How to get Hyatt Diamond benefits without status
Last year I decided not to mattress run to keep my Hyatt Diamond status. It was a tough decision: Hyatt Diamond status is awesome. ...
FlexPerks award charts for flights, hotels, car rentals, and annual fees
US Bank’s FlexPerks program offers several options for getting better than 1 cent per point value from your FlexPerks points. The details, though, can...
Do you have to pay with the Prestige card to get the 4th Night...
The Citi Prestige card has many great perks. One of those perks is the ability to get a rebate of the full cost of...
US Bank FlexPerks Gold Amex: The best new option for dining, but is it...
US Bank has apparently ditched their old FlexPerks Travel Rewards Amex card in favor of a new one. The new card is called “U.S....
Promiscuous transfer partners
My favorite points programs, by far, are transferable points programs. These are programs where points can be transferred 1 to 1 (or better) to...
195,500 Marriott points. Strike now?
Last week, Marriott introduced a new 100,000 point offer for their Marriott Rewards Business card. When combined with the current offer for the personal...
100K Marriott Business card offer. Find out if you’re targeted.
UPDATE: Offer is now public. Please click here for more details.
A reader named Brad reports that he logged into his Marriott account and found...
Choice Privileges Status Match now official
As reported by Loyalty Lobby, Choice Privileges will now officially match status from other hotel chains. They have long accepted status match requests via...
Marriott Premier Business Visa offers new path to Gold status
I just received an email regarding my Marriott Premier Business Visa advertising two new benefits of the card: 1) A new path to Gold...
Why I (no longer) prefer 5% Orbitz Rewards over 10% Hotels.com
I began this post with a simple concept: “Why I prefer 5% Orbitz Rewards over 10% Hotels.com.” The post idea was a reaction to...
15% Cash Back at all Intercontinental brands (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, etc.)
Valid through May 16th The cash back portal, eBates, is offering 15% cash back this week at over 250 stores. Intercontinental Hotel brands are...
About those hacked Hyatt gift cards…
A few days ago I wrote about my $1,000 Hyatt gift card that was empty when I tried to use it (and how the...
$1,000 Hyatt gift card hacked… Twice.
At the end of our fantastic stay at the Hyatt Carmel Highlands, I stopped at the front desk to check out. We had 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...
