bonvoy in 2022, is now the time to say au revoir, adios, Bonvoyage, and time for us to...
Hyatt Peak/Off-Peak Analysis
As promised/threatened, Hyatt's peak and off-peak award pricing is now live for stays beginning March 1, 2022 and beyond. That means that instead of...
Rideshare & missed event protection: How the Point card is heating up
Have you ever left an item behind in an Uber or Lyft? What if a credit card could cover you against that kind of...
Hyatt Points Calendar Is Now Live & The Experience Is Mixed
Hyatt has launched its Points Calendar which allows you to see award pricing on a month-by-month basis at a glance. This is good in...
Contemplating the best card for a single credit card wallet
This past weekend, I was invited to speak about miles and points at a conference for accountants. I fielded some of the typical questions...
American Airlines revamps program: Earn elite status through credit card and flight spend
American Airlines has announced some major changes coming to the AAdvantage loyalty program in 2022: elite status is being simplified (some will find this...
Marriott to drop award chart, add free night “top off”, extend free nights /...
Marriott has made some major updates this morning regarding extensions to elite status and free night certificates along with major changes to the program...
