Quick Roundup of Holiday Shopping Portal Bonuses
My friends, we are entering a wonderful time of year. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, leaves are turning a variety of colors, the weather is becoming a bit brisk,
Guide: American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts
An introduction to luxury hotel booking portals
American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts (Platinum & Centurion)
Posts coming soon:
American Express Hotel Collection (Gold)
Virtuos..
Conclusion: Last Minute Singapore F1 Weekend aka Our New Craziest Trip
Introduction: A Last Minute Singapore F1 Weekend
Review: British Airways Terraces Lounge – Boston Logan Airport
Review: Cathay Pacific Boston to Hong Kong – Business Class – 777..
Barclay’s UPromise Credit Card Is Finally Useful
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how using the Barclay’s UPromise credit card wasn’t clear on what and when I made extra UPromise portal pay out using their cobranded credit
Free NYTimes subscription with IFTTT alerts
The New York Times and IFTTT have teamed up to bring the latest updates on _____ straight to your _____.
And to sweeten the deal, they’re offering a free 8-week digital subscrip..
The 787 is really King for the post-flight Passenger Experience #PaxEx
Photo via Boeing
I just returned from a pretty awesome trip to Australia with my wife. I’ll be putting together a trip report, but if you don’t want to wait, you
#TravelCon2 Thoughts
TravelCon2 is just wrapped up in Vegas, with the die hards meeting up for a final brunch. I had a great time, but realized I’m turning into a bit of
I just joined AARP (and NO, I’m not 50). You should too.
Image via (who else) geezerguff.com
I gotta admit that I didn’t think I’d look forward to joining AARP, but a quick review of the benefits shows that the $16/year is money
Review of the Points Hotels of Egypt
As I explained, we spent 47 Days of Hotels in Egypt for $0. See, the points hotels in Egypt are mostly category 1 and 2 hotels.
This means that the Hilton we stayed at
Credit cards that don’t exist (but should)
I’ve written a lot about credit cards over the years and covered everything from the Chase Sapphire Preferred and the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite MasterCard to the Pulaski Bank..
My Hack to Find Discount Jamberry (From $2/Sheet)
If you’re a dude, feel free to skip this post. Better yet, read on for a great Christmas stocking stuffer idea. I’m not a girly girl by any stretch but
Enhanced cashback via Ebates mobile app
Shopping Portals are a big difference maker in reselling, earning more miles, or getting cashback for purchases you were going to make anyway. I wrote a few months ago, that
11-6-2015 Official Star Trek Credit cards (3x at StarTrek.com!); Plus a $0 annual fee 2% card you’ve probably never heard of…
Folks, Big Habitat is pleased to once again be at the forefront of breaking credit card news.. this time for the amazing official Star Trek credit cards from our friends
Twitter Party, All about BA this week, AA Returns to Haneda, Discover Deals Clawbacks, New Business Class Seats
Greetings from Down Under! This week’s roundup is a lot lighter than usual, as my wife and I are celebrating our anniversary on a round the world trip to Australia. Cheers!
The
Emirates and Jetmen Dubai put on quite an aerial show!
Emirates and Jetmen Dubai put on quite a show in the skies over Dubai. I’m guessing not a lot of people would’ve noticed the two “Jetmen” from the ground, but
Get 20,000 Virgin Elevate Points For Free (via AirBnb)
Why would you want 20,000 Virgin Elevate miles?
Simply put, Virgin Elevate miles are awesome. They are twice as good as everything else, but you earn half as much usually. For ex..
Towards a theory of hotel points and cash redemptions
IntroductionRegular readers know that I use the concept of “imputed redemption values” to calculate the relative value of manufactured spend on co-branded hotel credit cards. I’v..
11-4-2015 Amex Newegg Sync offer – $25 off $200; how to get 16.5%+ off Most Gift Cards; Ipads; 10% off Target Electronics Coupon
Amex has another nice Amex Sync offer – $25 off $200 at Newegg.com. That’s a healthy 12.5% discount on $200 if you were interested in buying things from Newegg. While Newegg
uPromise returns with 10% Cashback Tuesdays!
uPromise has announced that they’ll be doing 10% cashback for select retailers each Tuesday. They did this last year too, where some weeks they had a bunch of options to
Episode 17 – Credit Card Churning Updates
Episode Description
Wherein I catch up with Matt and Kenny about the status of credit card churning these days and discuss our current strategies. We also discuss our strategies ..
Quick hit: in defense of Blue for Business
Yesterday I dismissed the Blue for Business American Express credit card out of hand, writing that the “product earns 1 non-flexible Membership Rewards point everywhere, which is..
Emirates unveils United for Wildlife livery to stop illegal wildlife trade
Source: Emirates
Emirates is now flying 2 A380’s in United for Wildlife liveries. United for Wildlife focuses on stopping illegal wildlife trade. In the airlines press statement..
Air New Zealand Staff Honor Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks
Perhaps being down in Australia this week, I’m a bit more aware of non-US centric sports, like, the Melbourne Cup, and the Rugby World Cup (which I think happened in