How to get your 1800Flowers gift card miles
One great way to buy miles cheaply is to buy 1800Flowers gift cards at a substantial discount and then buy items using their mile earning promo codes. Full details and examples can be found...
Just under the wire, my wife scores 125K in one day
Currently, Amex is offering 75,000 Membership Rewards points for $3K spend with their Mercedes-Benz branded platinum card. That’s the highest offer I’ve ever seen for that card. Even better, Amex briefly offered 100K points...
Manufacturing Delta Diamond, retrospective
A few years ago Delta introduced an excellent new choice benefit for top tier Diamond members: 4 Global Upgrade Certificates that can be applied to almost any economy fare in order to upgrade to...
Mercedes-Benz Platinum card 75,000 point offer
Valid through: 6/22/2016 American Express offers many different versions of their Platinum cards. They have their Business Platinum card, their consumer Platinum card, and a number of co-branded versions of the personal Platinum card. ...
9 awesome credit card perks you might not know about
Many credit cards have terrific perks that make them worth keeping despite their annual fees. A couple of examples that come to mind are the IHG card’s annual free night certificate that can be...
Buying flights: Extreme Stacking savings and rewards
When you decide to pay for a fight rather than redeeming miles, it’s possible to increase rewards by stacking deals:
Discount gift cards (sometimes)
Credit card category bonus
Credit card airline fee rebates
Companion tickets
Portal rewards
Online Travel Agency...
Delta business class to Europe this summer: Great award availability AND on sale
About an hour ago we published a Quick Deal about a Delta business class award sale: Delta Business Class Award Sale to Europe: Up to 16% Off Normal Prices. I jumped online and re-booked...
Convert 80,000 Marriott points into 100,000 Alaska miles (1.3% guaranteed)
In case there was any doubt, let me be clear from the start: 99% of this post is wishful thinking…
Given that Chase is currently offering 80,000 point signup bonuses for both their personal and...
[EXPIRED] US to New Zealand for $210 round trip!
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There is currently an unbelievable deal on round trip flights from LA and San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand. Flights on American Airlines and Qantas are available for as little as...
The 2X everywhere Alaska Mileage Plan card?
In the recent post, “How to play the Alaska / Virgin America deal,” I argued that the impending Alaska Airlines / Virgin America merger would lead to a conversion of Virgin Elevate points to...
Top 10 shortcuts to earning SPG points
Less than two weeks ago, in the post “Top 7 shortcuts to earning Alaska Mileage Plan miles,” I asserted that Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan miles may be the most valuable airline miles remaining. Then,...
How to play the Alaska / Virgin America deal
It’s official. Alaska Airlines is buying Virgin America. And, the question on my mind, of course, is how can we make the most of this?
Virgin America points are arguably worth roughly two times Alaska’s...
Destination Cape Town, Multi-Stop Routes (outbound booked!)
In several prior posts, I mentioned my desire to book business class award flights to Cape Town, South Africa, for my family of three. I started by looking at award prices through a variety...
Top 7 shortcuts to earning Alaska Mileage Plan miles
Following many airline program devaluations and rule changes, Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan miles may be the most valuable airline miles remaining. Here are a few reasons that Alaska miles kick butt:
Ability to book flights...
