My good friend Mark, who writes the blog Mile Collector, just sent a valuable email my way. Starting March 15, Staples Rewards is adding a 5% back in rewards benefit to their program in addition to free shipping. This is great news for those who use their Chase Ink Bold and/or Chase Ink Plus card … [Read More…]
United is Selling Their Airport Elite Perks for $9
While sipping my morning Diet Coke, I came across an interesting article about United’s new tactic to make money by selling elite perks. At first, I thought United was the first to jump to the plate, but Seth Miller commented below, letting us know that American Airlines and JetBlue already have a similar “elite buy … [Read More…]
Earn Miles While Watching the Oscars Tonight
While I generally do not watch award shows, I think I might keep the Oscars on in the background tonight to potentially earn miles through Bckstgr. A few months ago, I posted about an exciting way to earn 1,000 free and instant United MileagePlus miles just for signing up and syncing your social networks with … [Read More…]
My Quick and Painless Experience Getting Approved For Global Entry
With so much International travel coming up for me this year, I finally decided to join the Global Entry Trusted Traveler Network to expedite the immigrations process when returning back to the US, and to be eligible for TSA PreCheck to zip through security on outbound flights. I’ve had my eye on the idea Global … [Read More…]
Passenger Got Kicked Off My United Flight for Taking a Picture
I just got back from an incredible weekend with friends in Istanbul. Ironically with the ~$400 fares we all took advantage of, I was not too surprised to learn that roughly 30-40% of the people on board the Valentine’s Day United flight from Newark to Istanbul were points and miles enthusiasts as well. Up in … [Read More…]
Rant: Open/Exposed Hotel Bathrooms Create Awkward Situations
When I travel, 9/10 times I will split a hotel room with friends, family members, or other traveling companions to keep the costs at a minimum. Typically when traveling with 2-3 friends, we book a room with two beds, and request a roll-away bed or a pull-out couch if it’s available so that everyone has … [Read More…]
Free Stuff: $10 Back on $10 or More at HSN with AmEx
[Edit]: It appears that the free shipping code no longer works on clearance items. Somehow, I was able to check out with it and don’t know why. I logged into my AmEx account today and noticed a new “my offers tab”. Upon checking said tab, I noticed that there was an option to load an … [Read More…]
App-O-Rama Results: 5 New Credit Cards Coming to My Wallet
Let’s just face it – credit card sign-up bonuses are usually the easiest and quickest way to rack up a nice portion of points and miles if you’re financially responsible and organized. I have been eying the AmEx Business Platinum Card because I was attracted to some of the awesome benefits such as: the Global … [Read More…]
Discussion: Looking Back, Have You Ever Done Anything Rude in Flight?
I don’t know what prompted me to think about this, but during lunch today, I recalled a moment in the recent past that made me cringe in hindsight. It involved a terrible combo – nail polish and flying. Yeah, you know where this is heading… I always like to think of myself as a considerate … [Read More…]
More Chances to Win AAdvantage Miles + Other Prizes
I woke up to this email from American Airlines: You’re invited to take a peek inside one of our new planes and see some of our in?flight enhancements. Then we’ll give you a window seat looking out on some famous destinations to see if you can guess what they are. Your Reward? A chance to … [Read More…]
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