A nifty deal alert hack, Kroger banning Visa, Chase 10x hotels alternatives, and more
This week brings a couple of slick tricks for getting deal alerts as fast as possible, the other side of that retire-to-hotels story, all the options to consider against the Chase 10x hotels offer,...
Last call for luxury, Bonvoy spend bonus bust, an attempt at arbitrage, and more
This week at Frequent Miler, we looked at why it might not make sense to make your move on the Bonvoy spending bonuses, what happens when you cancel an old travel package, comparing cash...
(EXPIRED) Transfer bonus: 15% more LifeMiles from Membership Rewards
Amex Membership Rewards is offering a 15% transfer bonus when transferring points to Avianca LifeMiles. Avianca already has some pretty great values and benefits to its award program, so getting an additional 15% for your points is a...
My experience changing a Marriott Travel Package
Before the big Marriott / SPG merger last August, I recommended using points to buy Marriott travel packages. At the time, they were a great way to convert points to airline miles. Plus, you'd...
Dead: Ink 3x for online gift card purchases
Reports have been trickling in today that the Chase Ink Business Preferred card is no longer earning 3x on GiftCardMall, Venmo, or Simon gift card purchases as of a couple of days ago. That's an unfortunate development...
(EXPIRED) Increased referral offers on Delta personal cards
Three of the Delta consumer (i.e. personal) cards now have increased welcome offers that are only available via friend referral links. Below is the key offer information -- click on the card name to go to our...
Which is the best cash back credit card?
When I first got into miles and points, I wasn't particularly interested in manufactured spending. Odd for a guy who works for the blog that wrote the Complete Guide to Manufactured Spending, right? But...
(EXPIRED) Wide open biz class to Europe for 50K miles each way
Delta is offering a flash sale on business class awards to Europe from 128K Delta SkyMiles round trip. If you've got a bunch of SkyMiles, that might be a good way to use them. However, if you'd...
7 Lessons learned from 1+ month on the road with a baby
Late last night, I arrived home for the first time after 39 nights. After more than a month on the road with a now 13-month old baby, I have some insight into why people...
Last Chance Deals: $25 TopCashback Bonus, 12% Fuel Rewards On VGCs, Free National Rental...
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
It's coming up to the end of the month which means...
Marriott hold fees, blocked Star Alliance space, why you (probably) don’t want the Disney...
This weekend around the web, we have a very unfortunately development in Marriott-land, a record-keeping tip for MSers, a guide to Singapore mileage upgrades, and more. Read on for the weekend recap around the...
Navigating Bonvoy, Visa and Mastercard gift cards, a new MR portal, the new Wyndham...
This week's posts started off with navigating the key details of the new Marriott Bonvoy program. While I like the new elite-status room keys they are handing out, I'm less enthused about all of...
New Spirit Mastercard offer: 30K +$100 after $500 total purchases in 3 months
There's a new 30K miles + $100 statement credit offer out on the Spirit Airlines World Mastercard from Bank of America. While the cheapest "off-peak" flights may be difficult to find, those who have a use...
Free stopovers on one-way awards w/ Alaska [Sweet-spot spotlight]
Today's sweet spot spotlight is on Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan since they offer a free stopover on one-way award tickets, which can be a great deal when you want to reach two destinations.
Sweet spot spotlight:
The short...
