Marriott Premier Business Visa offers new path to Gold status
I just received an email regarding my Marriott Premier Business Visa advertising two new benefits of the card: 1) A new path to Gold...
Why I (no longer) prefer 5% Orbitz Rewards over 10% Hotels.com
I began this post with a simple concept: “Why I prefer 5% Orbitz Rewards over 10% Hotels.com.” The post idea was a reaction to...
The benefit multiplier effect
Miles to Memories recently wrote about the powerful combination of AA elite status, plus the Citi Prestige card, plus the Citi AT&T card. To...
How to get your 1800Flowers gift card miles
One great way to buy miles cheaply is to buy 1800Flowers gift cards at a substantial discount and then buy items using their mile...
Just under the wire, my wife scores 125K in one day
Currently, Amex is offering 75,000 Membership Rewards points for $3K spend with their Mercedes-Benz branded platinum card. That’s the highest offer I’ve ever seen...
15% Cash Back at all Intercontinental brands (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, etc.)
Valid through May 16th The cash back portal, eBates, is offering 15% cash back this week at over 250 stores. Intercontinental Hotel brands are...
Fort Lauderdale Rental Cars (and a Silvercar review)
Intro: Over the Christmas holidays I had my first opportunity to try out Silvercar – a high end rental car company – at the...
Manufacturing Delta Diamond, retrospective
A few years ago Delta introduced an excellent new choice benefit for top tier Diamond members: 4 Global Upgrade Certificates that can be applied...
Mercedes-Benz Platinum card 75,000 point offer
Valid through: 6/22/2016 American Express offers many different versions of their Platinum cards. They have their Business Platinum card, their consumer Platinum card, and...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Entering Priority Pass Lounges Without a Physical Membership Card
A few weeks ago my flight was delayed out of LAX, which of course meant I had extra time to engage in my favorite...
9 awesome credit card perks you might not know about
Many credit cards have terrific perks that make them worth keeping despite their annual fees. A couple of examples that come to mind are...
About those hacked Hyatt gift cards…
A few days ago I wrote about my $1,000 Hyatt gift card that was empty when I tried to use it (and how the...
$1,000 Hyatt gift card hacked… Twice.
At the end of our fantastic stay at the Hyatt Carmel Highlands, I stopped at the front desk to check out. We had booked...
