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How to find the Hilton flexible date calendar
Booking aspirational Hilton properties can often be a very good use for Hilton Honors points and free night certificates (FNC). However, a consistently-noted problem is that it can be very difficult to...
View ArticlePodcast: Tips for Better Family Travel | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep267 |...
We get asked a lot about how to travel as a family…or how to make family travel better. In today’s episode of Frequent Miler on the Air, we’ll answer the call and share our (…ok Nick’s) tips for family...
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Amex Platinum Complete Guide
Amex Platinum cards come loaded with high end perks: Hundreds of dollars per year in various credit reimbursements, access to multiple types of airport lounges, hotel and car elite status, and much...
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An education in finding and booking Emirates first class awards, creating a...
Pop quiz – do you really understand all the different transferable points out there? And speaking of transferable points, with Capital One’s transfer bonus to Qantas this month, are you sure you know...
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Spirit Ridge Resort in Osoyoos, Canada: Bottom Line Review (Hyatt Unbound...
Before starting the long drive up to Alaska back in May, my wife and I spent nearly a week at Spirit Ridge Resort in Osoyoos, Canada. This property had been on my radar for several years, so I was...
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Microsoft pummels Delta, United status match fraud and new Capital One cards...
Delta gets tag-teamed by Microsoft and Crowdstrike, Capital One may finally be shaking up its card portfolio and reports of widespread United elite status fraud. All that and more in this week’s...
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Last Chance Deals: Chase to Marriott transfer bonus, college football on...
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. There are 13 deals ending this week. Among the most significant are three...
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More easy rewards: Staples fee-free $200 Mastercard gift cards (now live)
Staples is once again be offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee from through Saturday, 8/17/24. Note that the new limit of eight per customer per day is listed, but some may be able...
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Loyalty programs changing fortunes (August 2024)
To many, it seems like loyalty programs are always devaluing. Point prices go up. The ability to book valuable awards goes down. Sometimes the ability to earn lots of points goes down. But good things...
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U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve Credit Card Review (2024)
The U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve card is a powerful tool to keep in your virtual wallet thanks to increased earnings on mobile wallet spend. It is also a solid travel card that can be handy to keep...
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Best credit card offers with low spend requirements
The best way to earn points & miles quickly is through credit card welcome offers. If you meet the minimum spend requirements and pay your bill in full each and every month, then you can get far...
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Southwest Chase Offer: up to 10% back on flights (targeted)
There is another round of targeted Chase Offers out for Southwest Airlines. The one that I’ve seen offers up to 10% off, with a maximum cash back of $40. However, these Southwest offers usually feature...
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Choice Privileges / Bluegreen Vacations Timeshare Offer: 3 nights and 40k...
Choice Privileges and Bluegreen Vacations have released yet another timeshare presentation offer that gets you a three-night stay and 40,000 Choice points for $199. The points alone are worth more than...
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Amex Blue Business Plus: 50K bonus after $5k spend (targeted)
Last week, we wrote about a targeted offer available for the Blue Business Plus (BBP) card without Amex’s lifetime language (an “NLL” offer). Those folks that that were targeted could earn 50,000...
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Comparing the new Synchrony Virgin Mastercard vs the old BOA Virgin Mastercard
In May, Virgin Red and Bank of America announced that Virgin would be moving away from BOA and releasing a new co-branded credit card with a new issuer later in 2024. Perhaps surprisingly, that new...
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The earn and burn fallacy. Shall we give hoarding and cherry picking a try...
“Don’t save your money. Spend it as fast as you can.” Can you imagine anyone giving that advice? And, if they did, would you listen to them? No way. What if the types of things you would blow your...
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JetBlue: Earn 3x points on Vrbo bookings when booking via Paisly
If you need to make a vacation rental booking through Vrbo in the next couple of weeks, you’ll have the opportunity to earn 3x JetBlue TrueBlue points when doing that. There are other options for...
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VanillaGift: Save 100% on Vanilla Visa gift card purchase fees with promo...
VanillaGift is back with another promotion offering waived purchase fees when buying Vanilla Visa gift cards, this time when using promo code VGBTS24. The Deal Save 100% on purchase fees when buying...
View ArticlePodcast: Chris Hutchins’ favorite life hacks | Coffee Break Ep22 | 8-13-24
Chris Hutchins is the host of a podcast called “All the Hacks” where he talks about not just travel hacks, but life hacks as well. In today’s episode, he shares some of his favorite life hacks with us....
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LifeMiles has increased some award costs, reduced others (45k business class...
Bad news hit this morning when One Mile At A Time shared that LifeMiles has devalued award pricing between the US and much of Europe and North Asia. That’s disappointing, but there’s a silver lining if...
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