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Should I Get the AMEX Hilton Aspire card? Part 3: What Are Hilton Honors Points Worth in Asia, Africa and the Middle East?

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Andy Shuman • 2 Comments

Previous posts: New Hilton American Express Credit Cards FAQs: Points Bonus, Elite Status, Lounges, and More Should I Get the AMEX Hilton Aspire card? Part 1: $250 Resorts Credit Detailed Review Should I Get the AMEX Hilton Aspire card? Part 2: What Are Hilton Honors Points Worth in the Americas and Europe? For the… Continue Reading

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Should I Get the AMEX Hilton Aspire card? Part 2: What Are Hilton Honors Points Worth in the Americas and Europe?

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Andy Shuman • 6 Comments

UPDATED 3.23.2018 Previous posts: New Hilton American Express Credit Cards FAQs: Points Bonus, Elite Status, Lounges, and More Should I Get the AMEX Hilton Aspire card? Part 1: $250 Resorts Credit Detailed Review In my previous post, I enlightened bored you with some suggestions on how to use the $250 Hilton Resort annual credit from… Continue Reading

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Should I Get the AMEX Hilton Aspire card? Part 1: $250 Resorts Credit Detailed Review

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Andy Shuman • 12 Comments

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

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Club Carlson Devaluation 03.01.18 and the Hotels You Might Want to Book Now!

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Andy Shuman • 1 Comment

There is yet another Club Carlson devaluation. According to Loyalty Traveler (because I was too lazy to count), 55 hotels are going up and 69 are going down in award category. Not too bad, right? Wrong! Because the numbers don’t matter. Let’s put it another way: 9 half-decent hotels in somewhat interesting locations are going… Continue Reading

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New Revamped IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks Review IN DETAILS: for Better or Worse? (Book Until April 30, 2018)

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Andy Shuman • 0 Comments

It’s been a while since I was excited by the IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks promotion. A reminder: IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks used to allow you to book selected properties at 5,000 points a night. I kept away from covering them for exactly one year — here is my last one if anyone’s interested. Read it,… Continue Reading

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New Hilton American Express Credit Cards FAQs: Points Bonus, Elite Status, Lounges, and More

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Andy Shuman • 1 Comment

Now that American Express has wrestled exclusive rights to all Hilton cards from Citi, there are 4 Hilton American Express credit cards left. I’m not big on wasting bandwidth on marginal features and benefits no one cares about, so I will list the major selling and “counter-selling” points. Hilton Honors American Express Card No… Continue Reading

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Did You Receive Free American AAdvantage Platinum Status?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Andy Shuman • 5 Comments

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

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Delta Award Sale to the Caribbean and Central America: From 12,000 Miles Roundtrip

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Andy Shuman • 2 Comments

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

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Do Travel Hackers Have Credit Card Debt?

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Andy Shuman • 8 Comments

Yes! It has come to my attention that there are people among miles and points collectors with credit card debt. Think I’m kidding? I wish! Let me give you a moment to let it sink in. Because if you’re reading this post and you’re one of those people, well… You. Must. Stop. Here are some… Continue Reading

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Happy New Year and Happy Travels in 2018!

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Andy Shuman • 0 Comments

I’ll keep it short. A few years ago, I decided I had to travel more and make a living wherever I wanted to go. That’s mostly worked out, and gave my an opportunity to see the world and be location independent. Of course, t’s not all peachy and rosy, but it has (again, mostly)… Continue Reading

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