Last call for FTU and how to get to Dallas dirt cheap
Yes, seats are still available for FTU Dallas + get $20 off Frequent Traveler University (FTU) is taking place this coming weekend (April 17-19 2015) in Dallas. This will be the last general...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Manipulating the Citi ThankYou Flight Search Engine
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Yesterday the news broke that Citibank has a new signup offer for the Citi ThankYou Prestige card -- 50,000 bonus points for just $3,000 in spend over the first 3...
Cheaper flights through multi-city search
Earlier this week I attempted to book a one way flight from Atlanta to Detroit. An initial search via Google Flights looked promising. Prices started at only $131: I then filtered the departure...
A great combination: American Airlines status plus Citi Prestige
Last week, as the clock ticked down towards the last chance to use US Airways Chairman Preferred upgrade certificates, I finally found a reasonably good use for them. My wife and I had been...
Achieving AAdvantage elite status through points
Late last week, my American Airlines and US Airways loyalty accounts were merged. Even though AA and US Airways will continue to operate as separate airlines until the merger is complete, their loyalty programs...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Mistake Fares Exclusively for Your City or Airline
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Last week I wrote about some of the tools I use to quickly find and book mistake fares (see "Bet You Didn't Know: A Toolkit for Chasing Mistake Fares). It...
Quick guide to Daily Getaways 2015
The Daily Getaways are a set of travel deals available in limited quantities. Each day for the next several weeks, a new deal becomes available at exactly 1 pm ET. The most popular deals...
Amex EveryDay cards deflate Fair Trading Prices, Ink Cash outshines Ink Plus, Freedom outshines...
Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available.
Last week, Point Princess tweeted a request for me to update...
Bet You Didn’t Know: A Toolkit for Chasing Mistake Fares
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
"How the heck did you know about that deal?"
It's a common refrain after the dust has settled from yet another mistake fare pile-on such as the one that occurred earlier this...
Beijing bound!
On Tuesday evening, I plugged in my phone and went to bed early – like, grandpa early. I hadn’t slept well for the past few nights and was extremely tired. Then, as I was...
The Other Way to get cheap Choice points is almost here (Daily Getaways). Should...
Last week I reported that Chase was no longer offering the Amtrak credit card (See: Chase kills the Amtrak card. Why you might care…). Then, I reported that working signup links had been found...
US Airways Chairman’s Preferred Elites: Hurry to use your upgrade certificates
Thanks to the last great mileage run in which I and many readers flew 30,000 miles to nowhere, a number of us now have US Airways’ top tier elite status: Chairman’s Preferred. One of...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Waitlisting for United First or Business Class
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
It always feels like a bait-and switch. You're searching for premium award space on united.com and suddenly your heart soars. United's award calendar is showing business class availability for a...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Using Hipmunk to book ITA Matrix flights
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
I've already written a few times about how much I like using Google Flights when I'm booking a trip. But while Google Flights is incredibly fast, it still can't compete with...
