By now, all of you must be aware that the Citi Prestige credit card will begin making some pretty drastic changes in January 2019. While every blogger out there has commented on the upcoming changes, I believe the TPG was the first. Here is the schedule. Try to guess which changes are good and bad.… Continue Reading
Do ANA Miles Redemptions Cost Less in Cash Than 2 Years Ago?
UPDATE: 10.26.18 I’m revising this post because ANA has made more changes to their fuel surcharges — not just to their own award tickets, but their partners as well. When you see red, it means new info. ANA and Air Canada Remove TAP Portugal Fuel Surcharges I left this post from April 2018 intact… Continue Reading
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ANA and Air Canada Remove TAP Portugal Fuel Surcharges
UPDATE: I almost hit “Publish” when it occurred to me to go ahead and do a Google search in case somebody had discovered it before me. So I entered the following string: “ana” “tap” “fuel surcharge” and lo and behold found this Prince of Travel Aeroplan post from September 5. So, even though I’ve found it… Continue Reading
Blast From the Past: Good IHG PointBreaks Hotels for $50 to $75 or Less
The latest IHG PointBreaks Hotels list has been the best since IHG introduced the new 3-tier system. I didn’t cover the latest IHG PointBreaks Deal because I wanted to test a theory. I expected that the absolute majority of the IHG PointBreaks hotels would remain available through the promotion. Since IHG went “dynamic” on… Continue Reading
Should You Apply for the New Barclays 64,000 Choice Privileges Points Offer? Part 3: Points Plus Cash, Luxury Options, and Free 1,000 Points
The 64,000-point offer and 1,000-point promo have expired. First things first: Choice has a 1,000-point promo for new members. The 1,000-point promo is hidden on the Choice Vacation Rental page. Scroll down and you’ll see the image above.… Continue Reading
Should You Apply for the New Barclays 64,000 Choice Privileges Points Offer? Part 2: Around the World
The 64,000-point offer has expired. Should You Apply for the New Barclays 64,000 Choice Privileges Points Offer? Part 1: Scandinavia In my previous installment, I covered use of Choice points in Scandinavia. My “investigation” revealed that to get the best value out of Choice points you have to go to Sweden, where there is… Continue Reading
7 Core Principles to Finding the Best SkyMiles Deals on Delta
Every time Delta runs one of its SkyMiles deals it reminds me what a weird program it is. SkyMiles is perplexing and fascinating at the same time. After dealing with and writing about Delta for the last 5 years, I’ve come to the conclusion that its Jekyll/Hyde personality is not a quirk, but a… Continue Reading
American Express Gold Card 50,000 Points Link and a Personal Story
UPDATE 1.10.19: EXPIRED UPDATE 1.3.19: The 50,000 Amex Gold offer with up to $100 Dining Statement Credit is now set to expire on 1.9.19. Each Friend Can Earn: 50,000 Membership Rewards® Points after they use their new Card to make $2,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of Card Membership. Plus, they can receive 20% back… Continue Reading
Should You Apply for the New Barclays 64,000 Choice Privileges Points Offer? Part 1: Scandinavia
The 64,000-point offer has expired. Folks have long believed that the Choice Privileges points and, by extension, Choice Privilege credit card are mostly good for Scandinavia. I have shared that belief for years until I’ve done my own more thorough research. After I did, I’ve found it not necessarily to be the case. Having… Continue Reading
Delta SkyMiles Deals Are Making the Program Relevant Again
Delta is anything but boring. I believe I’ve written more about Delta since 2013 than any other airline. First, there was a SkyMiles award chart. That chart was infamously (and most of us believe intentionally) broken, not in theory, but in practice. In theory, you were able to take a free stopover on a… Continue Reading
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