Amtrak thruway bus cabotage
I just got back from a long weekend in Galveston, Texas, which had a surprising effect on me. I don’t enjoy reading, let alone writing, trip reports, but I had
I Would Not Write Off Plenti Just Yet
Some people have already written off Plenti, the new American Express loyalty program that has Macy’s, Exxon, and Rite Aid as part of the program partners. That being said, at
Best Use of Hertz Points
Hertz by far has the best rewards program for car rentals. Mostly they are the best program in upgrades for elites and definitely the best program for actually using the points t..
6-9-15 TCB 2.25% on Amex Bus Cards; 31-66%+ Off at JCPenney; 5x/$ at Office Depot (excl. GCs) without an Ink Bold
Top Cash Back has 2.25% on Amex Business Gift Cards.
Today only. Business cards only. Only denominations
Sometimes a One Night Trip is All You Need
Closing down the Magic Kingdom.
We save up for those big family trips: I know I saved up for a year to have enough miles for Camp Mom Asia. But sometimes
You Should Listen To The Deal Mommy On Getting A Convertible Credit Card
I recently came across The Deal Mommy’s post on signing up for a “Convertible Credit Card” and it was an exchange between her and Trevor from Tagging Miles, on how difficult
A Trick to Help Point Breaks Work Better for Families
A Suite at the Crowne Plaza West Hanoi, which I’m using PointBreaks to book.
Who doesn’t love Point Breaks , those last minute discounted rates on IHG Hotels? When the Point
It’s a Car, It’s a Boat, It’s Amphicar! (And You Can Ride One at Disney World)
As travel obsessives lovers, we’re known to do some crazy stuff to get on the latest and greatest: in-flight shower, anyone? However, I’m happy to share that you only have
6-8-15 Portal Bonuses, 21%+ off Groupon, An Office Depot Flash sale that doesn’t suck too bad, Psst, SE Michigan want to buy a TV?
A few decent portal bonuses:
Sears 10% Discover Deals
Sears 6x American Airlines or Alaska Portals
Groupon 6x from American Airlines portal
Kmart 10% Discover Deals or 6x AA
Koh..
Google Photos Takes You Down Memory Lane
It should come as a surprise to no one that I’m not the most organized person when it comes to photos. I have them all backed up and organized by
The New Best Use of Club Carlson Points
Last week Club Carlson completely changed the award prices for many hotels and got rid of the free night benefit from the credit card (RIP). This post is about finding
$20 Back on $100 Deal Mommy Fave One Kings Lane With AMEX (& $15 Invite Credit if You’re New)
One Kings Lane is back to the American Express offers list with $20 back on $100 purchase. OKL is my go-to for travel gifts and funky finds such as vintage
The Power of Shopping Portals
I’ve written about shopping portals a lot, but, as I wrote the Beginners Guide series, I realized I haven’t explicitly written about how much of a game changer Shopping Portals
My Gift Card Churn Data From Raise
Last week, I wanted to post data about the gift card churn rate amongst a handful of brands and look at how quickly a gift card will sell based off
Is IHG Purposely Losing BRG Claims?
Each hotel chain or hotel booking site offers a “Best Rate Guarantee” where they guarantee that they have the best price for their hotel on their own website. But if you
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Hints For Tomorrow’s Password (Repost)
This post is just a copy and paste from the post about Gift Card Denominations making a difference, but we’re experience a technical difficulty where the bottom half of the
Life Lessons from Phineas and Ferb
Every day’s a brand new day, so Carpe Diem!
Sad news: Phineas and Ferb comes to an end June 12. Phineas and Ferb are my favorite Disney characters, like Angus MacGyver,
A personal finance application cycle
Last night I applied for two new credit cards which have nothing to do with miles and points. It was a strictly personal finance application cycle.Citi Double CashWhen the Citi
GiftCard Zen Saves Me On Meeting The Minimum Spend With Discounted Gift Cards
I was targeted for a Citibank Gold AA card, where you spend $1,500 and you receive 40,000 American Airline AAdvantage miles. Then spend $5,000 an additional 10,000 miles will be
Is Cathay Pacific Selectively blocking American Airlines?
I have a few minutes of downtime this evening after my daily search for reselling products, and have been having travel withdrawal of late, so I pulled up my trusty
Man finds glitch in Choice Hotels rewards program, accumulates points, redeems for Applebee’s, gets sued
An interesting story out of Florida:
ST. PETERSBURG — It was the glitch that kept on giving.
That’s how Choice Hotels International, one of the world’s largest hotel chains, port..
Best Hotels for Hyatt Suite Upgrades
I wanted to make this a great post on Hyatt suite upgrades – whether it’s booking a suite with points, using a suite upgrade on a paid stay (or cash & points), or