Pros & Cons of the Best Hotel Rewards Program
If you’re looking for the best loyalty program to be a part of, there’s no doubt that the Best Hotel Rewards Program InfoGraphic is a great data driven resource. However,
4-28-15 Mr. Pickles gets 27,000 free points at Costco from Buy and Return… My accidental free 10,000 Points at Sears
I see on Mr. Pickles blog that he has uncovered an(other) exploit using Costco’s generous return policy to generate many thousands of miles. The gist of if is to:
buy an
What happened to $twtr yesterday?
Shares of Twitter dropped from $51.21 at 3pm Eastern to $41.80 by 3:45pm. A drop of 18.38% The reason for the drop was based upon the earnings report released. Unfortunately
EVA Air to add 2 more Hello Kitty Routes
For those of you who haven’t gotten to ride on the Hello Kitty planes (I sure haven’t), here is your chance to do it. EVA Air is adding additional routes
20% or More Off Gift Card Deals: Many to Choose From, But Act Fast
Just saw that Amazon has a bunch of discounted gift card deals today. Stores include JCPenney, Logan’s, Sephora, and more on a straight discount of $10 off $50 or more:
Also,
Deciding between, applying for, and changing between US Bank credit cards
I currently carry all three of the US Bank-issued credit cards which I consider the most valuable for my current miles, points, and cash back strategy:Cash+. Has historically off..
Turks and Caicos: Villa del Mar
All day every day
This post will be part hotel review, part Turks and Caicos review, mostly due to the fact that we spent 95% of our time at the hotel.
4-28-15 Best Buy Flash Sale – iPad mini 3 for $249 – Kohls 10x Portal Bonus is Here Again – Staples $30 off $150 online
Best Buy is at it again with another 4 hour flash sale. Act fast if interested.
Here’s the deal… an ipad Mini 3 16gb for $249, or $150 off!
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Is this a
HOT: Piperlime Closing, Extra 50% off Everything for 2 Days Only!
Just got the sad news that Piperlime (part of Gap) is going out of business and is giving everyone two days to pick over the site. Extra 50% off with
6 Disney World Hotels I Don’t Recommend
After three recent Disney World visits (and six on property hotel stays) I’ve come to appreciate staying on site. Between extra magic hours, extravagant theming, amazing customer..
Beginner’s guide to Fulfillment by Amazon: Analyzing and Adding a New Product
I refer to Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) a lot, because it is my number one outlet for reselling in the pursuit of points. Chatting with a friend, I realized that
Alaska Airlines is Coming to RDU!
Posts here at Milesabound are just like London buses… you don’t see any for ages, and then out of nowhere three of them all arrive at once!
Anyway I got really
Discover Card Extra Cash Back Offers
It’s been a while since I wrote about opportunities to earn some extra cash back with Discover. But I was just thinking about it recently and figured I would check
4-27-15 Amex Gift Card 2% off Flash Sale at TopCashBack; Groupon 10% off Goods with a few suggestions
Topcashback.com is having a flash sale for 2% cash back on American Express gift cards through tomorrow (4/28). While 2% doesn’t sound like a lot, remember it is on top
When Your Kids Get Sick Overseas: Three Lessons Learned the Hard Way
A Small Sampling of Our Multi-Lingual Medicine Cabinet
A topic came up on the Saverocity Podcast at FT4RL: what you wish you knew before traveling with kids.
I volunteered one I’..
The Lesser Known AA Off-Peak Routes (and how to trick it)
By the end of this post, I will show you how to get off-peak prices from Hawaii to the US, even when it’s not off-peak season, and more.
As mentioned in
Using Flexibility to Find Premium Award Space to Australia and New Zealand Part 2 (Skyteam)
I wrote last week about how, if you’re flexible enough, you can use United miles to get to Oceania in premium cabins. Today I’m going to write about how you can
Pulling a Delta Jet in support of the American Cancer Society
Last week, Ed, who writes Pizza in Motion asked me if I wanted to be a part of team Global Hashtags, a group of bloggers and media, to pull a plane at the
Episode 7 (4/26/15): The Garbage Dump
Episode Description
Wherein we discuss a smorgasbord of topics, including 7 year anniversary gifts, Citi’s aggressive strategy, the plethora of deals out there, and much more. A..
Dear Deal Mommy: What Are The Best Miles to London in Business Class?
What, you don’t use a quill?I’m happy to help with travel dilemmas whenever I can and encourage you to reach out with this Dear Deal Mommy series, at info@thedealmommy.com as
Program Changes, Youtube videos, Promotions, & The Great Firewall of China
First off, let me say that the ban of internet sites in China has gotten a lot tougher since I was last here. The VPNs/proxy-sites that used to work don’t. So
Citi ThankYou Credit Cards – Some Citi Loving!
It’s been a while since I wrote anything much about credit cards but I have to say over the past several months the miles and points business seems to have
Beginner’s guide to Fulfillment by Amazon: Setting up an account
I refer to Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) a lot, because it is my number one outlet for reselling in the pursuit of points. Chatting with a friend, I realized that