Breaking: Hotel IT is not very good
One reason I love meeting travel hackers is that every one has a unique “origin story” for how they became interested in the game in the first place. For example, I
Taking Different Paths To Reach The Same Goal
I was driving the other day and when I’m on my “A” game, this is where I have some of my best thinking done. However, I’d rather not be driving an
1 Best use from every program
Pretty simple post concept. Here I list what I find the single best use of the biggest airline and hotel miles/points programs.
Normally I try to get out of “the best” with “it
Traveling to South Africa with Kids? Better Read This First!
A Passport is no longer enough! Image via state.gov
Readers in the know are already planning for Summer 2016 as many award tickets are released 11 months out. Now that the
Working that Virgin America award chart
I almost paid cash for a ticket. Holy moly! By cash I mean AA eGift cards. Luckily I managed to find some interesting things in the award charts, and wanted
Is dry powder worth the price?
Dry powder in investment terms means having a source of funds ready to move at a moments notice. The etymology, for those who care, seems to come from the use of
Capital One Venture Vs Citi Double Cash Vs Fidelity Visa
I recently came across this thread on FlyerTalk and thought it was apropos because I was working on the math on some of the 2% cash back cards. As of
A review of Elan credit cards
Widespread yet obscure, Elan may be one of the bigger credit card issuers you’ve never heard of. That’s because Elan works behind the scenes as the credit card issuer for numerous
How much is a flexible schedule worth to you?
I’m currently reading “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big” by Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams. In the chapter on happiness, he identifies schedule flexibility as a..
9-8-15 How about 12x SW Points on a New Mac? Could this be a quick route to Companion Pass? Plus $39.99 Dell Laser printer
While not the obvious choice for your Apple computer needs, Guitar Center actually sells Mac computers.
And right now the Southwest shopping portal (Rapid Rewards Shopping) is of..
Sharm El Sheikh: The Good, Bad & Ugly
“Excuse me! Where are you from?”
The next guy yells at us, “Hey, friend, where are you from?”
The next guy yells at us in Russian.
The next guy runs up and yells,
Episode 14 – Travel Talk
We’re not worthy
Episode Description
Wherein the gang gets back together and it isn’t pretty. We make some random musings on travel and update our plans for travel/status in the..
Ninja Battle of Eastern Carrier Business Class! (Part 2)
My name is Dan, and I am a friend and avid follower of the “asthejoeflies” blog. As one of Joe-sensei’s top protégés in the points and miles game, Joe has
Taking a manufactured spend inventory
Last week I wrote that — unless you’re a reimbursed business traveler — your best bet for earning as much travel as possible, as cheaply as possible, is to manufacture
Extract Extra Value When You Manage Through Exceptions
Prior to working in New Jersey I was at a company in New York that has a $10 billion market cap. It was an interesting journey because I started that
Miles and Points helping us to come full circle
This weekend, my wife and I returned to Bermuda. It is the place that has significance importance within my family.
My parents met in Bermuda. I’ll spare you my father’s story,
Do this now: register for Discover it and US Bank Cash+ bonus categories
Registration is open for the Discover it and US Bank Cash+ bonus categories for the fourth quarter of 2015.Discover itSign into your Discover account and click here to register to
Food is Free!
I’m pretty sure that most of you guys have read the blog travelisfree.com if you haven’t, stop living under a rock and snap to it. The executive summary: Drew and
Choice Hotels Gift Cards 10% Off on Ebay (18 Others, too) + 2% Cash Back on Ebates
View from room 311, Hotel Bolivar, Rome, August 2014.
Ebay is holding a “Labor Day Frenzy” this weekend with 19 discounted gift cards. Most interesting are the Choice Hotel gift ..
9-5-15 A Nice Staples ipad Deal.. 10%/20% cashback at Groupon with Discover; Dell deals for expiring Sync offers
Staples, you evil temptress. After warning me not to buy ipads online after the ebates 16% reseller bait, they are now offering the best price I’ve seen on this hot
Manufactured Spending woes, The Phonetic Alphabet, British Airways’ #avgeek obsession with 747
Note: We’re short this week, in advance of the holiday, primarily due to workload in my full time job. Sorry!
The Weekly News Roundup is a collection of headlines from around
How much is a fixed rate of return worth to you?
Here’s one of my classic questions to advisors, and to arm chair advisors. “Should I take out a Home Equity Loan to invest in stocks?” My gut feeling is that most people
Do 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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