For some reason, 2018 has been super busy for me. But, even with that, I’m still able to catch up with Joe of As The Joe Flies and chat travel every couple of weeks on the Saverocity Observation Deck. We’ve had some really great episodes covering a true smorgasbord of topics with a bunch of…
If there is one thing that I might consider yelling from the rooftops, it is that Shopping Portals are huge! For the casual mile and point collector, I would argue that shopping portals rank either second or third in the scale of miles generated. Obviously credit card sign-on bonuses are the top generator for miles…
I’m not traveling this year as much as I have in past years. The big reason is that I have less vacation time than I have had in the past. While that seems like a pretty big impact, there’s something else that has also impacted some of my travel choices. Ultimately, I’m choosing time over…
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Matt wrote a great post yesterday that reminded me of a post I had half written, after attending a company offsite back in August at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake. I won’t go into too much detail, but we had a guest speaker who talked about how one can apply project management principles and processes in…
If you’ve been following the mile and point community for a while, you’ve probably seen a few disturbing trends.First we had American Express limit sign on bonuses to once in a lifetime. Then we had Chase’s latest developments, roughly called 5/24 rule.The fact is, churning credit cards is becoming more difficult. Don’t get me wrong, there…
I first thought of this post, reading Rapid Travel Chai’s 10 Signs that He is a Travel Hacker and You are Not, and thought, this would be fun. Outside of our community, you’d be surprised how many people collect miles and points when they travel. They may not go out of their way to do…
I have a confession to make: When I started in this game, 5+ years ago, I was a huge fan of Lucky otherwise known as Ben Schlappig. He inspired my first trip award trip to Japan, in Lufthansa First Class with my wife. Because of Ben, my wife and I lounged in the Lufthansa First Class…
I’ve written about shopping portals a lot, but, as I wrote the Beginners Guide series, I realized I haven’t explicitly written about how much of a game changer Shopping Portals can be.Shopping PortalsIn my day job, I use a lot of terms not terribly common to the miles and points game. Perhaps the most appropriate…
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