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.
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Alaska Airlines has teamed up with Starbucks Rewards to offer a special discount offer on Alaska Airlines flights between January 7th and March 4th, when you book by the end of Friday, December 13th, 2019. You don’t need to do…
If I hadn’t logged in I wouldn’t have seen this, but there’s a decent sale on now if you are looking to redeem your Hertz Gold Plus Rewards points for free rental days. Hertz: Discounted Points Redemptions Through Tomorrow You’ll…
Cathay Pacific’s AsiaMiles program can be an excellent way to book Oneworld award flights. In fact, not long ago I wrote about how AsiaMiles is the best program for booking premium cabin flights on British Airways with the lowest possible…
Did you know that Marriott Bonvoy has a Refer-a-Friend program? If you have a friend that doesn’t yet have a Marriott Bonvoy frequent guest account, you can earn up to 50,000 bonus Bonvoy points per year as follows: Earn 2,000…
Long title, I know. But here’s what you need to know for Monday: Fly the NEW Singapore Suites LON-SIN Mainly Miles reports on a lot of saver space that is currently available on the London to Singapore route in the “New” First…
Lots has been written about the trend towards dynamic award pricing on, by now, all major US airlines (all except Alaska Airlines). Dynamic Award Pricing – Backstory Some hate it (*raises hand*) but others love it. Why? Because it simplifies…
The big news yesterday for yesterday was that Hyatt let the world know about some big changes coming to World of Hyatt in March 2020, namely the introduction of Peak and Off Peak pricing. Hyatt Introduces Tiered Award Pricing –…
All year, the Business Platinum Card from American Express has been offering two huge bonuses on top of its normal benefits A free year of WeWork Platinum Access. This gives you access from 9-6 Monday to Friday at all WeWork…
Last week, I wrote about a major upcoming change to Bank Direct regarding the American Airlines AAdvantage Banking Accounts: BankDirect Accounts for AA Miles Decimated – Will 1099 Miles I dissected the value of the miles if you had to pay…
If you don’t mind flying coach to Europe, you can get a pretty solid deal today with United. You’ll have to book today for travel between January 12, 2020 and March 29, 2020. United’s Cyber Monday Sale Varies Based On…
