How NOT to earn a million frequent flyer miles for $1000
Last week, Yahoo Travel published an article titled “A Million Frequent Flier Miles for $1,000? Here's How.” It was a short piece that briefly...
Airlines with multiple transfer partners
I’ve always been a big proponent of points programs that let members transfer points to their choice of multiple airline loyalty programs. The best...
A Reasonable Redemption SNAFU
They’re barely out of the gate, but already there’s a problem with Reasonable Redemption Values. Reasonable Redemption Values (RRVs) are estimates of the redemption...
Reasonable Redemption Values taking shape
Slowly, but surely, “Reasonable Redemption Values” (RRVs) are taking shape for various types of points and miles. When I last wrote about this, I...
The Arrival Plus: More than just a new name
UPDATES: Since this post was written, the offer referenced in this has expired. See our Best Offers page for current card information..
The Barclaycard Arrival...
Secrets and Meetups
An ongoing, fascinating debate in the mile/point community has centered around the question of which deals are OK to publicly write about and which...
Meet minimum spend at home or abroad
Its no secret that the quickest way to earn points and miles towards free travel is to signup for the best available credit card...
Buying low, flying high
In recent years, Delta has improved their flying experience quite a bit. They’ve upgraded to newer and bigger planes, they’ve improved their on time...
Upgrading to Reserve [Expired], striving for Diamond
Last Friday, I upgraded one of my wife’s two Delta cards to a $450 Delta Reserve card. Am I insane? Probably, but that’s besides...
Don’t do it
Last week, a number of blogs revealed that Evolve Money accepts credit cards for payment. In my opinion, it was irresponsible to blog about...
The truth about the Daily Getaways
The Daily Getaways are a set of discounted travel packages sponsored every year by American Express and the U.S. Travel Association, and they’re...
Mile Madness and more
Mile Madness wraps up Last weekend, we celebrated the Mile Madness tournament with a celebration event in Charlotte, NC. Mile Madness was a competition...
If spend were no object…
Suppose you could manufacture an unlimited amount of spend on your credit cards… What would you do? That is, suppose you could charge things...
How to win the category bonus war, with no annual fees
I recently detailed how American Express hopes to win the category bonus war (see “Amex’s EveryDay weapons in the category bonus war”). Their goal...
