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Amazon Amex Offer: Spend $150 & earn 1,200 Membership Rewards points (& other offers) (use up to 3 times)
New Amazon Amex Offers appeared on targeted accounts yesterday. Some are offering 1,200 bonus Membership Rewards when spending $150 or more, but there other...
Cars and Trains
Best Buy: Buy $100 Amtrak gift cards for $85 (5/20 only)
Best Buy is running a one day sale on Amtrak gift cards, with $100 denominations available for only $85.
The Deal
Buy $100 Amtrak gift...
Elite Status
Taking a run at Caesars Diamond in a Day / Diamond Plus status
Ever since the easy path to Caesars Diamond through the Wyndham Earner Business credit card collapsed, I've wanted to find another easy-ish path to...
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Quick Deals
Amazon Amex Offer: Spend $150 & earn 1,200 Membership Rewards points (& other offers) (use up to 3 times)
New Amazon Amex Offers appeared on targeted accounts yesterday. Some are offering 1,200 bonus Membership Rewards when spending $150 or more, but there other...
Cars and Trains
Best Buy: Buy $100 Amtrak gift cards for $85 (5/20 only)
Best Buy is running a one day sale on Amtrak gift cards, with $100 denominations available for only $85.
The Deal
Buy $100 Amtrak gift...
Elite Status
Taking a run at Caesars Diamond in a Day / Diamond Plus status
Ever since the easy path to Caesars Diamond through the Wyndham Earner Business credit card collapsed, I've wanted to find another easy-ish path to...
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Lodging
Leading Hotels of the World points sale: Get up to 100% bonus (6 cents per point)
Leading Hotels of the World is running another points sale, this time giving a bonus of up to 100%. That drops the price to...
Featured Article
Podcasting on the road: trials and tribulations | Coffee Break Ep106 | 5-18-26
Blogging on the road is pretty easy, but podcasting from the road is a different story. In this episode, we'll talk about how.
Podcasting on...
Credit Card Spend
Earn 3X on Bilt rent payments with the Air France/KLM credit card
Almost two years ago to the day, Bilt added Alaska Airlines as a transfer partner and with it came a unique (at the time)...
Lodging
Buy Hyatt Points For 2.17 Cents Each
World of Hyatt is offering a 20% bonus when buying their points through July 27, 2026. That means you can buy Hyatt points for...
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Now earn Bilt points with Rakuten shopping portal (Remember to switch back if no Bilt status)
A partnership between Bilt and shopping portal Rakuten has officially launched today, whereby Bilt members can link their Bilt account to their Rakuten account...
Lodging
Leading Hotels of the World points sale: Get up to 100% bonus (6 cents per point)
Leading Hotels of the World is running another points sale, this time giving a bonus of up to 100%. That drops the price to...
Featured Article
Podcasting on the road: trials and tribulations | Coffee Break Ep106 | 5-18-26
Blogging on the road is pretty easy, but podcasting from the road is a different story. In this episode, we'll talk about how.
Podcasting on...
Credit Card Spend
Earn 3X on Bilt rent payments with the Air France/KLM credit card
Almost two years ago to the day, Bilt added Alaska Airlines as a transfer partner and with it came a unique (at the time)...
Lodging
Buy Hyatt Points For 2.17 Cents Each
World of Hyatt is offering a 20% bonus when buying their points through July 27, 2026. That means you can buy Hyatt points for...
Featured Article
Now earn Bilt points with Rakuten shopping portal (Remember to switch back if no Bilt status)
A partnership between Bilt and shopping portal Rakuten has officially launched today, whereby Bilt members can link their Bilt account to their Rakuten account...
Lodging
Get a 50% bonus when buying Choice points (buy points for 0.69 cpp)
Choice Privileges has launched its latest points sale. This latest deal gives a bonus of up to 50%, which means you can buy points...
Lodging
(Extended) Homes & Villas by Marriott promo: Earn 40K bonus points on 2+ night, $2K+ stay; stack with Amex Offer
Update 5/19/26: This promotion was previously only available for those with Marriott Bonvoy elite status, but it's now available for all members. There's a...
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(Last day) World of Hyatt announces 2026 category changes. They’re not inspiring.
Update 5/19/26: Just a quick reminder that both Hyatt's category changes and changes to how its overall award chart will work will be effective...
Featured Article
A quick guide to transferable points programs
In our opinion, transferable points programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards are the most valuable for accumulating points (or "miles"). These...
Lodging
ALL Accor offering 4X points at “new” properties
ALL Accor, the loyalty program previously known as Accor Live Limitless, is offering a limited-time promotion whereby members can earn 4X points when staying...
Credit Card Bonuses
$400 back with TD Business Solutions Visa
The TD Bank Business Solutions Visa is out with an elevated offer of $400 back after $3,000 in purchases in the first 90 days....
Award Booking
Emirates to change reward redemption rates on May 21, 2026
A couple of days ago, Emirates Skywards put a notice on its mileage calculator noting that changes would be coming to reward redemption rates...
