Checking In Ep 28: Fractional Vacation Home Exchange w/Elite Alliance
I’ve long been intrigued by the luxury hotel timeshare market, where you get the quality and amenities of a five star hotel combined with…
TravelStories Episode 41: Perspective and Camp Mom with Dia Adams
Episode 41: Show Notes. Note: The video of this podcast can be viewed on Youtube, find it here. Family travel can be just as…
Quick hit: Hyatt Milestone 2K Next Stay Awards don't stack, but do post on award stays
I’ve been plugging along earning top-tier Hyatt Globalist status through manufactured spend on the Chase World of Hyatt credit card, and recently hit the 30-night and 40-night mi..
TravelStories Episode 40: Virgin Voyages
Episode 40: Show Notes. We’re heading back to the high seas! During this episode, Tom shares all the details of his recent trip with…
What are Membership Rewards points for?
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a travel hacker in possession of Membership Rewards points, must be in want of a way of disposing of them.This is the main
TravelStories Episode 39: SightDOING with Becky Pokora
Episode 39: Show Notes Are you bored of the usual tourist travel tropes and looking for more? Have you ever wondered how to turn…
Another improvement, and giving up on Venti, the gimmicky travel savings account
I’ve written before about signing up for Venti and about some improvements they made after reading my initial post. To recap, you deposit money through them with a partner bank,
Milenomics² NoAF Podcast Episode 75: Transfer Bonuses, Heightened Offers & Booking Partner Awards.
0:21 Transfer Bonuses 08:24 United Premium Cabin Awards (on United Metal) Gets Even More Expensive (Live and Lets Fly) 15:21 JetBlue Plus 80,000 16:14…
Milenomics² [NoAF] Podcast Episode 73 & 74: A Norway Trip Report
A Norway Trip Report…on today’s Milenomics² Podcast 01:00 Scope: 2 weeks in Norway. Oslo, Tromso, Lofoten then back to Oslo for a few days. …
Quick hit: mobile balance loads trigger refreshed Amex personal Gold credits
I applied for an American Express Gold card back in April so have been following especially closely the recently announced changes to the card: a $325 annual fee, $50 semiannual
TravelStories Episode 38: Exploring the French and Italian Rivieras with Family
Episode 38: Show Notes Have you ever wondered what it’s like to travel the stunning coastlines and towns of the French and Italian Rivieras?…
TravelStories Episode 37: Menagerie of Travel Topics
Episode 37: Show Notes In today’s organic, stream-of-consciousness episode, we take a look at some of our recent travel experiences, explore current industry trends,…
What I learned attending the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (twice)
I’ve been out of the country for a few weeks visiting the Czech Republic, building the trip around attending the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. This was my second
TravelStories Episode 36: The Asia Pacific Experience with Spencer Howard
In this episode, we dive into the adventures of Spencer Howard, the founder of Straight To The Points, as he shares his recent Asia…
Milenomics² No Annual Fee Episode 72: Q3 5x Categories, International ATMs and eSIM Data Plans
0:24 Q3 2024 5x Categories 04:05 Transfer Bonuses 08:33 New DeltaOne Premium Lounges Coming in 2024 (OMAAT) 13:26 Staggering Decline in Usefulness of giftcards.com…
Milenomics² [No Annual Fee Edition] Episode 71: Ranking Bank Points for Domestic Airfare
0:55 Ranking Bank Points for Domestic Airfare 1:45 Overview: Highs and Lows of each Program 1:59 Chase UR 3:00 Earning Chase UR 6:30 Southwest…
Quick hit: no, Freedom family product changes don't reset your quarterly bonus spend
One of my favorite techniques is requesting product changes from Chase personal credit cards where I received a signup bonus to Freedom cards that earn 5 Ultimate Rewards points ..
TravelStories Episode 35: Long Weekend in Madrid
While today is all about a long weekend in Madrid, Thomas and Trevor go on their usual tangents to bring you yet another information-drenched…
Impressed by first MaxMyPoint hotel award alerts
A few weeks ago I read a post comparing various hotel award alert tools that concluded MaxMyPoint was the only one that did the job (since the internet is no
Quick hit: two more free options for manufacturing debit transactions
I wrote recently about some tools I use to manufacture debit card transactions in order to trigger the highest rates on rewards checking accounts (often but not exclusively marke..
TravelStories Episode 34: Chatting with Nick Reyes of FrequentMiler
Chatting with Nick Reyes of FrequentMiler Episode 34: Show Notes. Few things are as exhilarating as a competitive travel challenge among like-minded peers! Speaking…
Venti reads my blog and makes some big, immediate improvements
Back in February I wrote about Venti, a very-high-interest savings account with a gimmicky twist: the “interest” on your savings is credited to a separate “points” balance that c..
TravelStories Episode 33: Cruise Loyalty with Traveling Well for Less’ Debra Schroeder
Are you interested in cruises, and want to capitalize on miles and points, but feel unsure of where to start? Then this episode is…