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Lodging
Wyndham Business promo: Join program & earn 15K bonus points + 2X on next stay
When Wyndham Rewards launched Member Month this past week, the press release mentioned there being a promotion for new Wyndham Business enrollees. That promotion...
Credit Cards
How you might be able to apply for the Robinhood Gold card (without waiting)
In Tim's post the other day about the announcement of the new Robinhood Platinum card, he mentioned the Robinhood Gold card, which offers 3%...
Featured Article
Winning tools, capturing coupons, passing on Platinum and more (Week in Review)
This week, I recorded a guest spot on the Milenomics Travel Stories podcast that should air in the next week or two (bookmark that...
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Lodging
Wyndham Business promo: Join program & earn 15K bonus points + 2X on next stay
When Wyndham Rewards launched Member Month this past week, the press release mentioned there being a promotion for new Wyndham Business enrollees. That promotion...
Credit Cards
How you might be able to apply for the Robinhood Gold card (without waiting)
In Tim's post the other day about the announcement of the new Robinhood Platinum card, he mentioned the Robinhood Gold card, which offers 3%...
Featured Article
Winning tools, capturing coupons, passing on Platinum and more (Week in Review)
This week, I recorded a guest spot on the Milenomics Travel Stories podcast that should air in the next week or two (bookmark that...
Big News
Flights
Emirates makes overnight changes to partner award chart…for the better?
You don't have to spend much time in the world of points and miles to learn that award prices go in one direction: up....
Featured Article
Tools we use to win the points & miles game | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep348 | 3-6-26
In this episode, we'll talk about the tools that can help you earn more rewards, organize your points & rewards, and spend your points...
Shopping & Dining
Dell Amex Offers: 5%-13% back (stack with Dell credits)
There are two new Amex Offers out, offering either 5% or 13% back when shopping at Dell.com. Either one can stack this with the...
Credit Cards
Robinhood Platinum Credit Card Review: All the coupons, none of the fun
In points-and-miles circles, the investment platform Robinhood is primarily known for offering a credit card that earns 3% everywhere (if you can get it)...
Flights
Avianca Award Sale: flights to Central and South America starting at ~3,500 miles one-way
Avianca LifeMiles runs regular award sales on its own flights, and it launched its latest this week. Like many of LifeMiles' sales, there isn't...
Flights
Emirates makes overnight changes to partner award chart…for the better?
You don't have to spend much time in the world of points and miles to learn that award prices go in one direction: up....
Featured Article
Tools we use to win the points & miles game | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep348 | 3-6-26
In this episode, we'll talk about the tools that can help you earn more rewards, organize your points & rewards, and spend your points...
Shopping & Dining
Dell Amex Offers: 5%-13% back (stack with Dell credits)
There are two new Amex Offers out, offering either 5% or 13% back when shopping at Dell.com. Either one can stack this with the...
Credit Cards
Robinhood Platinum Credit Card Review: All the coupons, none of the fun
In points-and-miles circles, the investment platform Robinhood is primarily known for offering a credit card that earns 3% everywhere (if you can get it)...
Flights
Avianca Award Sale: flights to Central and South America starting at ~3,500 miles one-way
Avianca LifeMiles runs regular award sales on its own flights, and it launched its latest this week. Like many of LifeMiles' sales, there isn't...
Lodging
60K Wyndham points + 3 nights for $299 with new timeshare offer
Yesterday, we covered a Hilton timeshare deal where you can get 100,000 Hilton points and 3 nights of lodging for as low as $199...
Bank Account Bonuses
Wells Fargo: $400 / $825 Bonus for New Business Checking Account (no direct deposit required)
Wells Fargo has extended an excellent promotion for new business checking account customers. There are two offers, and both are available online or in...
Credit Cards
Should you keep an airline’s consumer or business credit card?
A reader/podcast listener recently wrote to our Giant Mailbag with a variation on the question of whether to keep or cancel: if all else...
Lodging
Hilton Timeshare Offer: 3 nights & 100K points, starting at $199
Hilton Grand Vacations is currently offering a good vacation package that requires attending a two-hour timeshare presentation. You get 2-3 nights of lodging in...
Credit Card Bonuses
IHG Premier card: Increased 175K welcome offer (ending soon)
Update 3/5/26: We've been informed that the increased welcome offers for the IHG Premier and Traveler cards will be "ending soon." We don't have an...
Activities
[Apr/May ’26 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats for 5,000 miles each
Update 3/5/26: Tickets are now available for April and May games. Get on 'em if you want 'em!
Remember -- there are only 4 cardholder-exclusive...
Award Booking
Rove Miles: Earn transferable miles for bookings & shopping (increased welcome bonus)
Rove Miles debuted last year and bills itself as the first universal airline mile. While that specific claim seems a bit boisterous, given the...
