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IHG promo: Earn 5x (i.e. 50x) on stays booked by 12/2/25 for stays through 12/31/25
IHG One Rewards is running an amazing Cyber event that's awarding 5x base points on stays booked by tonight (December 2). That means you...
Earn Miles Without Flying
Rewards for Charitable Giving
In a recent podcast episode, "Rewarding Giving," we discussed ways you can earn rewards for yourself while donating to others. For those who prefer...
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Cyber Monday deals on award search tools
We've had a list of Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals running for a few days, but I wanted to publish a quick post...
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Lodging
IHG promo: Earn 5x (i.e. 50x) on stays booked by 12/2/25 for stays through 12/31/25
IHG One Rewards is running an amazing Cyber event that's awarding 5x base points on stays booked by tonight (December 2). That means you...
Earn Miles Without Flying
Rewards for Charitable Giving
In a recent podcast episode, "Rewarding Giving," we discussed ways you can earn rewards for yourself while donating to others. For those who prefer...
Uncategorized
Cyber Monday deals on award search tools
We've had a list of Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals running for a few days, but I wanted to publish a quick post...
Big News
Lodging
Get a 70% bonus when transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards to IHG (but don’t do it)
Chase launched a new transfer bonus today, this time giving a 70% bonus when transferring Ultimate Rewards points to IHG One Rewards. As is...
Lodging
15x / 15% back at IHG through Rakuten
Shopping portal Rakuten is currently offering 15% cash back or 15x Amex Membership Rewards points or Bilt points for completed IHG group hotel stays, with Kimpton Hotels,...
Credit Cards
Get paid to visit Vancouver, British Columbia (now with up to a $350 gift card)
Update 12/1/25: During a Black Friday sale, the gift cards offered for this deal are increased by $100, up to CA$350 maximum, when using...
Quick Deals
Up to $50 off at Amazon with 125 Citi points
Amazon.com is offering up to 40% off / up to a $50 discount when using 125 Citi Thank You points (worth $1) at checkout....
Flights
Breeze Airways promo: Save up to 60% on round trip base fares with promo code CYBER
Breeze Airways is out with another new airfare deal, this time giving an up to 60% discount on round-trip base fares when using promo...
Lodging
Get a 70% bonus when transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards to IHG (but don’t do it)
Chase launched a new transfer bonus today, this time giving a 70% bonus when transferring Ultimate Rewards points to IHG One Rewards. As is...
Lodging
15x / 15% back at IHG through Rakuten
Shopping portal Rakuten is currently offering 15% cash back or 15x Amex Membership Rewards points or Bilt points for completed IHG group hotel stays, with Kimpton Hotels,...
Credit Cards
Get paid to visit Vancouver, British Columbia (now with up to a $350 gift card)
Update 12/1/25: During a Black Friday sale, the gift cards offered for this deal are increased by $100, up to CA$350 maximum, when using...
Quick Deals
Up to $50 off at Amazon with 125 Citi points
Amazon.com is offering up to 40% off / up to a $50 discount when using 125 Citi Thank You points (worth $1) at checkout....
Flights
Breeze Airways promo: Save up to 60% on round trip base fares with promo code CYBER
Breeze Airways is out with another new airfare deal, this time giving an up to 60% discount on round-trip base fares when using promo...
Credit Card Spend
More easy rewards: Staples fee-free $200 Mastercard gift cards
Staples is again offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee from Sunday, 11/30/25, through Saturday, 12/6/25. Note that there is a limit...
Credit Card Spend
GiftCardGranny: Save 8% on Visa digital gift cards with promo code CM2025 (12/1/25 only)
GiftCardGranny is running a one day sale for Cyber Monday, giving an 8% discount on digital Visa gift cards when using promo code CM2025.
The...
Credit Card Spend
(Back) Staples.com is selling $200 digital Visa gift cards with no purchase fee
Update 12/1/25: This deal is back. I'm not sure when this will expire, but these tend to sell out within the first few days...
Lodging
Citi Travel blocking hotel bookings in Egypt, UAE, Malaysia, and Indonesia (and maybe other places?)
A reader pointed out the fact that Citi Travel is inexplicably blocking hotel reservations in certain countries. The places where we've thus far found...
Lodging
15x / 15% back on Hyatt via Rakuten for completed stays in the US, Canada, and Mexico
Shopping portal Rakuten is currently offering 15% cash back or 15x Amex Membership Rewards points or Bilt points for completed World of Hyatt hotel stays in the...
Flights
[Live 12/1 only] Bilt Rent Day: Get 50%-100% transfer bonus to Avios; 25%-100% bonus on gift card redemptions
Update 12/1/25: Reminder that this deal is live today only.
The last Bilt Rent Day promotion of the year is coming up next week and...
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Park Hyatt Zanzibar: Bottom Line Review
Earlier this year, my wife and I took an extended trip across East Africa. We started in Rwanda, then moved to Kenya for five...
