My chance to give back. I got in the game in 2003 with a "mistake rate" in Bora Bora and since then I've collected literally millions and millions of frequent flyer miles and hotel points. I've flown around the world in first class seats that would cost $29,000 using frequent flyer miles and a few bucks in tax. And I've stayed in some of the finest hotels - all for free! I've hosted two seminars on miles and points at South By Southwest in Austin, and have been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, published on Bravo TV's JetSet site, and spoken on the Condé Nast Traveler podcast series.
A few years ago I realized many of my friends actually thought I was paying for my flights!! So I started sharing my tips. My favorite thing in the world is helping others have the experiences I do, so please follow along and help me help you. Don't forget to sign up for the free email newsletter on the right side of the page so you don't miss anything.
I’m pretty excited to write this post because it’s something I’ve been working intensively (and secretly!) on for the last 6 months. I’m talking nights and weekends and hours I didn’t even know existed. Background Over the last couple of…
Last week, Spencer Howard and I flew to Austin, Texas to present an advanced session on miles and points to SXSW. Prepared for an empty room, we were thrilled to see a fantastic turnout and every seat in the house…
The last week has been full of award deals in the form of bonus transfers and now award sales. First, we saw transfer bonuses for Emirates from Capital One (100%) and for Air France Flying Blue from American Express Membership…
Another Transfer Bonus I just posted about the 100% transfer bonus from Capital One to Emirates. Already, there’s another transfer bonus afoot, spotted by Spencer Howard. Flying Blue from American Express Membership Rewards You’ll get a 25% bonus on transfers…
This deal has been live for two months. It goes away today… For those of you still under 5/24, here’s a decent proposition: The United Explorer Business Card is offering 75,000 bonus miles and a waiver on the first year’s…
Transfer Bonus Capital One today launched a one-week transfer bonus wherein each Capital One mile can be transferred to Emirates 1:1 instead of the usual 2:1. Usually, Emirates is one of only two Capital One partners, along with Singapore KrisFlyer,…
Chase Sapphire Banking Bonus At the end of November, I wrote a blog post entitled 60,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards Points with Little Opportunity Cost. The gist of it is that there is a bonus of 60,000 bonus Ultimate Rewards points going…
60,000 Ultimate Rewards Signup Bonus for Chase Sapphire Preferred Starting today, you’ll find a new public offer for the Chase Sapphire Preferred card in Chase branches. Whereas it has been, for ages, 50,000 Ultimate Rewards points for $4,000 in spend…
This is a guest post by British travel enthusiast Benjamin Black. He likes to splurge in ways many of us would not, so I appreciate his willingness to review travel experiences like this that cost [gasp] money rather than miles…
The Citi Rewards + is a card that I don’t find particularly interesting on its own. I frankly wouldn’t try to “sell” you the card because with a paltry 15,000 point bonus offer and a restriction of one points-family bonus…
