Who offers the best transfer partners?
Transferable points programs are awesome. If you find a great hotel or flight award but you don't have enough (or any) of the needed...
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I recently spent six nights at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco. This was paid for in a number of ways...
Marriott’s Luminary Hotel, Fort Myers Florida: Bottom Line Review
I don't usually write hotel reviews before leaving a hotel, but I'm making an exception this time because the point price for this one...
Finding the hidden secrets of credit card spending (on Nick’s mind)
Tim published a post last week in which he mentioned in passing that he spends a lot of money at office supply stores. A...
Dreaming up my Curve wallet
Last week, Nick wrote about using the Curve card to keep his marriage happy and healthy. Curve looks to the world like a credit...
Game Changer: Curve promises but can it deliver?
The Curve card could be an absolute game-changer both for Player 2's wallet and even (as we say on the show) our own wallets. But...
Approved for Venture X. Am I nuts? [On my mind]
Last year, Capital One dumped me. But now, with only a few days left to go on the Venture X card's huge 100K welcome...
Curve is here and it’s real. It won’t rule them all, but it’ll rule...
Update: The Curve card has been discontinued in the United States. Any purchases attempted after July 8, 2024 will be declined.
The Curve credit card...
Manufacturing American Airlines elite status through credit card spend
A question came up on our Youtube channel over the weekend (in a comment on this past weekend's podcast) that we haven't really addressed...
How to find the best flight awards
Booking award flights can be difficult, frustrating and time-consuming -- but it doesn't have to be. In the latest episode of Frequent Miler on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
