Achieving AAdvantage elite status through points
Late last week, my American Airlines and US Airways loyalty accounts were merged. Even though AA and US Airways will continue to operate as...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Mistake Fares Exclusively for Your City or Airline
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Last week I wrote about some of the tools I use to quickly find and book mistake fares (see "Bet...
Two days of spend revenge
Last week, Point Princess and I spent two days driving all around Ann Arbor with the primary goal of using up Lyft credits and...
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...
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.
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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...
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...
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 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…). ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
