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The truth about Delta

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Delta has long been the punching bag of airline programs for those in the miles & points hobby… for good reason.  For years, their award booking website was famously broken; saver level awards (e.g....
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IHG signup bonus no longer counting towards status

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A few weeks ago, after publishing “How to find the best IHG signup offer: 80K points plus $50,” a number of readers contacted me to let me know that the points they had earned...
25K Choice benefit

IHG Spire: Ideas for nabbing the new 25K Choice benefit without staying in hotels.

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UPDATE: It appears that points from credit card signup bonuses no longer count as elite qualifying.  As a result, a number of items in this post are no longer relevant. IHG finally named their new...
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New SPG card benefits: Do they work for award stays? Authorized users?

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Yesterday, I wrote a bit about the new benefits of the Amex SPG cards as of August 11.  As a reminder, the new benefits (and new fee) are: Higher annual fees ($95 vs. the current...
Virgin Atlantic Gold Status

An interesting find on my way to Necker Island

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Towards my ridiculous quest to visit Richard Branson’s Necker Island, I signed up for four Virgin Atlantic credit cards.  A week on Necker Island costs 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles.  My strategy to get...

Mileage Running for AA Executive Platinum status. EQMs vs. EQPs

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Lately I’ve been suffering from mileage-run paralysis.  I need to book additional One World flights in order to re-up my AA Executive Platinum status for 2016, but I haven’t yet picked a strategy.  Should...

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