Do over: Here’s what the refreshed Platinum card will look like
According to a rumor reported by Doctor of Credit, The Platinum Card® from American Express will be “refreshed” this year and may sport a mirror finish. Nick and I recently took a stab at predicting...
View ArticleHyatt Regency Coral Gables: Bottom Line Review
In January, my wife and I had a one-night layover in Miami on the way to a Small Luxury Hotels stay in the Turks and Caicos islands. Instead of staying in one of the plethora of hotels clustered around...
View ArticleMarriott Amex Cards: Best Ever 155K and 185K Welcome Offers Back Again
American Express has just relaunched massive, limited-time welcome offers for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant and Bonvoy Bevy cards, each one almost doubling the previous version. The Bevy is now giving...
View ArticleWells Fargo One Key+ Credit Card Review (2025)
One Key is the shared rewards program of Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo and it now operates with the OneKeyCash currency, which acts the same as actual cash when booking through any of the three. While...
View ArticleAre changes coming to the 4% US Bank Smartly credit card?
Back in November, US Bank caused a stir with the launch of a new product called the Smartly Visa Signature Card. At its base, it’s simply a 2% cashback card, but magic happens when you have at least...
View ArticleBuy IHG Points for as low as 0.5 cents each
IHG has again returned with a sale that’s giving a 100% bonus when buying their points. That means you can buy IHG Rewards points for 0.5 cents per point (cpp). Unlike the last sale which was labeled...
View ArticleYou can now redeem Bilt points for Lyft rides (but please don’t)
In 2023, Bilt Rewards and Lyft launched a partnership that gave Bilt members the opportunity to earn 2 points per dollar when taking Lyft rides and an additional 3 points when paying for a ride with a...
View ArticleSearching for sweetness with SAS EuroBonus: Round 1
About a week ago, I became a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) EuroBonus Millionaire. Now that I finally have one million SAS miles, I’m starting to dig in to the program with excitement. Form being a rare...
View ArticleBank of America: $300 bonus with new checking account
Bank of America is running a promotion for new consumer checking accounts that offers a $300 bonus with a fairly simple requirement: set up and receive $2,000 in direct deposits within 90 days of...
View ArticleUS Bank Smartly checking account fees no longer waived with credit card
Yesterday, we wrote about the not-so-smart changes that appear to be happening with the US Bank Smartly Visa card, where the bank is evidently trying to stop the bleeding that comes with offering an...
View ArticleCarnival Cruise Line: Get $150 back on $750 with new Amex Offer
There’s a new Amex Offer out that’s good for $150 back when you spend $750 or more at Carnival Cruise Line. This can even be useful for those folks who take advantage of “free” cruises, as it can help...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines: Premium Economy from the US to Singapore for 45K
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is out with its latest list of “Spontaneous Escapes,” which are discounted award redemptions that are only good for travel in the following calendar month (somewhat similar...
View ArticleUse Hilton for Business for better cancellation terms and no deposits
In early-2024, Hilton launched Hilton for Business, which provided an opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses to get additional rewards via employees stays. In addition to both the employee...
View ArticleBest uses for Bilt points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep297 | 3-14-25
Bilt Rewards is a program that became famous for giving you rewards for your rent payments, but these days there are many ways to earn Bilt rewards. In this episode, we’ll pay special attention to how...
View ArticleLeading Hotels of the World Amex Offer: Spend $900 & get $200 back
There’s a new, targeted Leading Hotels of the World Amex Offer out which gives $200 back when spending $900 or more on room rate and room charges. Hotel Amex Offers are frequently only valid...
View ArticleSouthwest loses its identity, Marriott hates sharing, Platinum predictions...
Lately, I’ve been really jazzed up at the “wins” I’ve been stacking up: we have a big trip to Europe coming soon that has come together nicely and we’ve been booking Alaska wards for other trips late...
View ArticleHow to find impossible awards with PointsYeah
Award search tools make it so much faster and easier to find awards that you might have thought would be impossible to book. In this how-to video, we’ll look at PointsYeah’s ability to do a specific...
View Article15K Hawaiian miles with Hilton timeshare offer
We frequently see hotel chains offer incentives for attending timeshare presentations. Usually, those incentives include hotel points and sometimes cash or a gift card. However, I came across an offer...
View ArticlePossible TAP acquisition, false advertising from KLM, a bait-and-switch from...
The internet was busy this week with more talk of potential mergers, and some shady behavior from airlines and hotels alike with a story about false advertising from KLM and bait-and-switch tactics...
View ArticleLast Chance Deals: United Mile Play, Southwest portal promo,...
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon. Half a dozen deals are due to end this week which includes the latest round...
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