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Today only: churn gift cards towards a Southwest Companion Pass for less than 1...

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Today only, the Southwest Rapid Rewards portal is offering 15 points per dollar at Saks: And, via the Frequent Miler Laboratory, we see that a reader named Josh reported earning portal rewards at...

AA vs Delta Part 1: Intro

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In frequent flyer communities, you’ll get laughed out of town if you ask which is better: American Airlines or Delta? Obviously, AA is better. Unlike Delta, AA still rewards flyers with miles based on...

Staples 8X Alaska miles today! Pay with Ink for 13X rewards

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Today’s Portal Alerts shows a large number of high portal payout rates, but the one I find most interesting is this one: 8X via Alaska MileagePlan Shopping.  This is especially interesting for a few...

Last call for FTU and how to get to Dallas dirt cheap

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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...
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Bet You Didn’t Know: Manipulating the Citi ThankYou Flight Search Engine

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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

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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

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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

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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...
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Bet You Didn’t Know: Mistake Fares Exclusively for Your City or Airline

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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

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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...

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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...
mistake fares

Bet You Didn’t Know: A Toolkit for Chasing Mistake Fares

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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...
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Beijing bound!

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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...
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The Other Way to get cheap Choice points is almost here (Daily Getaways). Should...

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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...

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