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...
Fly Delta from Canada for only 250 miles
This won’t last long! Dan’s Deals reports that flights originating in Canada priced below C$284 are available to buy with miles for only 250 miles. That includes first class fares, if you can find...
The Rube Goldberg approach to buying miles and delivering flowers [Update: ShopRunner not stacking...
UPDATE 1:20 PM ET, 1/28/16: It turns out that ShopRunner free deliver does not stack with mile-earning promo codes. I'm sorry for this mix up! I will publish an updated post shortly.
UPDATE 2;30 PM...
Should you borrow money to get up to 35,000 United miles from Prosper?
Yesterday morning, I received an offer to get up to 35,000 United miles with a personal loan from Prosper. The offer is for 1 mile for each dollar borrowed. Is that a good deal? ...
Richard Branson’s Necker Island FREE* for Valentine’s Day
* FREE = 1.2 million miles
If you have 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles sitting around, here’s the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift for your loved one. Richard Branson’s Necker Island, located in the British Virgin...
Amtrak 2016 limits premium award seats
Today, January 24th 2016, Amtrak’s new award program has gone into effect. You can read about the new program here: Amtrak Guest Rewards 2016 — Better than expected. My take and recommendations. For award...
IHG Priceless Surprises on track for more than 40K points despite hiccup
In November I wrote about an opportunity to earn tens of thousands of IHG points by filling out and mailing in 3X5 cards to enter the "IHG Priceless Surprises" contest: More than 40,000 IHG...
Analysis of Marriott Travel Packages: 5 Night vs. 7 Night
Last week I wrote “Marriott 5 Night Travel Packages exist, but they’re secret.” 5 night Marriott Travel Packages aren’t advertised. They’re meant only for Marriott Vacation Club owners. But, in some cases, Marriott Rewards...
Choice Privileges point expiration policy improves. Here’s why I’m excited.
Choice Privileges is the loyalty program for Choice Hotels which includes mostly low-end brands such as Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, Econo Lodge, etc. I can’t remember the last time I’ve stayed at a Choice...
