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Flights
Turkish Airlines launching its own 1,000,000-mile contest…is it a delight?
What hath SAS wrought?
Last year, the Scandinavian airline made worldwide news (and a Frequent Miler Challenge) with its gamified contest, which allowed participants to...
Featured Article
JetBlue’s 25 year 350,000 point mileage run | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep312 | 6-27-25 | Podcast
JetBlue is offering 350,000 points plus 25 years of elite status if you fly JetBlue to 25 destinations before the end of the year....
Shopping & Dining
Get up to 15% back at Kroger brands with new Chase Offer
One of my favorite Chase Offers is back, offering either 10% or 15% back at Kroger's various brands.
My Chase cards have the 10% version...
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Flights
Turkish Airlines launching its own 1,000,000-mile contest…is it a delight?
What hath SAS wrought?
Last year, the Scandinavian airline made worldwide news (and a Frequent Miler Challenge) with its gamified contest, which allowed participants to...
Featured Article
JetBlue’s 25 year 350,000 point mileage run | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep312 | 6-27-25 | Podcast
JetBlue is offering 350,000 points plus 25 years of elite status if you fly JetBlue to 25 destinations before the end of the year....
Shopping & Dining
Get up to 15% back at Kroger brands with new Chase Offer
One of my favorite Chase Offers is back, offering either 10% or 15% back at Kroger's various brands.
My Chase cards have the 10% version...
Big News
Credit Card Spend
Chase temporarily honoring bonus rates from Ink Business Cash error email
A month ago, there was some brief consternation after Chase sent an e-mail to Ink Business Cash cardholders with an image at the bottom...
Flights
Avianca LifeMiles on sale with a 160% Bonus (1.27 cents each)
Avianca has another bonus available on LifeMiles purchases, this time it's up to a maximum of 160%. That brings the cost per mile down...
Award Booking
Points Path: An easy “set and forget” award search tool (now works with Safari)
Points Path is a browser plug-in that automatically integrates with Google Flights. When you run a Google Flights search, Points Path automatically inserts point...
Credit Cards
(Update) Mesa Homeowner Card: Two cardholders can’t earn points from same mortgage
Update: Mesa contacted me this morning to let me know that I had received incorrect information from support and that it's, in fact, not permissible...
Featured Article
1.4 million+ JetBlue points for 582K Membership Rewards points (How to rock JetBlue 25 for 25 with a family)
I'm probably not going to go after JetBlue's incredible 25 for 25 promotion.
But as someone on the East Coast with the ability to travel as...
Credit Card Spend
Chase temporarily honoring bonus rates from Ink Business Cash error email
A month ago, there was some brief consternation after Chase sent an e-mail to Ink Business Cash cardholders with an image at the bottom...
Flights
Avianca LifeMiles on sale with a 160% Bonus (1.27 cents each)
Avianca has another bonus available on LifeMiles purchases, this time it's up to a maximum of 160%. That brings the cost per mile down...
Award Booking
Points Path: An easy “set and forget” award search tool (now works with Safari)
Points Path is a browser plug-in that automatically integrates with Google Flights. When you run a Google Flights search, Points Path automatically inserts point...
Credit Cards
(Update) Mesa Homeowner Card: Two cardholders can’t earn points from same mortgage
Update: Mesa contacted me this morning to let me know that I had received incorrect information from support and that it's, in fact, not permissible...
Featured Article
1.4 million+ JetBlue points for 582K Membership Rewards points (How to rock JetBlue 25 for 25 with a family)
I'm probably not going to go after JetBlue's incredible 25 for 25 promotion.
But as someone on the East Coast with the ability to travel as...
Credit Cards
Chase’s new application rules for the Sapphire Reserve aren’t working
Boy, oh boy, Chase has sure been occupying a lot of space in the 'ole blogosphere lately, due to the launch of the new...
Managing Points and Miles
Bilt Rent Day: 25-100% Bonus When Redeeming Points for Gift Cards (don’t do it)
Bilt Rewards has announced its Rent Day promos for July. The headliner is that Bilt cardholders will get up to a 100% bonus towards...
Credit Card Bonuses
Amex offering “as high as” 100K Membership Rewards on the Gold card
American Express is out with a new welcome offer on the consumer Gold card today, and it's possible to earn up to 100,000 Membership...
Lodging
Marriott Bonvoy Chase Offer: Get 10% back on up to $800 in spend
There's a new, targeted Chase Offer available that gives 10% back as a statement credit at any Marriott Bonvoy property. The one that I...
Credit Card Spend
Kroger: Earn 4x fuel points on 3rd party gift cards; fixed-value Visa & Mastercard gift cards
Kroger is again running a promotion that awards 4x fuel points on third-party gift cards and fixed-value Visa and Mastercard gift cards when purchased...
Credit Cards
“New” Chase Sapphire Reserve vs Sapphire Preferred
Chase's Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve cards are popular travel rewards cards that have a lot in common. Both earn Chase Ultimate Rewards points, which...
Elite Status
Intrigued by JetBlue’s epic mileage run opportunity
I didn't see this coming! JetBlue is offering 350,000 points plus 25 years of status to anyone who flies JetBlue to 25 destinations by...
