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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Marriott 5 Night Travel Packages exist, but they’re secret.
UPDATE: Since this post was originally written, it has become increasingly difficult for those who are not Marriott Vacation Club owners to book 5...
Fidelity FlexPerks? Is the Fidelity Visa Signature 2% card better than we thought?
A couple of weeks ago, I announced that Fidelity’s new no-annual-fee 2% cash back Visa Signature card is now available. Cards offering 2% cash...
Crystal Visa Infinite: The best card you can’t get
I signed up for the Crystal Visa Infinite card late last year because of its 100,000 point signup bonus and waived first year fee...
Bet You Didn’t Know: A Repeatable Companion Airfare Discount with the CNB Crystal Visa...
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
In my experience, one of the most overrated credit card benefits is the companion airfare discount. It seems these deals...
A motion sickness cure that actually works
A couple of days ago I told the horrific story of my latest boating adventure (please see: Learning Scuba and feeding fish). I had...
Barclaycard’s 15,000 mile anniversary incentive
My wife and I have a total of four Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Red MasterCards (we have two each). The cards began life as US...
