Tag: Week In Review
Should loyalty be incentivized or recognized? Hilton’s new approach, a hotel triple stack, and...
Is a loyalty program primarily designed to incentivize loyalty or to recognize loyalty? Hilton's new Diamond Reserve tier had me pondering that question this...
Why a top travel card needs fixing, Bilt’s cunning Rakuten move, getting while giving...
This week, I felt the pinch for the first few times since my wife's Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card got access to the new benefits...
Pursuing the long game with coupon credits, new elite status, and more [Week in...
Last night, I fell victim to the coupon creep. No, that isn't a person lurking in the shadows with a fistful of coupons, but...
The end of the year is near: Use up those coupons and move on...
As we enter the final two months of the year, the pressure is on to make sure that you use your calendar-year, quarterly, and...
Easy Companion Pass, hunting Hyatt elite status, and the worst coupon book yet [Week...
They say that timing is everything. Unfortunately, my timing isn't going to nail the opportunity to pick up a second household Companion Pass.
As you'll...
An undisputed champion, new hotel double dips, fun with multi-city awards and more
Last weekend, my family took a somewhat spontaneous trip to Springfield, Massachusetts, to visit the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. As we were eating...
The Peppers take home top prize, free checked bags on Southwest, and more [Week...
Our 100K Vacay trips wrapped up this week and we now have a champion -- errr champions. The Peppers have taken home the prize,...
Greg sets the bar, but can Stephen’s secret superpower be beat? [Week in Review]
With Greg's benchmark trip in the books, our 100K Vacay challenge has gotten fully into gear, with the competitors racing to convince you that...
A 100K twist(er), kudos to Capital One, 42K business class to Europe, and more
I bet you didn't know....that Greg would meet up with not one, but two friends at New York's JFK airport! I sure didn't see...
Amex makes me (Nick) eat my words, Greg’s 100K Vacay starts this week, and...
Amex is already making me eat my words.
I had just last month written about my plans to peel off some of my ultra-premium credit...
Award alerts to the rescue, Hilton flushing value, tracking card coupons and more [Week...
Back in March, I wrote a post about a handful of award bookings I had recently (as of late February or early March 2025)...
100K Vacay is coming, the best card to protect your travel investment, pre-10/26 planning...
I've been running on low sleep all week, including a couple of nights with only about 2 hours of sleep. You could say that...
The best of the best travel cards, portal credits, booking platfoms, coupon books and...
I wrote this week that the fever pitch surrounding ultra-premium credit cards is making me melt. While I am of course excited by the...
Atmos is doing THE MOST, Nick’s adventures with Etihad Guest, stacking Instacart deals, the...
Is it just me, or does it feel like participating in miles and points accidentally gives one a case study in marketing they never...
