Vacation Rentals Pros, Cons, Savings, and Trade Offs | Case Study: Paris

  This is the second part of my “case study” on vacation rentals. Read Part 1 here: Vacation Rentals Pros, Cons, Savings, and Trade Offs: Part 1 Full Disclosure: I have received a consideration from FlipKey in writing this post. The opinions, recommendations, and editorial content are entirely mine and have not been provided, edited, reviewedContinue Reading

Vacation Rentals Pros, Cons, Savings, and Trade Offs: Part 1

  Full Disclosure I met with a FlipKey representative when I went to #TBEX in Spain, and shared my idea on writing a post about vacation rentals and the place they have in budget travel. Vacation rentals was a thing that kept me on the road before miles and points, and I still rent homesContinue Reading

My Cavalier Attack on the City National Crystal Card Has Failed

  The reason why I wanted this card is as simple as it is unusual. I normally do not care one single bit about credit cards without a good sign up bonus. I despise them! 90% of my junk mail is about those kinds of offers. They keep dulling the blades in my shredding machine. This card,Continue Reading

Best Credit Cards for Miles — Free Flights: Updated 6/02

  A very short post today. Just updated my Best Credit Cards for Miles — Free Flights. Added the following offers: AMEX Delta Gold and Platinum public 50,000 and 60,000-mile links for Business and Personal cards. AMEX Enhanced Business Gold Rewards 75,000 Public Offer. It’s interesting that the card now allows you to choose a 3X cashbackContinue Reading

Learn How to Waste a Silly Amount of Miles (And Find the Right Excuses, Too)

  Even though I’ve been funding my travel habit with miles and points for the last 15 years or so, I only took my first premium-class flight in 2010 or something. And it was a domestic flight, too. My wife and I flew to New Orleans for Mardi Gras on American Airlines. My wife doesn’t accompanyContinue Reading

How I’ve Burned All My Club Carlson Points

  Tomorrow, May31, most probably will be the last day when you can still get two Club Carlson nights for the price of one at the old reward levels. The language is a little confusing as it says “can’t be booked after June 1″ which might suggest that June 1 is the actual final day, butContinue Reading

Free Miles and Points Roundup: 05/30

In my post a few days ago I rounded up a few free miles opportunities.  Miles, Points, Credit Cards: 05.17-05.24 | Spark, Lufthansa, Spirit, Turkish, Aeroflot, and More So, here I come for more. Not to take more, but give more. Am I a world-class philanthropist or what? To recap, here are a few dealsContinue Reading

Why I Am Not Peddling the New IHG PointBreaks List (5.26-7.31, 2015)

  In 8 words, because it’s the weakest IHG PointBreaks list ever! To all of you, fellows, who have actually counted the words above—you people are sick! 😯 I have never seen a PointBreaks list that would be so useless. In years! There is absolutely nothing redeeming about these redemptions. Or almost nothing, anyway. I haveContinue Reading

Miles, Points, Credit Cards: 05.17-05.24 | Spark, Lufthansa, Spirit, Turkish, Aeroflot, and More

Let’s get right to the point. Here are some news on the subject matter that really matters. Love these silly puns. What do we begin with? Miles, Points, or Credit Cards? Credit Cards The Barclaycard  Lufthansa Airlines 50,000-mile Offer is back, but it’s unclear for how long. I’ve seen suggestions that it’s going to be pulledContinue Reading

Figueres, Costa Brava, Spain: Dali Theater and Museum Photo Report

Figueres is a small town in Costa Brava mostly known for the world-famous Dali Theater and Museum. The rest of Figueres is equally interesting, however. It is an old beautiful town that would stand well on its own, even if Dali never set foot there. And, unbeknownst to us, we got there during the local festival calledContinue Reading

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