Delta flyer living outside the US? Last chance for easy elite status
Remember Maisie the Culinary Concierge? She contacted me a few days ago because she found that she was $2,865 MQDs (Medallion Qualifying Dollars) short...
No more buying 3rd party gift cards with Amazon gift cards
Earlier this week, in Greg's post about throwing in the towel on buying groups, he mentioned in passing buying 3rd party gift cards at...
Increased United card offers for some when logging in
Yesterday we were tipped off to a higher welcome offer available on one of the United credit cards. When looking into this, we discovered...
Gift of College gift cards available in Fluz app with no purchase fee
If you're saving for - or currently paying for - your child(ren)'s college education, Gift of College gift cards can be a great way...
Disregard Curve’s scary email (if you’re from the U.S.)
Curve cardholders recently received an email from Curve saying "We've updated our terms." And if you follow the link in the email you'll find...
Farewell gaming. $300 Venture X travel credit now applied as discount when booking
When the Capital One Venture X card launched a couple of years ago, one of the reasons it was so popular was that even...
Capital One Venture X Business Card now available for online applications
A couple of years ago Capital One launched the premium Venture X card. They followed that up earlier this year with a business version...
All Chase Referral Links are now easy to find in one place
Chase has upped its refer-a-friend game quite a bit in the last couple of years and there's decent referral bonuses on many Ultimate Rewards...
Credit card reconsideration via secure message? Maybe
A reader shared an interesting anecdotal report with us this week about approaching credit card reconsideration via secure message. Much to their surprise, it...
Alaska award quirk: Add a segment to reduce the price (YMMV)
Reader Jonathan in our Frequent Miler Insiders group points out a tip that doesn't surprise me but that I hadn't previously thought to search:...
PSA: Check statements for CLEAR overcharging if you have dependents on plan
Heads up if you have a CLEAR subscription with dependents on it. We've now seen at least two reports of people being overcharged at...
Having issues booking with LifeMiles? Try using the Firefox browser
We've had numerous reports in comments on the site, our Frequent Miler Insiders Facebook group and through our own personal experience that there have...
Will a checking account improve your odds of credit card approval? Maybe.
When I posted last week about cards I've opened recently, one reader asked about my banking relationship with U.S. Bank (I have long had...
Hyatt finally adds ability to choose a specific free night award at booking
Hyatt has just announced a significant improvement with the way that it handles online booking of free night awards.
Until now, Hyatt's system would automatically...
