Best hotel program for extended business stay
A reader recently asked me the following question: Hi, I am traveling to Miami for business and will be staying about a Month. I am a member of most of the major hotel...
Hacking Walt Disney World
At a frequent flyer get together late last year, I had the pleasure of dining with a woman who is an expert in all things Disney (or, at least, much more expert than me...
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...
How to convert 8900 Arrival Plus points to cash, and my latest retention call...
Update: This post references a card offer and benefits that have since expired. See our Best Offers page for current offer information.
Yesterday I called Barclaycard to see if they would offer me a retention bonus...
Citi adds Qantas as transfer partner
Citi has added Qantas as a new 1 to 1 transfer partner from their ThankYou Rewards program. Citi now has 12 transfer partners, all of which can be found on Frequent Miler’s Transfer Partner...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Original routing credit (and a little extra)
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Last week Greg wrote about wrapping up his #30kToNowhere experience and I'll be doing the same next week over at Travel Codex. Like Greg, I'm also now considering going for the...
How one call led to a points bonanza and rethought plans
A couple of days ago I called Citibank to cancel one of my AA Executive cards since the annual fee was about to come due. As a reminder, last year Citi offered a whopping...
Top tier AA status secured. Now what?
Usually when I start writing a post I have at least a rough outline in my mind. Not this time. This post is me “thinking aloud” on my laptop keyboard… Recently I completed my...
Southwest mimics Delta and drops award charts
As reported by Mommy Points and elsewhere, Southwest will stop the practice of fixing award prices to revenue fares. An email sent to many Southwest members declared: “Beginning April 17, 2015, the number of...
It may soon cost more to maintain Marriott elite status
A few years ago I took part in Marriott’s Taste of Platinum Challenge (details here). The challenge offers a way to fast track to Marriott Platinum status by completing 9 stays in roughly three...
Business and First Class incredible fares (less than $80) from Europe to US and...
View from the Wing has the details about an incredible fare “sale” from Europe to many destinations. Please see this post for details. I’ll update this Quick Deal as the story develops… ...
30,000 miles to nowhere: Mission accomplished.
Background: Until recently, there was a one time opportunity to get top tier American Airlines AAdvantage elite status (Executive Platinum) by enrolling in and completing the US Airways Preferred Status Trial. For fun, I...
Am I done with Delta?
Delta 2015 started off nicely. While not everything was perfect, saver level awards were more plentiful than ever before, the ability to book one-way awards was a godsend, and the award calendar actually seemed...
Delta sneakily adds new form of close-in award ticketing fee
American Airlines and United charge $75 fees for awards booked less than 21 days before departure. Both airlines waive these fees for high level elites. One of the few advantages of Delta’s SkyMiles program...
