My recap of days 1-4 of 40k To Far Away finished in Brussels, Belgium after a day of troll hunting in Boom. That wasn't quite the end of day 4 though, as that evening...
IHG's Fall 2019 PointBreaks list is now live for bookings through October 31, 2019. Included this time are a few options in larger cities and several Intercontinental hotels. While these are not the bargains we...
Intro
The American Express Gold Card is a solid option for those who can make use of the monthly dining credits given that it also offers terrific return on spend at both U.S. Supermarkets and...
The moment I always look forward to but which invariably lets me down has arrived - the new IHG PointBreaks list has been released.
The Deal
Book select IHG properties for 5,000, 10,000 or 15,000...
A couple of months ago, we published a post called The secret LifeMiles award chart. In that post, we demonstrated how LifeMiles award pricing didn't fit what one would expect based on their (unavailable at...
This week at Frequent Miler, we discussed a number of useful tools for maximizing the value of your points and miles: from program sweet spots to putting together hard-to-book awards and leveraging elite benefits...
Update: Re-posting this to remind people that today (3/4/19) is the last day to book properties that are going up in price.
We've previously reported that Marriott's annual category changes have been announced and will take...
Last month, it was widely reported that Capital One would be adding transfer partners to its Capital One® Venture® Rewards and Capital One® Spark® Miles cards. That capability has come live today. There are even a couple...
Capital One "Miles" are transferable to many airline and hotel partners. Below you’ll find a complete list of Capital One transfer partners as well as quick tips for best uses.
Tips
Don't transfer yet: Don't transfer...
The American Express Business Gold card doesn't have the plethora of elite perks that the Business Platinum card has. What it does have is a lower annual fee and much better earning categories. With...
Star Alliance carriers are offering some excellent basic economy-type fares from New York to Paris in the spring time -- with fares as low as $281 round trip during April. You won't get a checked bag, but you...
It's crunch time... This coming Saturday, August 18th, Marriott, SPG, and Ritz will combine their separate rewards programs into a single unified program. Now is the time to take advantage of opportunities that will...
It's coming soon... In August, Marriott, SPG, and Ritz will combine their separate rewards programs into a single unified program. We don't yet know when exactly in August this will happen, but if there...
We just returned from a two week vacation in Germany and the United Kingdom, which was capped at the end with a 3 night stay at the Newton Manor House in Swanage Dorset England...