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...
The 2X everywhere Alaska Mileage Plan card?
In the recent post, “How to play the Alaska / Virgin America deal,” I argued that the impending Alaska Airlines / Virgin America merger would lead to a conversion of Virgin Elevate points to...
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,...
How to play the Alaska / Virgin America deal
It’s official. Alaska Airlines is buying Virgin America. And, the question on my mind, of course, is how can we make the most of this?
Virgin America points are arguably worth roughly two times Alaska’s...
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...
Destination Cape Town, Multi-Stop Routes (outbound booked!)
In several prior posts, I mentioned my desire to book business class award flights to Cape Town, South Africa, for my family of three. I started by looking at award prices through a variety...
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...
Top 7 shortcuts to earning Alaska Mileage Plan miles
Following many airline program devaluations and rule changes, Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan miles may be the most valuable airline miles remaining. Here are a few reasons that Alaska miles kick butt:
Ability to book flights...
Destination Cape Town. My one stop options.
In a few prior posts, I mentioned my desire to book business class award flights to Cape Town, South Africa, for my family of three. In those prior posts, I used the Cape Town...
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...
