Chasing 395,000 points. Final results.
Late last week, my wife and I received thin letters from Chase. Both were application denials that listed the reason as “Too many requests for credit or opened accounts with us”. My wife’s denial...
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,...
The real deals: A quick guide to Daily Getaways 2016
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...
SPG vs. Marriott credit card face off. Which is worth keeping?
Last week I compared the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) credit card signup bonus to the Marriott Rewards credit card signup bonus (see: 35K SPG vs. Marriott 87.5K. Surprising results). I was surprised to find...
Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile Ambassador Suite $163 per night!
Extreme Hotel Deals reports that all rooms, including the top of the line suites, at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile, are available for $163 per night (sometimes a bit more). Valid dates are August...
35K SPG vs. Marriott 87.5K. Surprising results…
There are a number of interesting current events relating to Marriott, Starwood, and their co-branded credit cards…
The big news, of course, is that Marriott is buying Starwood. No they’re not. Yes they are. As...
Should you pay in cash, points, or points plus cash? Introducing the Hyatt MakeUpYourMinder.
When Hyatt introduced their Points + Cash option, I wrote “Hyatt’s Points plus Cash: Opposite conclusions from two viewpoints.” The gist of my post was that deciding whether Points + Cash is good value...
Bet You Didn’t Know: New(ish) Rules on Hyatt Free Night Certificates
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
There are two different flavors of Hyatt Free Night certificates associated with the Hyatt Visa credit card. One of them is awesome. The other is not actually even free.
The first...
How to find Hyatt Points plus Cash availability
Will Run for Miles reports that its possible to use a special corporate rate code to more effectively search for available Points plus Cash nights on Hyatt’s website. Without this code, it is necessary...
[Expired] SPG 35K offer: Earn up to 110,000 points by referring friends
As I reported earlier this morning via Frequent Miler’s Quick Deals, Amex has increased the Starwood Preferred Guest signup offer to 35,000 points through March 30th. This is the highest public offer I can...
Hyatt Diamonds: (maybe) extend your expiring upgrade certificates through Feb 2017. Act now!
If you have Hyatt Diamond upgrade certificates set to expire at the end of day today, you may be able to extend the life of your expiring Hyatt upgrade certificates! To find the current...
Shortcuts to earning and renewing Marriott elite status
High level Marriott elite status is good, but not great. Gold membership (which you get with 50 qualifying nights per year) offers a 25% point bonus on stays, free breakfast or lounge access at...
Hyatt points + cash: No upgrades for the Diamond-less
Quick Summary: Hyatt Points + Cash stays can be upgraded with Diamond Suite Upgrade certificates, but cannot be upgraded with points.
Oops. Yesterday’s post about the Hyatt Carmel Highlands was initially full of errors. In...
Hyatt Carmel Highlands
Last week, my wife, son, and I vacationed in California at the Hyatt Carmel Highlands. The hotel is on Highway 1 just south of Carmel and just north of Big Sur. The Hyatt Carmel...
