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Hilton Amex Cards: Welcome Offers with No Lifetime Language
Doctor of Credit (DOC) has shared new links for the American Express Hilton Honors and Hilton Honors Surpass credit cards that don’t have Amex’s standard “once in a lifetime” language. Because of this,...
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Everybody loves a one-size-fits-all answer, but today we’re discussing which cards are best for which kinds of purchases: grocery, dining, gas, travel, Costco… Sure you can just keep one card in your...
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How to pay taxes via credit card, 2024 edition
You might not like paying taxes, but when you pay taxes via credit card can be quite rewarding. The key is to earn credit card rewards that more than offset tax payment fees. For example, if you’ve...
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10% back on Star Alliance awards, preparing for the unknown, and more [Week...
What would you do to prepare for a trip if you had no idea where you were going to be going or what you’d be doing? That was a question that Greg and I addressed in separate posts this week. In other...
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$500 Southwest Gift Cards for $429.99 at Costco.com (14% Off)
Costco.com is again offering $500 Southwest Airlines gift cards for $429.99 for the next few days. This is $20 per card better than the regular discount that we see through Costco, so could be a good...
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Earn 2.5x American Airlines per dollar at GiftCards.com
The American Airlines AAdvantage shopping portal is currently featuring an increased payout of 2.5 miles and loyalty points per dollar spent. While that’s less generous than the 3x offer we used to see...
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Southwest is finally on Google Flights, a favorite sweet spot devalues and...
ANA premium awards via Virgin Atlantic devalue again, Southwest pricing is now finally displaying on Google Flights and a list of the world’s most turbulent flight routes. All that and more in this...
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Last Chance Deals: 4 transfer bonuses, Southwest gift card deal, Alaska...
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. It’s yet another busy week for soon-to-be-expiring deals, with 22 offers...
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More Easy Rewards: Fee-free Visa Gift Cards at Staples
Update 5/26/24: Reminder that this is live today. On the heels of this week’s fee-free Mastercard gift cards, Staples will again be offering fee-free fixed-value $200 Visa Gift Cards from May 26, 2024...
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Chase Sapphire Reserve vs Sapphire Preferred: Which is Right for You?
If you want the ability to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to hotel and airline partners, you’ll need either the Sapphire Reserve card or the Sapphire Preferred. Both the cards are currently...
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Avianca LifeMiles offers free family pooling for elite members
Avianca LifeMiles apparently began offering family pooling a couple of months ago. That’s a piece of news we had missed until the announcement of last week’s LifeMiles credit cards, which include...
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Slightly increased payouts on Apple purchases via airline portals
Apple rarely discounts their products and airline shopping portals typically offer low payouts like 1 mile per dollar spent. We’re seeing increased rates today for Apple from numerous airline shopping...
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Our experience using the Fontainebleau Gold $150 dining credit (and quick...
I’ve spent the past several days in Las Vegas taking advantage of the status matching shenanigans that I wrote about here. Everything has gone as smoothly as expected thus far. On our first night, we...
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Earn elite status: AA vs Delta vs United
In this post I’ve compared the requirements for earning elite status among the big three: AA, Delta, and United. In recent years, all three have simplified their programs to make it possible to earn...
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Marriott Homes & Villas: Save 10% on select US home rentals (book by 6/2/24...
Marriott Homes & Villas runs promotions far more frequently than Marriott Bonvoy does for hotels, with a new offer giving 10% off. There’s a few restrictions with this latest promo though based on...
View ArticlePodcast: World of Hyatt’s decline by a thousand cuts | Coffee Break Ep12 |...
You know we’re fans of Hyatt…but some of their recent behavior has been downright painful! That’s what we’ll discuss in today’s Coffee Break episode. Watch the full episode below, or listen on your...
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The Historic Davenport In Spokane, WA: Bottom Line Review (Marriott Autograph...
My wife and I spent a month in Washington state recently, with the first 10 days of that time in Spokane. We spent all 10 days at The Historic Davenport in downtown Spokane and this ended up being a...
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Targeted Amex Business Checking bonuses up to 70,000 Membership Rewards
American Express has been running offers for the last couple of years giving bonus Membership Rewards when opening a Business Checking account. They have new offers giving up to 70,000 points which I...
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How to transfer Avios between British Airways, Qatar, Iberia, Aer Lingus and...
British Airways, Qatar, Aer Lingus, Iberia, Finnair, and Vueling (a low cost carrier) share a common rewards currency: Avios. Strangely, despite sharing a currency, each program has its own loyalty...
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Kroger: Save $8 when buying 2x $100 Visa or Mastercard gift cards
Kroger and its affiliate stores (such as Ralphs, King Sooper, Fry’s and more) have a digital coupon at the moment giving $8 off when buying two $100 Visa or Mastercard gift cards. The Deal Buy two $100...
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