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.
Is it ever good news when you hear a hotel loyalty program is making changes? Rarely. TPG is reporting that Hyatt is making changes to their Cash and Points program on November 1. Right now, Cash and Points is on…
I just downloaded the new American Airlines app and to my surprise, they have added in-app award booking! Why the exclamation mark? Because AA has been behind the times for YEARS now as the only US airline that did not…
On Oct 11th, I wrote about Marriott’s new 29 Ways to Win promotion. I was pretty excited to see what I’d win each day. It was a great idea as it gets you to interact with Marriott and learn fun…
This is a reboot of a promo they have run before and it’s great because you just register and do nothing else. If you happen to stay at a Hyatt Place or Hyatt House during the promo, you get the…
Received this email, apparently only for JetBlue credit card holders: 5,000 bonus points are worth about $75, so it’s not a blockbuster deal. And the 1.9% APY is not the best you can do either (Goldman Sachs’ Marcus is at…
The Air France / KLM credit card is now being offered via the Air France website. It comes with 25,000 bonus miles when you spend $1,000 in your first 90 days. It offers the following: 3 Miles per $1 spent…
Let’s start with what should be obvious: Transfering any points to JetBlue is *rarely* going to be a fantastic use of any transferable points, largely because they have a value that is fixed to their cash fares. But on some…
My post about the Marriott “29 Ways to Win” sweepstakes got a lot of clicks. No surprise, everyone likes free points! In that post, I said to be sure to enter every day. My first day won me just 50…
While perhaps not something that is on the radar of many North American flyers, Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer frequent flyer program and Virgin Australia’s Velocity program have a partnership that is truly rare: The ability to not just book travel on…
I wrote last week about the ThankYou Premier app possibly getting pulled altogether or otherwise likely having the bonus drop either significantly or to zero. And indeed, on Thursday they pulled the card from all affiliate channels indicating that they…
