Earn 1,000 bonus Hilton Honors points on AutoCamp stays through 8/12/24
Yesterday Hilton announced that AutoCamp properties were now bookable through Hilton for both cash and points stays. To celebrate that launch, they’re also offering 1,000 bonus points per AutoCamp stay...
View ArticleBuy Hilton Points For 0.5 Cents Each
Hilton has returned with a new sale that’s giving members a 100% bonus when buying Hilton Honors points through May 14, 2024. That means you can buy Hilton Honors points for 0.5cpp with this sale....
View ArticleSouthwest Personal Cards: Limited-time 85,000 Point Offers
All three of the consumer Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards credit cards are now offering increased welcome offers of 85,000 Rapid Rewards points after making $3K in purchases within the first 3 months....
View ArticleFirst class for 15K and a mad dash to my flight (Greg’s Flying by the Seat of...
One of the few remaining great uses of Turkish miles is to fly United within the United States for only 10,000 points one-way in economy or 15,000 points one-way in business class (domestic first...
View ArticleOn the way to LA-LA Land (Tim’s Flying by the Seat of our Points Journal)
The wait’s over and the first destination of the challenge has been revealed by our esteemed panel of accomplished judges: and we’re going to…LA. Specifically a hotel near LAX that will be mentioned...
View ArticleUpgraded: Flying up front cross-country for 13K (Nick’s Flying by the Seat of...
While Greg is en route to the west coast and Tim is concocting some surprise journey (is he taking Amtrak??), the next stop on my trip will not be a flat-bed seat, but rather my own bed. That’s right,...
View ArticleHow to follow our challenges on Instagram!
Just last night we launched our 2024 annual challenge, “Flying by the Seat of our Points”, a travel challenge all about last-minute travel booking! Our readers have come to love following along on...
View ArticleOffice Depot/OfficeMax: Buy $300+ Mastercard Gift Cards, Save $15
Office Depot and OfficeMax stores have returned with its profitable gift card deal on Mastercard gift cards from 6/2/24 – 6/8/24. The Deal Buy $300+ Mastercard gift cards at Office Depot/OfficeMax...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines shopping portal promo: Spend $200 & earn 500 bonus miles
All the main airline shopping portals run some kind of promotion each month offering bonus miles. The Alaska Airlines portal is the first to have one this month, although it’s not a particularly...
View ArticleKroger: Earn 4x Fuel Points On 3rd Party Gift Cards; Fixed-Value Visa &...
Kroger has returned with more digital coupons offering 4x fuel points on third party gift cards and fixed-value Visa and Mastercard gift cards. This is valid for online gift card purchases as well,...
View ArticleFirst Class for One and a California Food Tour (Tim’s Flying by the Seat of...
And we’re off! It’s the first full day of Flying by the Seat of our Points travel and I have a busy one on tap: first class for one to Santa Barbara, followed by a road trip down the California Coast...
View ArticleJudging Stage 1 of the Flying by the Seat of our Points Challenge…
Stephen and I have been working hard on this year’s annual challenge for the last months…while Greg, Nick, and Tim have been staying intentionally in the dark. Why? Because this year the theme is...
View ArticleNew Amex Business Platinum 200K referral offer is here & we need your links
There’s a new 200k referral offer available for the American Express Business Platinum card. This targeted offer gives 200,000 Membership Rewards points on $20,000 spend in the first 3 months and is...
View ArticleFlying Blue Promo Rewards for June – Boston, D.C., Houston, New York, Phoenix...
Air France and KLM released a new batch of Flying Blue Promo Rewards this past week. There’s a larger selection of eligible US cities this month, with half a dozen featuring discounted awards to/from...
View ArticleSauntering in style to Croatia (Greg’s Flying by the Seat of our Points Journal)
If I do say so myself (and, I do), all three challenge contestants did a fantastic job getting to LAX in style and on time! In the latest journal entry, I recap my trip so far, discuss my stage two...
View ArticleChase Freedom Flex Credit Card Review (2024)
The Chase Freedom Flex is an excellent fee-free card that can rack up rewards quickly with its 3X and 5X spending categories. Even though it is advertised as a cash back card it actually earns valuable...
View ArticleThe Phantom Menace (Tim’s Flying by the Seat of our Points Journal)
A great day of beach-walking and food-munching was followed by a reunion with Nick and Greg in Los Angeles. It put me in just the right mood for an Aeroplan beatdown. Our 2024 team challenge Flying by...
View ArticleA quick LA turnaround turns into a lot of striking out (Nick’s Flying by the...
Stephen and Carrie shared that my international divergence destination is Morocco! I had to scramble to get out of LA as quickly as I could — and unfortunately, I haven’t had much luck in figuring out...
View ArticleAmex Airline Fee Reimbursements. What still works?
Several American Express cards offer annual airline fee reimbursements. These reimbursements can go a long way towards easing the sting of the high annual fees charged by personal Amex Platinum and...
View ArticleChase Sapphire Preferred and Reserve: Increased 75K offers available (last week)
Update 6/6/24: We’ve now received word that these online 75K offers for the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve will be ending soon on 6/13/24 at 1pm Eastern. ~~~ Last week, we posted about...
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