Hyatt is burying Small Luxury Hotels, so keep an eye out for good values
Over at Running with Miles, Charlie Barkowski has been doing yeoman’s work tracking the “Small Luxury Hotels” eligible for Hyatt Category 1-4 free night certificates, meaning pro..
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I think it’s something you should try at least once. And since you can use stuff like City National Bank or Citi Thank You points, the cruise can be
I can’t stop thinking about Disney Cruise Line…
If you know me or read this blog or listen to any of my podcasts regularly, you know that when I get into something I really get into it. While my
Six things to know about Japan before you go (you should go!)
It’s always exciting visiting a new country. Cliche, I know, but I really appreciate getting even a tourist’s look at how different cultures operate. While we did visit nine years
Episode 17: Chase Closed All My Accounts, Help!
Update (3/15): We update the story in this podcast about a Chase Shutdown in Episode 19. Including how the listener was able to convince Chase to reopen her personal CC
Episode 102 – Best credit cards by category, planning Asia trips, and more with Shawn Coomer
Episode Description
Shawn Coomer from Miles to Memories drops by to play a little game: best no, low, and high annual fee credit cards for a “normal” user. We often get
DisneySea in eight pictures
When we decided to visit Japan for our ten year anniversary, my wife and I made a compromise. We decided to go to Hokkaido for the majority of our trip
Four use cases for Hilton credit card spend
Lately I’ve been mulling a series of posts by Nick Reyes over at Frequent Miler about the relative value of earning Hilton Honors points directly through credit card spend, versus
Episode 16: “Should I Ever Buy Airline Miles? Ebates Now Partnering with American Express, $750 Wells Fargo Business Credit Card Offer & More”
We’re back with a Jam Packed show this week. New Ebates/MR partnership, Negative changes from AA/Amex, and A new reader question. 0:40 Ebates Membership Rewards partnership (lin..
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Using miles and points for a last minute Disney World trip – Miles To The Magic
Comment on How to book Disney vacations through Citi cruises and tours department by Rachel Berkey
I called twice this past week to redeem my Thank You Points and wasn’t given the prompts to use an automated system to talk to a Cruises and Tours agent,
Comment on Big Cash Discounts on Disney World Resorts with Agency Exclusive Offers by How to use Happy cards for Disney gift card discounts – Guide – Miles to the Magic
Cash Discounts on Disney World Resorts
Organizing my credit cards (Tidying Up)
So I wrote a few weeks ago that I planned to tidy up my travel hacking stuff – I didn’t forget! I resolved to tackle one area at a time,
What To Do When Your Passport (and credit cards) Are Stolen Traveling
After 7 years of travel, Drew and I finally had a crash course in what to do when your passport’s stolen in the middle of a trip. It’s inconvenient, jarring,
Comment on How to use Happy cards for Disney gift card discounts – Guide by Using miles and points for a last minute Disney World trip – Miles to the Magic
for awhile. Every time Happy Cards were discounted I bought Disney gift cards at a discount using the methods outlined here. I also jumped on some BJ’s deals when
Using miles and points for a last minute Disney World trip
So last month I ended up planning a last minute Disney World trip with my son which you can hear about on the Disney Deciphered podcast here and here. The
Our Anniversary Trip – where we decided to go and lessons learned
We received a lot of amazing recommendations for where to celebrate our 10 year anniversary, but in the end, we didn’t take any of them. Currently, we’re celebrating our 10
United Miles Award Maps
This may not be as interesting as the Flying Blue Award Maps or the Alaska Miles Award Maps, where maps are better visual displays than Award Charts…
But it’s a visual display
Quick Hits: Close in first class award space on Japan Airlines
I so rarely get to search award space these days that when I do it’s a treat. I’ve been monitor Japan Airlines first class space and thought I’d share what
Episode 101 – Croatia, Copenhagen, and in-flight connectivity with Seth Miller
Episode Description
Seth Miller from Dots, Lines, and Destinations and lots of other cool places joins the podcast to discuss Zagreb, Sarajevo, Copenhagen, his experience on WOW..
Episode 15: Juicy Award Search Tool, Revived Ultra-premium Card, Avoiding Close-in Booking Fees and more
On this week’s show we discuss: 0:35 Juicy Miles Award Search Tool (link) Performs award searches across bank point and frequent flyer programs Some glitches, but tons of potenti..
Comment on How to book Disney vacations through Citi cruises and tours department by Joe Cheung
That sucks. I think this might have to do with the fact that Connexions (the company that runs cruises and tours) shut one of the call centers down. I’ve found
Quick Hits: A positive change to Disney World rider switch implementation?
Mark this one under developing (since I don’t know if it’s a temporary or permanent change), but a friend of mine just tipped me off that Walt Disney World might