From now until May 19, 2018, you can get a 30% bonus for transferring Citi ThankYou points to JetBlue. It means, 1,000 ThankYou Points = 1,040 TrueBlue points (HT ha_ka on Reddit). I’ve done a fair share of JetBlue writeups in the past. This is a fantastic deal if you’re interested in flights in… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Bargains
What Are Points Worth to You?
Let me point it out right away — this is not about points valuation. Over the weekend, I received an email from a reader who has questioned my redemption principles in response to my Hilton Honors series. He brings up an interesting point, the point, I happen to disagree with. He basically says that “extreme… Continue Reading
Should I Get the AMEX Hilton Aspire card? Part 1: $250 Resorts Credit Detailed Review
The reason for this and the follow-up post is to help you decide if the card is for you, because $450 is not a small matter. Let’s take another look at the major AMEX Hilton Aspire card features. $450 annual fee 100,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points (after you spend $4,000 in the first 3… Continue Reading
Did You Receive Free American AAdvantage Platinum Status?
I received a free offer for American AAdvantage Platinum status. I hate writing about targeted offers, because (a) I never get them, and (b) they are usually useless for general public. Except when I do get targeted offers myself, because then it tells me one thing: if a targeted offer — any kind of… Continue Reading
Filed Under: Bargains, Miles and Points
Delta Award Sale to the Caribbean and Central America: From 12,000 Miles Roundtrip
Delta is having another one of its flash sales starting at 16,000 miles per roundtrip, this time to the Caribbean and Central America (found at DoC). I found one city-pair for 12,000 miles, and there might be others. The Link The list above is only partial; here are all eligible destinations: ANU, AUA, BDA, BON,… Continue Reading
Get 60,000 JetBlue Points with the New Barclaycard JetBlue Plus Card Offer
UPDATE 01.06.18: The Offer Still Appears to Be Available The 60,000 JetBlue Points Link Now you can get 60,000 JetBlue points with a new JetBlue Plus offer. This is record-high. The initial offer was 30,000, then 40,000, then it reverted back to 30,000. Now it’s 60,000 points. That’s a lot of points! The offer… Continue Reading
I’ve Booked My First Cruise Ever — Norwegian Breakaway From New York
In November I’m sailing on Norwegian Breakaway from New York. I have never been on a real cruise before. By “real” I mean sailing for some meaningful period of time on a modern mega–cruise ship, so my 2-day Halong Bay cruise doesn’t count, no matter how thoroughly I enjoyed it (and I did). The… Continue Reading
Filed Under: Bargains, Cheap Travel
Fidel Castro Is Dead! Now Guess Which Airline Offers 33X Value for Flights to Cuba
Fidel Castro is dead A fiery revolutionary. A ruthless and cunning dictator. A gifted orator who put his nation on a meatless diet and convinced them that the only choice they had was socialism or death. A survivor of numerous assassination attempts, several U.S. presidents, his own cigars, and persistent rumors of his imminent death… Continue Reading
New Fantastic Way to Redeem JetBlue Points at 2 Pennies
Did you, guys, know that? If so, I apologize. I am NOT unfamiliar with the JetBlue TrueBlue program — in fact I’ve written killer reports on maximizing JetBlue values here, here, and here (yes, I’m humble, too), but I’ve never known you could get that much value out of their currency. And what a great way… Continue Reading
Travel Credit Cards Updates and More
My best travel credit cards lists are updated. Best Travel Credit Cards for Miles — Free Flights Best Credit Cards for Points — Free Stays Sorry for the radio silence. Been swamped with some paid jobs since my return from Sweden that kept me from getting to this labor of love and bundle of… Continue Reading
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