Fort Lauderdale Rental Cars (and a Silvercar review)
Intro: Over the Christmas holidays I had my first opportunity to try out Silvercar – a high end rental car company – at the Fort Lauderdale airport. My intention was to write a simple...
Manufacturing Delta Diamond, retrospective
A few years ago Delta introduced an excellent new choice benefit for top tier Diamond members: 4 Global Upgrade Certificates that can be applied to almost any economy fare in order to upgrade to...
Mercedes-Benz Platinum card 75,000 point offer
Valid through: 6/22/2016 American Express offers many different versions of their Platinum cards. They have their Business Platinum card, their consumer Platinum card, and a number of co-branded versions of the personal Platinum card. ...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Entering Priority Pass Lounges Without a Physical Membership Card
A few weeks ago my flight was delayed out of LAX, which of course meant I had extra time to engage in my favorite activity - people watching. Seeing folks from different walks of...
9 awesome credit card perks you might not know about
Many credit cards have terrific perks that make them worth keeping despite their annual fees. A couple of examples that come to mind are the IHG card’s annual free night certificate that can be...
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 same happened to my replacement gift card). I asked readers...
$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 5 nights with points & cash, for 12,500 points +...
Buying flights: Extreme Stacking savings and rewards
When you decide to pay for a fight rather than redeeming miles, it’s possible to increase rewards by stacking deals:
Discount gift cards (sometimes)
Credit card category bonus
Credit card airline fee rebates
Companion tickets
Portal rewards
Online Travel Agency...
Delta business class to Europe this summer: Great award availability AND on sale
About an hour ago we published a Quick Deal about a Delta business class award sale: Delta Business Class Award Sale to Europe: Up to 16% Off Normal Prices. I jumped online and re-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 offering 80,000 point signup bonuses for both their personal and...
[Update: Wyndham rates are back to 15K] Confirmed Wyndham bug. Book sub 15K rates...
Update: Wyndham Wyzard has confirmed that this is a bug and that they're working to fix it so hurry and get your under 15K bookings in now!
@FrequentMiler just a glitch on our website, my...
The next TravelCon is coming…
TravelCon is/was a one-day event for frequent travelers to learn and discuss advanced topics. Despite its name, TravelCon has focused heavily on manufactured spend techniques (techniques for increasing credit card spend and getting your...
[EXPIRED] US to New Zealand for $210 round trip!
Sorry, deal has expired
There is currently an unbelievable deal on round trip flights from LA and San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand. Flights on American Airlines and Qantas are available for as little as...
