US Bank FlexPerks Benefit You Might’ve Not Known About I always tell everyone to read the fine print because small print can be the most important print in the world. In addition, small print doesn’t always mean gotcha. Sometimes it hides very important benefits, too. And yet, I regularly fail to follow my own… Continue Reading
Marriott Rewards Rumors Mill: Take Two
Yesterday I posted some News About the Supposedly Upcoming Marriott Devaluation that I had read at View from the Wing, who had read it at Loyalty Traveler, who in turn had read it at the Reward Insider Marriott thread. Well, there is only so many original news from this little hobby of ours, but I… Continue Reading
Friday Mish-Mash: US Air Crash, Marriott Rumors, Taliban Video, etc
US Airways Plane Crashes in Philly. No Injuries Are Reported A US Airways Airbus A320 crashed during takeoff at Philadelphia International Airport within the past hour. Flight 1702 was on the runway taking off en route to Fort Lauderdale when a tire blew out, a US Airways spokesman told Frequent Business Traveler. There were no injuries were… Continue Reading
The End of Churning? Writings on AMEX Wall
Is American Express onto us? Dan’s post that made a big splash yesterday warns about the upcoming end of our ability to churn American Express cards every 12 months. A few of his readers spoke with AMEX reps who told them that AMEX was about to implement new (?) policy prohibiting members from receiving a… Continue Reading
Best Miles Redemption Values: A Slightly Contrarian Opinion
Everyone knows that booking an award seat in premium class represents best redemption values. Depending on your destination, you can get 6, 12, hell, even 20 cents per mile if you redeem in Business and especially the First. Compare that to lame 1.5-2 cents on a mile in lousy domestic economy. Well, maybe 3 cents if… Continue Reading
Manufactured Spending: Involuntary Deal Slaughter!
If I were paranoid, I’d have to admit that I’ve probably killed a deal. NB: I am paranoid! About three weeks ago, I posted an article aptly titled I Have Changed My Views on Manufactured Spend. In that article I stated this: Here is what gave me the well-needed nudge in the right direction. One of… Continue Reading
Porn in the Sky
OK, porn it is. As we all know, our all-time favorite consumer advocate and churners-slayer Chris Elliott loves controversies, and porn, let’s face it, fits the bill perfectly. So I wasn’t surprised to find his new article dedicated to this very issue: Should you be allowed to watch porn on a plane? I thought that this… Continue Reading
Credit Card News
New and Improved US Bank Avianca/Taca LifeMiles 40,000-mile offer Technically speaking, it is not new. This offer has been available for about 2 weeks, but somehow it fell through the cracks up until now. Sorry about that. Now there’s an easy way to earn LifeMiles with your day-to-day purchases and later redeem them for your… Continue Reading
Delta Stole My Five Tiers Ideas for Their 2015 Redemption Chart
Yesterday, Delta released their new 2015 Redemption Chart. In the meantime, they casually stole the ideas I outlined in my recent piece: Delta Airlines, Hotel, and Casino. Tall claim, isn’t it? Oh, but I have the proof. Right here. In an attempt to explain my clumsy title I wrote this: Using several award tiers… Continue Reading
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