Shortcuts to earning and renewing Marriott elite status
High level Marriott elite status is good, but not great. Gold membership (which you get with 50 qualifying nights per year) offers a 25% point bonus on stays, free breakfast or lounge access at...
Hyatt points + cash: No upgrades for the Diamond-less
Quick Summary: Hyatt Points + Cash stays can be upgraded with Diamond Suite Upgrade certificates, but cannot be upgraded with points.
Oops. Yesterday’s post about the Hyatt Carmel Highlands was initially full of errors. In...
Hyatt Carmel Highlands
Last week, my wife, son, and I vacationed in California at the Hyatt Carmel Highlands. The hotel is on Highway 1 just south of Carmel and just north of Big Sur. The Hyatt Carmel...
Hilton 70K, 75K, and 85K offers in perspective
Update: This offer was valid at the time of publication, but has since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available.
Most hotel chains get in bed with a single credit card...
Strange, but true: New Southwest points are worth more BEFORE you get the Companion...
Argument Overview
In this post, I argue the following:
The redemption value of Southwest Rapid Rewards points, relative to cash, is the same with or without the Companion Pass. This point hinges on the fact that...
Chase card face-off: Hyatt vs. Marriott
As I discussed last week, those who regularly “churn” new credit cards for their signup bonuses may soon be cut off from Chase. To help you decide which credit cards to get, while you...
Six ways to secure a Southwest Companion Pass without flying
If you want to be free to fly around the country (and slightly beyond), with a friend, the best deal around is the Southwest Companion Pass. The deal is simple: earn 110,000 Southwest points...
FTU Vegas: Who should go and how best to get there
The first frequent traveler event I ever attended was the Chicago Seminars in October 2011. In the months beforehand, I had been reading miles & points blogs and forums voraciously and I thought I...
Round trip to Australia starting at 50,000 points
Two days ago, we published a Quick Deal (found here) regarding discounted flights to Sydney Australia from select US cities: Atlanta, Detroit, Salt Lake City, and Minneapolis. Select economy flights on AA and Qantas...
Is it time to convert Discover Cash Back to miles?
If you have a stash of Discover Cash Back, but you’d rather have Southwest Rapid Rewards points or JetBlue TrueBlue points, then now may be the time to convert Discover Cash Back to miles.
This...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Retrieving Online Itemized Receipts For Rental Car Tolls
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Every time I rent a car, it happens.
A day or two after I've returned the vehicle, the rental charge appears on my credit card bill. It's roughly the expected amount,...
1750 jetBlue points per order at 1-800-Flowers. Buy miles for 1.3 cents each.
Offer valid through 2/15/2016:
1-800-Flowers is currently offering 1750 jetBlue TrueBlue points per order for orders of $29.99 or more. To get this deal, use code TB1750 when checking out.
This deal does stack with:
1800Flowers gift...
A good use for Hilton free night certs — in Connecticut
The Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Card has a very good signup bonus: 2 Free Weekend Nights after $2,500 spend. Each year, you can get another free weekend night by spending $10,000 on your card. ...
AA international upgrade space wide open!
Yesterday we reported that American Airlines has wide open Business and First Class award availability on many routes. Now, MileCards reports that upgrade availability is even better. Milecards showed that it’s sometimes possible to...
