Booking Directly With Airlines? Don’t Forget To Click Through From A Shopping Portal.
We're all about award travel, but there are times when it can make sense to book paid flights with airlines.
In general, it's best to...
Palacio de Santa Paula Granada, Autograph Collection: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I are in the middle of a short trip to Andalucia, in Southern Spain (since Carrie and Greg are in Europe...
Are Greg and Nick reasonable or are they reward value heretics?
Is there anything more Frequent Miler than Reasonable Redemption Values? Since FM started doing them in 2014, RRV's have been like a warm comforter,...
Reader tip: Flexible flight credits via Southwest Wanna Get Away Plus
This morning, I wrote about some of my annoyances with Southwest flight credits. One of the problems with Southwest flight credits has long been...
(Free Nights Awarded ) Why I paid over $1000 to upgrade 3 no-fee Hilton...
Update 5/15 - I wanted to do a follow-up to this original post as there were some questions about whether not upgrading to the Aspire...
How to fight the mental cost of points and miles
About a month ago, the Point debit card started playing games with referral bonuses, resulting in a situation where those of us referring others...
JetBlue not on Points.com. No more Amtrak transfers (hopefully temporary?)
An astute reader pointed out to us on Twitter that JetBlue is no longer listed on Points.com. That means that, unfortunately, it is not currently...
Star Alliance to launch a credit card, redeem across 26 airlines
Bloomberg is reporting that Star Alliance is planning to launch a credit card this year that will enable cardholders to redeem miles across all...
[Update: Access on arrival restored] Delta Reducing Delta Sky Club® Access To 3 Hours...
Update 5/12/22: Delta sent an email to members today indicating that they have had a change of heart: customers will be able to access the...
Citi Merchant Offers Now Available For Most (Or All?) Cardholders
In December 2020, Citi launched Citi Merchant Offers - spending offers that work similarly to Amex Offers and Chase Offers.
There was a downside for...
US Bank Now Providing Instant Credit Card Numbers For New Applications
A couple of years ago, US Bank announced that they'd be introducing the ability to obtain credit card numbers instantly for new card applications.
There...
A “brief” guide to Zemi Beach House and Anguilla
At the end of March, my wife and I were able to spend six nights on Anguilla at Zemi Beach House. Anguilla had been...
Tempe Mission Palms, Destination Hotels: Bottom Line Review
Destination Hotels is an interesting little catch-all brand that was integrated into World of Hyatt between Summer 2019 and Spring 2020. It includes both...
Did You Buy 500 Mile Upgrades? American Airlines Might Compensate You.
A couple of months ago, American Airlines announced that it would be revamping its upgrade process.
As part of that process, they advised that anyone...
