Annual Twitter recommendations
At a reader’s request, last year I wrote up a list of Twitter feeds that I follow, and consider essential to keeping my miles and points game in top form. Since
Stopover Course: 6 Stopover Posts To Go From Beginner To Pro
One reason miles are so much cooler than paying cash is stopovers. Plus, there’s the added benefit of not paying money.
But seriously, a cash ticket raises the price when you
Do this now: activate third-quarter bonus categories
Is everybody else as excited as I am about the beginning of the third quarter, just a few short days away? Here are the cash back bonus categories and activation
One weird old trick to get American Express business gift card orders approved
Until today, I had never had an American Express business gift card order approved. In the good old days, this wasn’t a big deal: business and consumer gift cards both
Why I won't chase Hyatt Diamond status
The travel hacking blogosphere seems to be in a tizzy lately over the return earlier this month of the Hyatt Diamond status challenge. The challenge awards Diamond elite status a..
[9 Ways] How To Travel For Free
People have two huge misconceptions of completely free travel. 1) Free travel means camping, hitchhiking, couchsurfing, and living like a homeless hippy. 2) The only way to earn ..
Mountain Collective 2015/16 – 1 Extra Day Pass Nearly Sold Out
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Right now the Mountain Collective Pass for 2015-2016 is offering two days at each of the included resorts plus an ..
Last Call! Sears 40% Cashback via Discover Deals ends 6/21
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Currently Discover Deals is offering 10% cashback on purchases at Sears.com. The terms & conditions explicitly all..
Video Interview with Frequent Miler: Talking about the deal of the year
“In this hobby we say maybe 3 or 4 exciting or big new promotions a year, to me, that are actually worth getting excited about and I actually think this is
How To Get Non-Points Hotels For Free
Too many hours of my life have been spent trying to find the free angle of a hotel in a city that doesn’t have points hotels. This post is the result
St Regis Maldives Opening in 2016
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Starwood have just announced that they are going to be opening a St Regis in the Maldives – St Regis Vommuli Resor..
Galveston, TX, is a weird place to take a vacation
Last weekend my partner and I took a 3-night vacation to Galveston, Texas, to visit some friends of hers who decided, for reasons I cannot begin to fathom, to spend a
Planning A Trip: Deciding Where To Travel To?
I realize it might strike some as ironic that I’m giving tips on planning a trip. Obviously being full time travelers we get around, but you might also know that I often book
Chase Sapphire Preferred is terrible, get Slate instead
I’m going to do my readers a favor and assume that by the time they’ve graduated to blogs like mine from the training-wheels affiliate bloggers, they’re perfectly aware of my
Episode 10 (6/15/15) – News of the World
That’s how it’s pronounced, right?
Episode Description
Wherein we discuss NEWS OF THE WORLD. OK, we catch up on some credit card news including Chase churner crackdowns, AMEX upd..
My Version Of Not Traveling: Hacking Austin, TX
In April Carrie and I did the unthinkable and put full time travel on pause and we stayed in one place for an entire month. A whole month without taking a
Personal finance digression: some high-interest savings accounts may not be long for this world
I’ve long been a shameless advocate of high-interest savings accounts. By replacing low-yield bonds at a one-to-one ratio in your portfolio with FDIC-insured savings accounts yie..
9 Amazing Stopover Tickets (with 7 different airline miles)
Tons of mileage programs allow stopovers, which is the ability to add extra stops to your ticket for no extra mileage cost. Plus, stopovers can be as long as you
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
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..
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
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