Amex $200 Fine Hotels and Resorts Credit: What to do if you can’t prepay...
One of my favorite benefits of the American Express Platinum card is the yearly $200 credit for prepaid bookings when using either Amex's Fine Hotels and Resorts (FHR) or Hotel Collection programs. FHR can...
How to earn up to 250K Alaska miles per year with credit card referrals
Alaska Airlines has been at the tip of our tongue quite a bit lately, primarily due to its merger with Hawaiian Air and some broadly positive changes to its award program, Mileage Plan.
We've been...
Flying with Southwest? Get a better credit card welcome offer in-flight.
If you're interested in getting a new Southwest credit card, you might be able to get an even better welcome offer by applying for it on a Southwest flight.
When visiting Hawaii last month and...
How to find and book Etihad First Class Apartments (Video)
Etihad first class apartments are among the most luxurious experiences in the sky. It's hard to imagine anything better...but it can be hard to find award availability. In this how-to, we'll show you how...
Alaska Airlines launching premium card in summer 2025 (waitlist points posting)
Update 1/11/25: We're hearing numerous reports that the 500-mile bonus for adding your name to the Alaska premium card has been landing in people's accounts, starting yesterday.
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A premium Alaska Airlines credit card has been...
When is an expiration date not an expiration date? When it’s on a Marriott...
It's a new year and Marriott has found a new way to resuscitate its reputation for Bonvoying members.
Marriott Bonvoy members who earn Titanium status by earning 75 elite night credits in a calendar year...
Pay1040 increase fee to 2.89% for some tax payments by credit card
Update 1/6/25: As was pointed out by several readers in the comments, the Pay1040 fee is actually 1.75% for most consumer cards. Only business credit cards and both business and consumer American Express cards are showing...
Dining rewards earning cap coming on US Bank Altitude Go card
The US Bank Altitude Go card has been a great card to have in the wallet for a cash back enthusiast / those averse to annual fees. The card offers 4x on dining, takeout...
Hyatt’s 2K Next Stay milestone reward expanded to more brands
World of Hyatt has a number of milestone rewards that are earned or can be selected at various elite night thresholds. At 20 elite nights, one of the milestone reward options is 2,000 bonus...
Sonesta’s credit card takes a siesta (not accepting applications)
Last year, we covered the Sonesta Mastercard pretty extensively, especially the large welcome offer that looked really appealing for those who could make use of Sonesta's more limited footprint (we even did a coffee...
MaxFHR: An awesome way to help use your $200 Fine Hotels & Resorts credits
It's the end of the year, so it's time for all those procrastinators with unused $200 Amex Platinum Fine Hotels and Resorts credits to feverishly search for ways to use their 2024 credit to...
(EXPIRED) Air France/KLM Flying Blue sweet spot: Short-haul economy Delta flights from 1.5k miles,...
Update 12/25/24: As an unwelcome Christmas gift, Flying Blue pricing has now reverted to normal and this discounted awards are no longer available unfortunately.
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We got a great tip from Erda in the Frequent Miler...
How to apply Hyatt Suite Upgrade Awards online [Video]
The ability to earn Suite Upgrade Awards as a milestone award is a really great perk of Hyatt's program, especially now that you can use these Suite Upgrade Awards online! In this video we'll...
Wyndham has 5 new all-inclusives on Spanish islands bookable with points (in theory)
Wyndham isn't exactly well known for having a ton of aspirational properties, but it has been making inroads with that over the last year or two, particularly when it comes to all-inclusives.
Thanks to a...
