A few weeks ago, my family and I spent a week in Sardinia. Since we were bringing our two toddlers on their first long-haul European flight (which was horrible to say the least – blog post to follow), we decided that treating ourselves to a night in Milan in a “nice” hotel would help everyone adjust … [Read More…]
6 Ways You Can Earn More American Miles Than Flying After August 1, 2016
Earlier this week, American Airlines dropped the bomb that we all knew was coming – details about the way customers can earn miles from flying & introducing a spend requirement to reach elite status. In short, they’ve joined United & Delta in going “revenue-based”, but the changes are worse than I’d imagine them to be … [Read More…]
Free Gogo for T-Mobile Users + Free Stuff Every Tuesday
One of the best decisions I’ve made last year was switching from Verizon to T-Mobile. Aside from chopping my monthly bill substantially (I went from a family plan of 4 for $350 a month to a family plan of 4 for $120 a month), I can use data in over 100 countries while traveling abroad. Well … [Read More…]
Free $10 From Fat Wallet & Ebates!
I’m a member of almost every cash back site because I always check to see which portal has the highest payout when I am shopping online at a particular merchant (I use CashBackMonitor.com to compare payouts. Today I just received some exciting “junk mail” from Fat Wallet alerting me that I had the option to … [Read More…]
10 Hotel and Airline Status Match Opportunities
It seems like a ton of airlines and hotels are jumping the bandwagon and offering free status upgrades, matches, and challenges this month. If you have status with a hotel chain or an airline, it might make sense to consider leveraging it with other programs. I’ve compiled a list of current offers and promotions to … [Read More…]
Flight Review: Etihad A380 First Class Apartments Abu Dhabi to New York
Back in March, I took a trip to UAE to visit Dubai and Abu Dhabi. I’ll be honest – the trip itself was solely inspired by my need to redeem my American Airlines miles for something extraordinary before the March 2016 devaluation. When 2 seats on Etihad’s A380 first class apartments opened up, I did … [Read More…]
My Hyatt Gift Card Was Hacked, Was Yours?
This past weekend, I attempted to check out of the Hyatt House in San Ramon after a fun night at friend’s wedding using a $100 Hyatt gift card that was issued to me directly from Hyatt back in February 2016. When the front desk agent told me it had a $0 balance after he scanned … [Read More…]
How to Avoid Boarding Group 5 on United Airlines (and Possibly a Forced Gate-Checked Bag)
My days of Boarding Group 1 are long gone. With that being said, first off, you can make sure you’re never in Boarding Group 5 with the United MileagePlus Explorer credit card (which gives you Boarding Group 2). Learn more about the United MileagePlus Explorer Card Ever since United switched to a revenue-based model, I’ve … [Read More…]
Wyndham Introduces New Elite Member Levels + Award Nights Just Got More Enticing
Earlier this week, I met with Noah Brodsky, Wyndham’s Senior Vice President for Worldwide Loyalty and Customer Engagement, about the direction of the Wyndham Rewards program. In a world of constant program devaluations, it was refreshing when Wyndham changed their program for the better last year by introducing free nights with a flat 15,000 point redemption rate.With … [Read More…]
15% Back in Points (+10%) When You Book a JetBlue Award Flight
JetBlue is being quite generous this season and points are easier to earn than ever. I just received this awesome offer in my inbox & it stackable with other JetBlue promos.Book a flight using your TrueBlue points by May 10, 2016, you’ll get 15% of your redeemed points back! Register for the promotion and redeem TrueBlue points … [Read More…]
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