Amtrak’s California Zephyr
I recently traveled west from Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a group of family and friends to visit a number of national parks: Arches, Bryce,...
The best ways to pay for flights
This post aims to answer: When regular airline mile awards aren’t available or do not provide the best value, what is the best way...
How to save big on international British Airways, AA, and Iberia flights
By stacking offers, it's possible to save a lot of money on AA, British Airways, and Iberia business class fares to Europe:
Up to...
Round trip business class to Europe for 100,000 points AND earn miles
UPDATE 9/9/2015 2:30PM: The business class fare sale mentioned below appears to be dead, but you may still find value in the general approach...
[Deal appears to be dead] American Airlines, British Airways, etc. offering sub $2K business...
UPDATE 9/9/2015 2:30 PM: This appears to be dead. Google Fights is still showing these discounted fares, but after selecting flights it shows regular...
Should I bet on Choice?
In March, I wrote that the Chase Amtrak card was no longer being offered to new customers. This was disappointing because the credit card...
My top 17 picks: Amazon Prime members can now download Veep, Orphan Black, and...
I’m excited! Amazon recently announced that Prime members (in in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Austria) can now download Prime Video to iOS and...
Necker Island: 557,000 miles in the bag, 180,000 miles on the way, and my...
My Virgin Atlantic account currently shows a balance of over 557,000 miles. With most programs, I’d be pretty happy about that. In this case,...
Amtrak Guest Rewards 2016 — Better than expected. My take and recommendations.
Last week, I travelled with family and friends to a number of national parks: Arches, Bryce, Grand Canyon, and Zion. We used Amtrak points...
Great value from Delta SkyMiles. Hurry!
Quick info: Delta is running an award sale for flights between the US and Europe. Flight must take place between October 20 and February...
Dealing with sticky Staples gift card problems; Matching SPG 30K; status matching forever; more…
Welcome to the Frequent Miler Week In Review series. Every Saturday we bring you some of the best posts from around the web. Enjoy!
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Amtrak to tie award prices to ticket prices. Sigh.
In the points & miles world, Amtrak (yes, Amtrak) offers some of the best bang for your buck when it comes to redeeming points. ...
$37.50 for peace of mind and 10,000 points
My wife just received a 10K bonus point offer from Barclaycard for her Wyndham card. All she has to do is spend $500 per...
Delta award sale to Europe! Round trip business for 87K; economy for 42K
UPDATE: According to this post, awards must be booked by Friday August 21 in order to lock in these reduced award rates.
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