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Success: Capital One Shopping cash back on a hotel booking, 10 months later
Many credit cards offer bonuses when booking hotels through the credit card portal, and some credit cards offer hotel credits. However, I don't highly...
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(Reminder) Negative Venture X & Venture X Business lounge access changes coming
Update 1/13/26: A quick reminder that the lounge policy for Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders will be changing with effect from February...
Podcast
How to fix Marriott Bonvoy | Coffee Break Ep87 | 1-13-26
Greg recently had two great stays at Marriott Bonvoy hotels in South Florida: The Ben, The Belgrove Resort. But the fact that these positive...
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Featured Article
Success: Capital One Shopping cash back on a hotel booking, 10 months later
Many credit cards offer bonuses when booking hotels through the credit card portal, and some credit cards offer hotel credits. However, I don't highly...
Featured Article
(Reminder) Negative Venture X & Venture X Business lounge access changes coming
Update 1/13/26: A quick reminder that the lounge policy for Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders will be changing with effect from February...
Podcast
How to fix Marriott Bonvoy | Coffee Break Ep87 | 1-13-26
Greg recently had two great stays at Marriott Bonvoy hotels in South Florida: The Ben, The Belgrove Resort. But the fact that these positive...
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Elite Status
Marriott Bonvoy Choice Benefits
If you have earned 50 elite qualifying nights with Marriott Bonvoy within a calendar year, then you are eligible to pick a "Choice Benefit"....
Credit Card Spend
(Targeted?) Southwest cardholders: Earn 2x Companion Pass qualifying points at drugstores & gyms
Every quarter (or "quater" as the Southwest banner shown below says), Chase Southwest cardholders are targeted with a spending offer that awards bonus Companion...
Lodging
(Update: Book by 1/15) Virgin Hotels award sale: Book select properties for 20K-27.5K points
Update 1/13/26: This award sale is valid on stays through February 28, 2026 for stays at the Virgin Hotels properties in Dallas, New York,...
Credit Card Spend
(Targeted) Southwest cardholder promo giving 25% bonus points when spending $3K+
Some Chase Southwest cardholders are being targeted with a spending offer awarding 25% bonus points when spending $3,000 or more by the end of...
Lodging
Capital One Shopping & Offers: Earn 12x or 25% – or more – at Vrbo (1/13 only)
Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers are offering increased earning rates when booking stays today through Vrbo. I'm currently seeing rates of 12x...
Elite Status
Marriott Bonvoy Choice Benefits
If you have earned 50 elite qualifying nights with Marriott Bonvoy within a calendar year, then you are eligible to pick a "Choice Benefit"....
Credit Card Spend
(Targeted?) Southwest cardholders: Earn 2x Companion Pass qualifying points at drugstores & gyms
Every quarter (or "quater" as the Southwest banner shown below says), Chase Southwest cardholders are targeted with a spending offer that awards bonus Companion...
Lodging
(Update: Book by 1/15) Virgin Hotels award sale: Book select properties for 20K-27.5K points
Update 1/13/26: This award sale is valid on stays through February 28, 2026 for stays at the Virgin Hotels properties in Dallas, New York,...
Credit Card Spend
(Targeted) Southwest cardholder promo giving 25% bonus points when spending $3K+
Some Chase Southwest cardholders are being targeted with a spending offer awarding 25% bonus points when spending $3,000 or more by the end of...
Lodging
Capital One Shopping & Offers: Earn 12x or 25% – or more – at Vrbo (1/13 only)
Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers are offering increased earning rates when booking stays today through Vrbo. I'm currently seeing rates of 12x...
Flights
Spirit sale: Save 90% on base fares with promo code 90PCT (Book by 1/14/26)
Spirit Airlines launched a new sale yesterday which is giving 90% off base fares when using promo code 90PCT. You have until January 14,...
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Tim’s 2026 Elite Status Plans: Titanium! Diamond! Platinum! Oh My!
It can be discouraging to see the meters and charts that track our various elite statuses reset to empty as the clock strikes 12:00...
Credit Card Bonuses
Now $500 intro bonus on Business Advantage Unlimited Cash Rewards credit card
The Business Advantage Unlimited Cash Rewards credit card doesn't get a ton of attention since it doesn't have unique features to set it apart...
Award Booking
Open award availability to Buenos Aires, 50K each way in business class
If you happened to open an Alaska Summit card and you have already earned the 100K companion ticket offered after $60K in qualifying purchases,...
Points and Miles
Buy Choice Points, get 40% bonus (0.74c per point)
Choice Privileges is out with another sale on points, this time offering a 40% bonus when you buy 10,000+ points by January 27, 2026...
Credit Cards
Caution: Amex has deselected airlines for $200 incidental fee rebates on Business Platinum cards
American Express Platinum cards, both consumer and business Platinum, offer up to $200 in statement credits annually for airline incidental purchases. The way this...
Lodging
Rakuten offering 10x on Hotels.com, Expedia, Priceline, Marriott Homes & Villas, Best Western, more
Shopping portal Rakuten is today offering 10% back (which could alternatively be 10x Amex Membership Rewards points or 10x Bilt points per dollar spent) on hotel (and in some...
