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Almost stuck in China (Greg’s Million Mile Madness trip journal)
Last night, in an airport in China, I followed signs for international transfers in order to go onward to Vietnam. Unfortunately, my Vietnam visa was wrong and I was initially told that I simply...
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Easy $325 Bonus with a new Wells Fargo Checking Account
Wells Fargo has re-launched a decent promotion for new checking account customers. This offer is available in-branch and online and gives a $325 bonus when opening a new Everyday Checking account and...
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A last minute change, visa craziness & more (Stephen’s Million Mile Madness...
It’s been an action-packed-yet-relaxing past 24 hours thanks to a last minute booking I made which I’m hoping doesn’t push me down in the affordability rankings. What is Million Mile Madness? The...
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More Easy Rewards: Fee-free Visa Gift Cards at Staples (extended)
Staples is currently offering fee-free fixed $200 Visa Gift Cards this week but it’s not stopping the Sunday like usual. There will be another, consecutive, Visa gift card sale that will run from...
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Easy $300 checking bonus with Capital One 360
Capital One 360 is currently offering a $300 bonus when you open a new checking account and receive two direct deposits of $500 or more within 75 days of account opening. That’s quite an easy bonus to...
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Earn up to 5x SkyMiles when buying Delta gift cards
Delta has launched a new deal on its gift cards the which, by itself, isn’t particularly exciting. However, it could become much more interesting if a Delta gift card Amex Offer launches in the next...
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Marriott Cardholders save 10% on Homes & Villas stays
Marriott Homes & Villas is out with another promotion, this time giving cardholders 10% off when staying two or more nights, up to a maximum discount of $500 per stay. Like most Homes and Villas...
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Multiple Hyatt promotions for vacation rentals and international stays
Hyatt has announced four different promotions on lodging through the end of this year and into the next: up to 25% off properties in Europe, Asia and Middle East; up to 20% off properties in Asia; 20%...
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Bubble tea and Din Tai Fung with a local: My day in Taipei (Nick’s Million...
I was really looking forward to Day 7 of Million Mile Madness because it was going to give me a chance to see a friend from Taipei who I haven’t seen face-to-face in more than six years. And not only...
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American Airlines award chart sweet spots you might be ignoring
During our Million Mile Madness challenge, it probably isn’t a surprise that Greg, Stephen, and I have all filled in some gaps in our travels by using our miles to buy award tickets. Given the large...
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A delayed flight, a fascinating boarding pass & more (Stephen’s Million Mile...
A delayed flight made a fairly tight connection even tighter. Thankfully it all worked out. Plus my boarding pass seemed to create endless fascination with security agents in China. What is Million...
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3 more makes 15! Hello 1 million miles (Greg’s Million Mile Madness trip...
Today I flew three more qualifying carriers for a grand total of 15 which, not coincidentally, is the number of SkyTeam airlines required to earn 1 million SAS miles! I wish I could say that I planned...
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Chase United Airlines Cards: Increased offers of up to 90K miles
There are improved welcome offers available on the Chase United Airlines Gateway, Explorer Quest and Club Infinite cards. The Club Infinite has the biggest offer with 90,000 miles earned after $5,000...
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5% – 15% back at OfficeMax / Office Depot with Chase Offer
There’s another Chase Offer out that’s good for 5%, 10%or 15% back at Office Max or Office Depot up to $8, $10, $11 or $18 back depending on your offer. Chase Offers are targeted, but it’s worth...
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(Not working again) Are Amex Membership Rewards transfers to Hawaiian...
Update 11/15/24: Here we go again. There have been numerous reports of transfers from Amex Membership Rewards to HawaiianMiles having more issues. Like last time, transfers to Hawaiian will go through,...
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$500 Southwest Gift Cards for $429.99 at Costco.com
Costco.com is still 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...
View ArticleEasy path to Delta Elite status in 2024 | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep281 |...
United recently announced an increase in elite requirements for 2025. Will Delta follow suit? Luckily, for this year, there’s still time… Main Event: Easy path to Delta Elite status in 2024 Mailbag...
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BOA Alaska Airlines Visa now offering up to 75,000 miles after $3K in purchases
The Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card is now available with an increased welcome offer of 70,000 miles after $3,000 in purchases in the first 3 months. You’ll get an additional 5,000 miles if you use...
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Air Asia FastPass for the win and a great Doubletree club lounge (Nick’s...
Day 8 of our Million Mile Madness challenge put me in a long economy class flight on a low-cost carrier — and overall, it was great! I paid $19 for an add-on that was very worthwhile and saved me a...
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Wyndham tanking its Caesars match, forgotten AA sweet spots and Million Mile...
Million Mile Madness is on like Donkey Kong with the fellas traipsing around the world for SAS million mile gold. They’ve been blurry-eyed, running madly around airports trying to catch their flights...
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