Have 140K MR (hers) 60K MR (his) 38K UR (hers) 26k (his) 52K AA (hers) 90K (his) Delta 9K Hyatt 2.5K SPG 52K BA 90K (some other stuff) Want Business Class seats for 3, RT that fits around an epic cruise. This latest award booking was a nightmare to book, but I think we got […]
Archives for December 2015
Spending money. The struggle is real.
Yesterday we decided to change plans and cancel our trip to Aruba. I’d booked the trip speculatively and had got as far as 4 nights (2×2) at the Radisson, which is now a Hilton, and booked us flights one way on JetBlue. We were scheduled to go on Feb 4th, and still debating whether to […]
A guide to pre purchasing credit at discount rates
There’s an offer about to end for the 10x Ultimate Rewards on the Chase Freedom card, which includes Amazon this quarter. Until 12/31 spend up to $1500 should earn 10x ultimate rewards you’ll need a premium card like the CSP or Ink to make them transferable. Load up on credit here (I believe this link […]
2016 Points and Miles Strategy Ideas
It’s interesting to hear other people talk about their points and miles woes… a discerning eye can learn a lot about the volume earned, and sophistication of the earner from the way in which things trouble people.While some people seek to compartmentalize their points and miles life, I like to incorporate it as much as possible. […]
Can you get matched mLife Platinum perks on Cruises?
One of the first questions people ask, after finding out that comped cruises don’t come from mLife matches via Hyatt is: what about the shipboard perks? If you recall the chart I recently posted, that includes some real ‘goodies’.Since Hyatt flooded the market with Diamonds, which match to mLife Platinum, people are keen to know […]
Rethinking Loyalty – the next frontier
I’m undecided as to whether loyalty programs are stupid or genius at this time. I see them as stupid as I can gain huge value from them, but in the same breath, I see otherwise smart people falling over themselves to gain ‘status’. Status is a bad long term bet. You buy something with real […]
Extending the Two Browser Trick
The two browser trick is a way in which to multiply an event for your benefit. There are a number of applications of it already known, some published openly, and some discussed in the forum. Broadly speaking, the idea of the two browser trick is to ‘beat the buzzer’ on having a second item vanish. And […]
mLife Gold Complimentary Cruises
Part of my talk at TravelCon was a theory that I might be able to obtain cruise benefits from mLife based on an unwritten rule system. Upon my return, I thought I might have been wrong about this, as the first call to Royal Caribbean resulted in them sticking to the rule book, but things […]
The art of win
Sun Tzu believed that wins should be quickly earned, and the real skill of a commander is in the ability to assess the opponent, and the opportunity for victory. The war should be fought swiftly to avoid economic losses: “No long war ever profited any country: 100 victories in 100 battles is simply ridiculous. Anyone […]
Hyatt Charity Auction
Just saw that there were some amazing rooms on offer from Hyatt based on a charity auction. And while I don’t want to share it with you guys because you’ll bump up my price, it’s for charity, and I feel that I must.Head on over to Travel Codex to check it out!(no bidding on the […]