Quick hit: Ultimate Rewards points transfers are available instantly when you add an authorized user
This isn’t exactly news, but since I encountered it for the first time the other day, I wanted to pass it along to anyone else who might find themselves in
The Cheapest Hotels To Earn IHG Points
I like the timing on this as it follows my How To Earn IHG Points With IHG’s Promos. This post has a list of the cheapest ~200 IHG hotels, map
Rebooting ResellingDO – 20 July in Dallas-Fort Worth!
Big news! We are rebooting ResellingDO! am I overly excited about this? Heck yeah! One of the greatest things about the miles and points community (and reselling!) is the fact
Episode 22: “Etihad Awards, New Avios Rates, Fee Free Visa and MCGC, and More of Robert’s European Vacation”
Last week we had our first ever cliffhanger episode–this week we’re back to finish the story of Robert’s European Vacation. We also cover some great news on the redemption side,
You’re Doing It Wrong: Buying Hotel Certificates
This is really a warning against 90% of the Daily Getaways promotions that are coming up. Most are deals that are opportunities to spend more money than it would be
Four possible deals spotted in the first three weeks of Daily Getaways
As predictably as the tides, summer approaches and the US Travel Association launches their “Daily Getaways” in an attempt to promote travel within the United States. And just li..
Using British Airways Avios for Boston-Chicago Flights on AA
I’m in the market for flights from BOS-ORD around the 4th of July break. The route is served by American, United, JetBlue, and Spirit. Plus you can always fly to
Our Awesome Trip To Switzerland’s Alps
Largely due to once seeing Rick Steve’s recommendation of Gimmewald, Switzerland, it has been on my bucket list for many years. Last fall we made that dream a reality and
TIF Podcast Ep 2: Spencer Howard on award availability
Episode #2 of the Travel Is Free Podcast is here (and will be every week), and this week we sit down with Spencer Howard.
Spencer is an interesting guest because he’s
IHG Promos Are Still A Great Way To Earn IHG Points
There is simply no greater ROI in terms of earning free nights than these IHG promotions. In fact, we did 3 stays in Austin (where we live) last month (and
Coming Monday 6 May – Ebates 20th Birthday!
May is a great time for online shoppers of all kinds! I’ve long talked about the power of shopping portals to increase miles and points balances, but May happens to
Master Chart of What Sites Search Airline Award Availability
Updated: April 30, 2019
This post was originally created in 2014 and I wanted this to be on the updated Resources page…
But I must say, a lot has changed since 2014. The
United & Star Alliance MileagePlus Award Charts
I realized that United no longer publishes an award chart, and the one I had on my “Complete List of Airline Award Charts” is outdated, so I decided to make
“Horizontal equity” is a perfectly reasonable idea used exclusively to make bad arguments
Become a Patron!Every once in a while a term of art is plucked from the world of academic literature and spread around like manure by journalists and pundits until people
Best Use Of Marriott 35,000 Point (cat 5) Free Night Certificate
Marriott has regularly run promotions where you get a free night certificate up to 35,000 points (category 5 hotels) after you complete two stays.
This is actually a great pro..
TBT: Buying Cheese For Miles
Today we launched the new Travel Is Free Podcast!
If you’ve already listened to our first episode – which was just my co-host Dave and I – then you’ve already heard
Episode 21: Boutique European Hotels, Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Review, London, Venice and Rome With a Family of Four
And….We’re Back! Spring break is over and we’re here with a jam packed episode. Today we cover: News: 0:30 Chase 30% Transfer Bonus to British Airways (link) Through June 16,
A legal riddle: what's the difference between avoiding and evading a reporting requirement?
For years, I’ve held what I think is the mainstream view in the travel hacking community:virtually everything travel hackers do is legal;so there’s no reason to conceal what you’..
Travel Is Free Podcast – Episode 1: How The Game Has Changed
Announcing the Travel Is Free podcast! Weekly and available here and on the major podcasting platform… except iTunes (because software sucks and it sends me in a login loop, desp..
The one weird health insurance trick that saved me $23,000 on an appendectomy
Howdy folks! Long time, no see. I’m not planning on getting back into blogging on a regular basis, but this story was interesting, financially speaking, and I thought I’d pass
Three bad and one good way to think about public higher education and tuition
Elizabeth Warren made a splash this week with her plan to both ensure public higher education is tuition-free and forgive up to $50,000 per student of the existing stock of
Success removing a disputed item from my Experian credit report
Last month I explained the process I followed to dispute a derogatory remark on my Experian credit report. Experian told me it would take a month to resolve, and sure
My Experience with Tours & Activities Booked through the Chase Expedia Portal
We just got back from a week in Europe where we did tours and activities in London, Venice, and Rome – all booked through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal. I