35K SPG vs. Marriott 87.5K. Surprising results…
There are a number of interesting current events relating to Marriott, Starwood, and their co-branded credit cards…
The big news, of course, is that Marriott...
Should you pay in cash, points, or points plus cash? Introducing the Hyatt MakeUpYourMinder.
When Hyatt introduced their Points + Cash option, I wrote “Hyatt’s Points plus Cash: Opposite conclusions from two viewpoints.” The gist of my post...
Bet You Didn’t Know: New(ish) Rules on Hyatt Free Night Certificates
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
There are two different flavors of Hyatt Free Night certificates associated with the Hyatt Visa credit card. One of them...
How to find Hyatt Points plus Cash availability
Will Run for Miles reports that its possible to use a special corporate rate code to more effectively search for available Points plus Cash...
The best award price finder. Case study part 2. Other key info
I started off this series with a simple goal: I want to book business class award flights to South Africa for my family of...
The best award price finder. Case study part 1B (added Milez.biz).
This morning I published my first comparison of tools designed to help people find the programs that let you book awards for the least...
The best award price finder. Case study part 1.
I’d like to book a business class award flight to South Africa. I have miles saved up in a number of programs including AA,...
Barclaycard JetBlue offers are live and worth a look
JetBlue credit cards from Barclaycard are now available to new applicants. The new Barclaycard JetBlue cards come in three flavors:
JetBlue Plus Card: 30,000...
Chase point transfer rules made simple [Infographic]
My favorite points programs are transferable points programs. These are programs that let the account holder transfer points to their choice of a number...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Unlimited Ticket Changes on Virgin America For $25
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Over the last few years change fees have gone up faster than my weight did while I was on the In and Out...
[Expired] SPG 35K offer: Earn up to 110,000 points by referring friends
As I reported earlier this morning via Frequent Miler’s Quick Deals, Amex has increased the Starwood Preferred Guest signup offer to 35,000 points through...
Chase Freedom Unlimited assumptions and analysis
UPDATE: The Points Guy has learned more from Chase. All of the assumptions in this post appear to be true! Chase Freedom Unlimited will...
Hyatt Diamonds: (maybe) extend your expiring upgrade certificates through Feb 2017. Act now!
If you have Hyatt Diamond upgrade certificates set to expire at the end of day today, you may be able to extend the life...
Copa upgrade certificates extended and now work on United flights
This will be most useful for those who followed Shawn’s advice and requested a status match to Copa’s new ConnectMiles program last September. I...
