10 Places to Visit in Indonesia (That Aren’t Bali)
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The Most Beautiful Flower Fields to Visit in the U.S.
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The Beautiful French Village Of Saint-Emilion
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Terraced fields, ethnic culture make northern Vietnam village irresistible
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Maximize just 4 U points by pulling forward redemptions across regions
A couple weeks ago I wrote about my first experiences redeeming Safeway’s just 4 U rewards points and described how by triggering more than one reward with the same purchase,
The Manifesto Episode 20: With Charlie Barkowski from Running With Miles
Last year year we launched a podcast network, adding the Manifesto hosted by Gideon the Free-quent Flyer to the Patreon Feed. In this episode…
How (I think) the just 4 U double dip works
While I do my fair share of manufactured spend at Safeway, until this week I’d never actually redeemed any of their “just 4 U” loyalty points. Instead, I’ve been taking
Episode 51: All This Amex Stuff (Credits and More)
Robert: Amex has been ratcheting up the complexity on their offers and benefits. Partially due to covid, wanting to retain customers, and wanting to…
Low Category IHG Redemption – Staybridge Suites Palm Springs
In a normal year, I’d tell you about some great low category hotel redemptions around the world. But in the year of Covid, I have been checking out things near my base of Southe..
One reason to potentially defer your Covid-19 vaccine
If you want to be vaccinated against Covid-19, should you get it as soon as possible? For many, including me, the answer is yes. But there is one travel-related reason you migh..
Disappointed by Alaska Airlines IT, satisfied by their customer service
I wrote a few weeks back about the maze of rules relating to the elimination of change fees by most US carriers. My basic conclusion was that eliminating fees is
What I learned in a week messing around with MGM's fake online slots
On last week’s episode of the Manifesto, I spoke with Justin Vacula of the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast about a suite of browser and mobile apps you can use to
Around Copenhagen on Vintage Bikes
I’ve been to Denmark plenty of times, but I rarely spend more than a day in Copenhagen because, if you know me, I don’t like big cities. Laura says it’s
When free changes make it worthwhile to hunt for lower fares
If you’ve been following the airline industry at all for the last 6 months, you know that lots of US airlines have made their COVID-19 change and cancellation fee waiver
Extend Old Cathay Pacific Asia Miles during Covid
TL;DR: Transfer 3000 miles from 2 different partners; miles will be extended after 36 hours.
I had a sizable amount of Asia Miles expire Jan 31, 2021, I just extended them and now..
Some good discounts on flexible rates at Delaware North properties
For those unfamiliar, Delaware North is a concessionaire that operates hotels, restaurants, and campsites at many parks and forests in the United States. They don’t offer their o..
Things to Keep in Mind About Airline Travel Bank Credits
Editor’s Note: The following Post is Guest written by Matt from Miles Earn and Burn. Special thanks to Matt for putting this resource together….
Episode 48: Booking Travel in 2021
We’re back today with a show we’ve talked about recording for some time now. The topic of booking travel in 2021 is a unique…
What the Times got right and wrong about travel hacking
The New York Times Magazine had an article in yesterday’s paper issue (although, confusingly, it’s been available online since last week) about travel hacking. I spoke to the aut..
Quick hits: rollovers (hitting); awards (waiting); Chase targeted offers (missed me so far)
There are quite a few current and expired offers floating around right now that I want to put in one place to make it easy for readers (and me) to
A tale of two Hyatts Place
Last week I took a road trip to neighboring Delaware to check out some of the beach communities we missed on our trip to Exmore in August. It was a
Ep. 150 – Festivus the Fifth
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It’s a Festivus for the rest of us! We gather around the aluminum pole one last time and discuss our airing of grievances (it’s 2020, there were a lot),
50k MR or $500 Retention Offer on NEW Amex Platinum, No Spend Required
This is the most generous retention offer I’ve ever encountered.
Today I called Amex to see if there was any retention offer on my Aspire card, since I barely used the benefits ..