Bet You Didn’t Know: A New Way To Book Flights Directly From ITA Matrix
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
ITA Matrix is still the godfather of booking engines. There simply isn't a more powerful tool out there for piecing together complex flight itineraries. Even though Google Flights has become...
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. But, I was simply too far from re-qualifying. Then, a...
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play review (no spoilers)
A couple of weeks ago my wife, son, and I had the opportunity to see the new play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The story continues years after the original. This time, it’s...
FlexPerks nerfs online first class and multi-city flight awards
With US Bank’s FlexPerks program, flight awards usually offer the best value (see: FlexPerks award charts for flights, hotels, car rentals, and annual fees). And, it has been possible to maximize value from flight...
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 be hard to find. So, I thought it would be...
Bet You Didn’t Know: When Is The Best Shopping Portal Rate Not Really The...
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Most Frequent Miler readers know that shopping portals are a terrific tool to earn extra cash or miles, especially when booking travel. As Greg the Frequent Miler says, if you...
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 the fourth night of a hotel stay booked through the...
Is JetBlue denying Points Match to those who transfer points? Here’s what to do…
UPDATE: View from the Wing reports that JetBlue has not changed the terms of the promotion and will fully honor the deal even for those who transfer points.
Dan’s Deals has reported that JetBlue may...
Should you play the amazing JetBlue points match deal?
JetBlue is currently offering to more than match your Virgin America Elevate point balance, up to 75,000 points. JetBlue points are best used to pay for JetBlue flights. Virgin America points are valuable not...
JetBlue Status Match
Tomorrow (June 30th) may be the last day to request a JetBlue status match. Given the fact that I’ll soon fly JetBlue in order to take advantage of their amazing points match deal, I...
My strategy for tackling the amazing JetBlue points match deal
Given the current and awesome JetBlue point match deal, I’ve been trying to figure out my personal strategy. Should I transfer points from SPG to Virgin America? Should my wife and son participate too? ...
Yes, JetBlue’s points match deal requires booking a NEW flight
JetBlue is currently offering an amazing deal: they’ll match the number of points in your Virgin America Elevate account simply by registering and then booking and flying a JetBlue roundtrip flight by August 31. ...
The Ultimate Guide to JetBlue’s points match deal
Intro: JetBlue’s points match deal is arguably one of the best non-credit-card related deals we’ve seen in years. While the deal itself is simple, figuring out the best way to “play the deal” is...
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. Bank FlexPerks Gold American Express Card” (hat tip: Doctor of...
