I often highlight a concept I like to call “imputed redemption values:” the dollar cost of a hotel night (after taxes and fees) that makes it worth redeeming that hotel’s

Barclaycard is the undisputed master in my mind of the marketing technique of “underpromise and overdeliver.” It seems like every month they’re making small, positive changes and..

There have been a couple developments around gift cards percolating around the travel hacking community for the last week or so. Here’s a quick roundup, so readers can use this p..

I periodically write about AAA Visa gift cards: they’re cheap (or free); they’re PIN-enabled and thus easily liquidated; and they’re available in many, though not all, parts of t..

Travel hacking means never paying full price, whether it’s for flights, hotels, rental cars, or any of the other travel expenses we develop techniques to minimize, evade or compl..

I haven’t written much about American Express for Target cards since they’ve been thoroughly treated elsewhere in the blogosphere. I do, however, love them.In general, each card ..

I try to be as transparent as possible about my own mile and point redemptions because I’m absolutely atypical compared to most travel hackers: I don’t have a family so

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If you’re like me you couldn’t resist playing with Google Wallet. If you’re also like me, your Google Wallet account was shut down.  Unfortunately there are no clearly defined li..