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Shopping & Dining
Capital One Shopping: 35%+ back on Viator purchases (today only)
Capital One Shopping has a one-day offer of 35-45% back on Viator. My offer is showing 40% on the Capital One Shopping landing page...
Lodging
IHG: 15% off award redemptions for elite members & cardholders
IHG One Rewards is again offering a 15% discount on award stays for Platinum & Diamond elite members (including IHG credit card holders). This...
Quick Deals
Get 5% back on up to $1,000 spend with a Giftcards.com Chase Offer
A new Chase Offer for Giftcards.com popped up in the last day or two, offering 5% back on gift card purchases. Even better, it...
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Shopping & Dining
Capital One Shopping: 35%+ back on Viator purchases (today only)
Capital One Shopping has a one-day offer of 35-45% back on Viator. My offer is showing 40% on the Capital One Shopping landing page...
Lodging
IHG: 15% off award redemptions for elite members & cardholders
IHG One Rewards is again offering a 15% discount on award stays for Platinum & Diamond elite members (including IHG credit card holders). This...
Quick Deals
Get 5% back on up to $1,000 spend with a Giftcards.com Chase Offer
A new Chase Offer for Giftcards.com popped up in the last day or two, offering 5% back on gift card purchases. Even better, it...
Big News
Lodging
Buy IHG Points for as low as 0.5 cents each
IHG has returned with another sale, offering a 100% bonus when buying points. That means you can buy IHG Rewards points for 0.5 cents...
Shopping & Dining
Target: 10% off up to $500 in gift cards on December 6-7
Target's annual gift card promotion offering 10% off $500 in Target gift cards will be coming this Saturday (12/6/25) and Sunday (12/7/25), both online...
Featured Article
End of year checklist for 2025
Time is winding down to secure your elite status requirements, snag your Companion Pass, and to make the most of your credit card "coupon...
Lodging
World of Hyatt now on shopping portals (dead?)
Update 12/4: Bummer. After a jovial, heartwarming week where World of Hyatt was on multiple shopping portals at rates of up to 15x, the...
Credit Cards
Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Card: 100K miles after $10K in purchases
The Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Executive card is once again offering an increased 100,000-mile welcome bonus after $10K in purchases in the first 3...
Lodging
Buy IHG Points for as low as 0.5 cents each
IHG has returned with another sale, offering a 100% bonus when buying points. That means you can buy IHG Rewards points for 0.5 cents...
Shopping & Dining
Target: 10% off up to $500 in gift cards on December 6-7
Target's annual gift card promotion offering 10% off $500 in Target gift cards will be coming this Saturday (12/6/25) and Sunday (12/7/25), both online...
Featured Article
End of year checklist for 2025
Time is winding down to secure your elite status requirements, snag your Companion Pass, and to make the most of your credit card "coupon...
Lodging
World of Hyatt now on shopping portals (dead?)
Update 12/4: Bummer. After a jovial, heartwarming week where World of Hyatt was on multiple shopping portals at rates of up to 15x, the...
Credit Cards
Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Card: 100K miles after $10K in purchases
The Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Executive card is once again offering an increased 100,000-mile welcome bonus after $10K in purchases in the first 3...
Flights
Delta Australia / New Zealand business class starting at 120k each way (peak season)
Thrifty Traveler's Premium service has discovered a decent smattering of Delta One business class availability at "saver" prices during the January-March peak season. Some...
Shopping & Dining
(Expired) Capital One Shopping: 40%+ back on StubHub (stack with Chase credits)
If you have the Chase Sapphire Reserve® card and haven't used your second half, $150 StubHub credit, now's the time.
Capital One Shopping has a...
Cars and Trains
Earn 3,000 Marriott points when linking Uber account and taking a ride
A couple of years ago, Marriott launched a partnership with Uber that offers bonus points for rides or Uber Eats orders. Since then, they've...
Flights
No more Turkish Delight: Domestic United awards go up again
Turkish Miles&Smiles is giving us frowns again. Last year, the airline took a scimitar to its award chart, slicing and dicing almost every sweet...
Credit Cards
Current Amex Offers
This post is designed to show current Amex Offers. If you have any Amex cards, even authorized user cards, then you're eligible to sign...
Credit Cards
US Bank Altitude Reserve: Major changes coming December 15th. Is it the end?
Update 12/4/25: The nerfing of the US Bank Altitude Reserve commences on December 15th, so only ten more days to get those 1.5-cent-per-point redemptions...
Award Booking
Real world: How I used points to fly in 2025
In 2024, several of my favorite luxury flights were booked with AA miles (see: My AAdvantage love affair continues). And, if memory serves, I...
