Quick guide to Daily Getaways 2015
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...
Amex EveryDay cards deflate Fair Trading Prices, Ink Cash outshines Ink Plus, Freedom outshines...
Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available.
Last week, Point Princess tweeted a request for me to update...
Bet You Didn’t Know: A Toolkit for Chasing Mistake Fares
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
"How the heck did you know about that deal?"
It's a common refrain after the dust has settled from yet another mistake fare pile-on such as the one that occurred earlier this...
Beijing bound!
On Tuesday evening, I plugged in my phone and went to bed early – like, grandpa early. I hadn’t slept well for the past few nights and was extremely tired. Then, as I was...
Rail running: pursuing Amtrak status to save on hotels
In a recent post I discussed the end of the Chase Amtrak credit card. The reason most readers should care about this is that the Amtrak credit card was one of the few ways...
The Other Way to get cheap Choice points is almost here (Daily Getaways). Should...
Last week I reported that Chase was no longer offering the Amtrak credit card (See: Chase kills the Amtrak card. Why you might care…). Then, I reported that working signup links had been found...
US Airways Chairman’s Preferred Elites: Hurry to use your upgrade certificates
Thanks to the last great mileage run in which I and many readers flew 30,000 miles to nowhere, a number of us now have US Airways’ top tier elite status: Chairman’s Preferred. One of...
Bet You Didn’t Know: 3 Ways to Earn the Most Points at Disney
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Last week Greg had a terrific post on Hacking Walt Disney World with some great tips provided by his resident expert in all things Disney. Definitely check it out if...
Hertz vs. National Car Rental. Which is more rewarding?
Many car rental companies reward customers with airline miles for each paid rental. This can be useful both for boosting airline account balances and for keeping existing miles from expiring. That’s great, but what...
Amtrak zombie links found; should you hop on?
UPDATE: Zombie links are now dead.
This morning I wrote that Chase was no longer offering the Amtrak credit card. In that post I explained why the card was interesting, even to those not interested...
Chase kills the Amtrak card. Why you might care…
I was never interested in the Chase Amtrak card. Sure, it can be used to earn Amtrak points, and those can be valuable, but there was always a better option for earning those points:...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Waitlisting for United First or Business Class
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
It always feels like a bait-and switch. You're searching for premium award space on united.com and suddenly your heart soars. United's award calendar is showing business class availability for a...
Best hotel program for extended business stay
A reader recently asked me the following question: Hi, I am traveling to Miami for business and will be staying about a Month. I am a member of most of the major hotel...
Hacking Walt Disney World
At a frequent flyer get together late last year, I had the pleasure of dining with a woman who is an expert in all things Disney (or, at least, much more expert than me...
