In my recent post, Buy Miles for 1.2 Cents or Less, I showed a way to get airline miles by buying Sears gift cards, upgrading them, and then selling them. What I didn't mention...
For people who have been trying to earn American Airlines Million Miler status through credit card purchases, hotel point transfers, etc., this is a reminder that time is running out! Starting December 1st,...
Once again, Chase's Ultimate Rewards Shopping Mall proves it is the very best.
Every morning I log onto chase.com and visit Ultimate Rewards. I then click on "Manage Ultimate Rewards":
My goal is...
A faster, better, easier way to buy miles and points
In a previous post, I showed how it is possible to buy airline miles and hotel points for less than a penny. The problem with...
"Expect the FIRST Skyteam Mega DO in November 2012!"
I'm excited. For better or worse I've been a Delta frequent flyer for many years (if you count all of the years with Northwest). ...
I write a lot about Sears gift cards. I've written about how you can use them to meet minimum credit card spend; how to use them to buy airline miles cheaply; and how...
Kohls comes through with Ultimate Rewards points for gift card purchase
Well, well, look at that. It took more than two weeks to post, but the Kohls gift card that I bought by going...
An enterprising reader volunteers a working PPM
Wow, I was late writing today's post when an enterprising reader helped me out by writing the post for me! First, if you are unfamiliar with the idea...
This is the first in a series of posts highlighting what I consider to be the best travel hacks
Did you know that when you book award travel, you can make your points go further,...
Mileage Run Booked!
Last week I asked readers for help in constructing a mileage run to get me the last 4,288 miles needed to get to Platinum status on Delta. Darren showed me that...
Whether you want to buy a regular Groupon or a Groupon Getaway, you need to jump on this deal right away.
Via Chase's Ultimate Rewards Mall, Groupon purchases are awarded 20 points per...
Heavyweight travel hackers Lucky and Gary spar over Membership Rewards
You probably already read the entertaining blog-post sparring between Gary (View from the Wing) and Lucky (One Mile at a Time). In case you haven't...
If you're like me, you not only love acquiring points and miles for free travel, but you love talking about it too. That's what's so cool about frequent flyer "dos": you get to meet...
Chase's Ultimate Reward is no longer the great deal it was
A few days ago, in the post titled "Chasing Harry Potter," I showed an incredibly good deal for those looking for single day Universal...