Tag: Week In Review
Flexing the chance to save some points, amassing more from Amex, Rent Day, and...
When it comes to ultra-premium credit card lodging credits, I've probably been least enthusiastic about The Edit credits from the Chase Sapphire Reserve card....
Picking up a hidden gem card, looking on the upside of shutdowns, a Hyatt...
After recording this week's podcast episode, I got online to see if I could chat with a representative and product change my US Bank...
Rental deals for VIPs, Greg’s short-lived Premier, Carrie locks in 2X, and more (Week...
Rental cars have quietly become our largest travel expense. This is compounded by the fact that we have several upcoming trips that will include...
Leaving Las Vegas, comparing booking portals, choosing Hyatt milestones and more (Week in Review)
After more than a week and a half, the time has finally come for me to be "leaving Las Vegas". After ten or eleven...
Assessing the damage of Hyatt’s devaluation, a first time car rental claim for Greg,...
As of last Monday, the entire Frequent Miler team is now 40 years old or above. Yes, I finally joined the guys in the...
Getting in on great deals, creating the ultimate credit card collections, and more (Week...
More than a decade ago, my wife and I were early subscribers to a service called MoviePass, paying about $20 per month to go...
A lucky find reminder about staying organized, Wyndham’s crazy calculation, the Paze craze and...
When the Paze crazy hit this week, I bought a handful of gift cards from Newegg. I first focused on gift cards that could...
A devaluation or a refresh (take your pick), a low-cost high-reward wallet, waking up...
I caught myself sleeping on Wyndham.
I have an upcoming stay in Las Vegas. On weekdays, a number of great properties in Las Vegas can...
The clock ticks for semi-annual credits, Citi cancels more than Custom Cash, cards for...
For the past few weeks, expiring credit card credits (particularly hotel credits) have been on my mind almost non-stop. With about three weeks left...
Booking impossible awards, AA makes close-in booking impossible via partners, savings you might...
After years of eschewing airline elite status entirely, 2026 may finally be the year that teaches me to appreciate it. In years past, I...
From rocky to rock on with Blue Sky, an early look at Hyatt changes,...
This week, I had my first experience with the JetBlue United Blue Sky Partnership. Things got off to a bit of a rocky start,...
Surprisingly strong Citi Travel results, the best credit card combinations that cost less than...
A long-running joke in this space is that there's no IT in Hyatt. That's because Hyatt has long been known for its less-than-stellar IT.
I...
A loyalty program on the rise, a hotel trick Discoverists & up need to...
This week, my wife and I redeemed over $2,000 worth of Capital One Shopping rewards for Hotels.com gift cards. The maximum Hotels.com gift card...
Seeing the bright spots through the fog of the Ides of May (Week in...
As the wise folks always say, beware the Ides of May. Okay, so that may not be the classic quote, but it is certainly...
