Delta’s jets don’t pull themselves
On Friday morning I’ll join 19 other “Global Hashtags” teammates for the Delta Jet Drag competition. Our goal appears to be to pull a jet faster than any other team. The real goal, though,...
3X retail and travel, free $650 phone… My reactions to Citi’s new ThankYou card:...
This card is no longer available to new applicants, but it may be possible to get this card by calling to product change from another Citibank card. You won't get the free phone signup...
Prestige 4th night free on AAA rate?
Yep, another post about the Citi Prestige 4th Night Free benefit… Other recent posts include:
Using the Citi Prestige 4th night free benefit
Prestige 4th night free benefit, take 2
Overall, my experience has been that the...
Today only: churn gift cards towards a Southwest Companion Pass for less than 1...
Today only, the Southwest Rapid Rewards portal is offering 15 points per dollar at Saks: And, via the Frequent Miler Laboratory, we see that a reader named Josh reported earning portal rewards at...
Club Carlson’s 30,000 point bonus may be easier to get than expected
As a reminder, Club Carlson is dumping the Bonus Award Nights feature of their credit cards as of June 1, 2015. Shortly after I reported this change, Club Carlson sent emails to cardholders titled...
Prestige 4th night free benefit, take 2
The last time I wrote about the Citi Prestige card’s 4th night free benefit, my review was lukewarm. I complained a bit about the cumbersome booking process and the fact that booking through Citi...
AA vs Delta Part 1: Intro
In frequent flyer communities, you’ll get laughed out of town if you ask which is better: American Airlines or Delta? Obviously, AA is better. Unlike Delta, AA still rewards flyers with miles based on...
Staples 8X Alaska miles today! Pay with Ink for 13X rewards
Today’s Portal Alerts shows a large number of high portal payout rates, but the one I find most interesting is this one: 8X via Alaska MileagePlan Shopping. This is especially interesting for a few...
420,000 miles closer to Necker Island
Today I applied for four identical Virgin Atlantic credit cards. The cards are advertised as if they have a 90,000 mile signup bonus, but I think that’s misleading. 15,000 of the 90,000 miles are...
Tying loose ends: Prestige 4th night, 5X everywhere, retrieving points, Necker Island
Today I have a grab bag of follow-ups from previous posts… Citi Prestige 4th Night Fee Hotel Benefit One nice perk of the Citi Prestige card is the ability to book a four night...
IHG adds new top tier membership level, but hasn’t yet figured out its name
IHG has just put out a news release about their loyalty program. We can sum up what we know so far in a few bullets: Beginning July 2015, there will be a new...
Last call for FTU and how to get to Dallas dirt cheap
Yes, seats are still available for FTU Dallas + get $20 off Frequent Traveler University (FTU) is taking place this coming weekend (April 17-19 2015) in Dallas. This will be the last general...
Yes, you can cancel your Club Carlson card after booking Bonus Award Nights
Quick background: Club Carlson recently announced that Bonus Award Nights, the best feature of their co-branded credit cards, would no longer be available as of June 1 2015. Instead, they are offering: A one-time...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Manipulating the Citi ThankYou Flight Search Engine
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Yesterday the news broke that Citibank has a new signup offer for the Citi ThankYou Prestige card -- 50,000 bonus points for just $3,000 in spend over the first 3...
