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CategoryDo this now: register for IHG fall promotion
Between September 1 and December 31, 2015, IHG is awarding a range of points for completing a targeted set of offers. Here are the offers I was targeted for:
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Manufacture spend furiously
Yesterday Miles Per Day reported that US Bank Visa Buxx cards, which have been closed to new applicants for many months but have continued to work in the interim for existing
Travel hacking when you've got plenty of money
Before I learned the first thing about travel hacking, I still traveled, and I was still broke. So for me, travel hacking straightforwardly allowed me to take the trips I
Is cash really king for domestic economy travel?
I love cash back. I earn a lot of cash back. Cash back can be used for all sorts of purposes that other currencies are ill-suited for. Things like food
Booking Iberia award tickets for fun and profit
Before I get started today, it would be irresponsible of me not to state that your Avios are fine. You see, the last time I wrote about Iberia, the travel hacking
Personal finance digression: putting Mango in "time out"
I periodically write about high-interest accounts which I think are obvious choices for people with basically unlimited access to cash. In June I wrote that Mango prepaid cards h..
Do this now: register for end-of-year Hilton and Marriott 2015 promotions
Registration has opened for what I assume are the final global promotions of 2015 for Hilton HHonors and Marriott Rewards.Hilton HHonors Triple your TripBetween September 1 and D..
Weekend Roundup Roundup for August 23, 2015
A lot of bloggers write weekend roundups of their own posts or posts from other bloggers they found interesting or helpful that week.So many, in fact, that it can be
How to get started travel hacking (hint: don't apply for any credit cards!)
A lot of people seem to treat my site as a space for “advanced” travel hackers, but I’ve never felt that way myself; in fact, I don’t think of myself
Amex Gift Cards Terms Change, what to do?
I was reading in the Forum Level 2 this morning that the terms changed on Amex Gift Cards. We have a rule where we don’t talk about what goes on
Using Mint to track travel hacking expenses and returns
The single most important thing you can do to succeed in travel hacking is stay organized. That’s true of every single aspect of the game:If you’re booking your hotel stays
Loyalty is an expensive, annoying trap
I shared on Monday that over the weekend I was the proud recipient of $1,300 in Delta voluntary denied boarding compensation, and reflected on some of the possible consequences for
How do you react to a shock to your travel budget? How should you?
Yesterday my scheduled flight out from my ancestral homeland was overbooked — very overbooked. They asked for 6 volunteers, and ended up taking 5 of them, each of whom received
New Staples Visa gift cards got you down? Try these two weird old tricks
I like buying Visa gift cards from Staples. I buy a lot of Visa gift cards from Staples. But the new Staples Visa gift card design has been causing me
Money talks, bullshit walks
I’m going on a mini rant here, based on a comment from Travel Blogger Buzz that I just read, here it is:
My blog has not seen a single phucking penny
Quick hit: my annual fees and retention offers
I wrote yesterday that I don’t chase signup bonuses as one of my principle methods of earning miles and points. But I also consider recurring annual benefits to be worth
Reminder: you can still sign up for Nationwide Visa Buxx cards
I earn only a small fraction of my miles and points chasing signup bonuses. There are people who get all the miles they need through signing up for new credit
Deciding on Cruise Destinations
I thought to share more of a ‘how to fish’ post here, perhaps it will spark some ideas, and hopefully you can help me refine my process.
I just received a
I still don't understand the appeal of revenue-based rewards programs
Invariably when I write about Ultimate Rewards transfer partners, commenters chime in that I’ve left out Southwest. And this is invariably true: Southwest doesn’t serve my local ..
The only way I know how to value miles and points
Yesterday I saw Trevor at Tagging Miles musing about how he values his miles and points, but in listing the different methods he’s seen people use, he doesn’t mention the
Cheapest Miles To Australia & Oceania
This is a pretty straight forwards continuation of my “Cheapest Miles To…” series, where I make charts for the cheapest miles to get to a region. All the prices are from North Am..
Exploring the Virgin Australia award chart
Yesterday MileValue wrote about the partnership between Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines, which allows points to be transferred between the two programs at a 1.35:1 ratio ..
The 20-cents-per-mile breakeven point for Delta and United mileage earning is still wrong
Regular readers know the sacred cows that get repeated daily by affiliate bloggers, which drive me bonkers whenever I accidentally glance at one:”The Chase Sapphire Preferred is ..