My experience obtaining a China 24 hour Transit without Visa
Last Week, as part of the Million Mile Madness challenge, I flew to China twice without a visa. On the first visit, I simply transferred to another flight without leaving the airport. On the...
IHG Cyber Sale: 500 free points and 17%-40% off hotel stays
IHG has pre-launched its Cyber Sale for 2024 and there are a few potentially interesting opportunities. While none of these are standouts, all of them could be of interest for some IHG One Rewards...
Buy Choice points with a 60% bonus (0.64cpp)
Choice Privileges is once again offering a "mystery bonus" deal when buying their points. This time they're giving up to a 60% bonus when buying 8,000+ points. That drops the price to as low...
Buy $500 Alaska Airlines Gift Cards For $449.99 at Costco (In-Store Only)
Costco is offering a $500 Alaska Airlines gift card for $449.99. We saw this deal a couple of times in 2023, but this is the first time it's been back this year, as far...
Journey complete: 15 SkyTeam carriers + 15 Priority Pass lounges (Stephen’s Million Mile Madness...
It was a long travel day including an 11+ hour economy flight, but I'm finally "home".
Sunday November 17
My previous journal update finished with me about to check out of my hotel in Ho Chi...
Mission Accomplished! (Greg’s Million Mile Madness trip journal)
Today I flew home on Japan Airlines (JAL) first class, and I accomplished my secret mission. No, it wasn't the flight itself, it was the whiskey. What does that mean? Read below for the...
Earn 750 Marriott points when linking your Uber account
A couple of years ago Marriott launched a partnership with Uber which offers bonus points when taking rides or placing Uber Eats orders. Since then, they've regularly offered additional bonus points for linking your...
(EXPIRED) Buy IHG Points for as low as 0.5 cents each (last day)
Update 11/16/24: Today is the last day to get in on this most recent 0.5 cent per point IHG sale (although they will most likely offer them on sale again sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas).
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$500 Southwest Gift Cards for $429.99 at Costco.com
Costco.com is still offering $500 Southwest Airlines gift cards for $429.99 for the next few days. This is $20 per card better than the regular discount that we see through Costco, so could be...
American Airlines award chart sweet spots you might be ignoring
During our Million Mile Madness challenge, it probably isn't a surprise that Greg, Stephen, and I have all filled in some gaps in our travels by using our miles to buy award tickets. Given...
Multiple Hyatt promotions for vacation rentals and international stays
Hyatt has announced four different promotions on lodging through the end of this year and into the next: up to 25% off properties in Europe, Asia and Middle East; up to 20% off properties...
Marriott Cardholders save 10% on Homes & Villas stays
Marriott Homes & Villas is out with another promotion, this time giving cardholders 10% off when staying two or more nights, up to a maximum discount of $500 per stay.
Like most Homes and Villas...
Earn up to 5x SkyMiles when buying Delta gift cards
Delta has launched a new deal on its gift cards the which, by itself, isn't particularly exciting. However, it could become much more interesting if a Delta gift card Amex Offer launches in the...
Aeroplan offering 4th night free on hotel stays, but it’s very poor value
Aeroplan has announced that it's extended being able to get a 4th night free benefit when redeeming your points for hotel stays thought 2025.
While it's great that they're trying to add additional redemption options...
