My previous posts are here: The Definitive Guide to Gaming Spirit. Part 1: Intro and Easy 8,000 Points The Definitive Guide to Gaming Spirit, Part 2: In-Depth OK, this was supposed to be the last post in my Definitive Guide to Gaming Spirit series (see Post One and Post Two links above), but between… Continue Reading
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The Definitive Guide to Gaming Spirit. Part 2: In-Depth
This post is going to be long. Please be patient. If you really want to learn how to game this uber-sneaky airline, you will have to learn a thing or two. Better yet, bookmark this page and use it as a reference. My previous post is here: The Definitive Guide to Gaming Spirit. Part 1:… Continue Reading
The Definitive Guide to Gaming Spirit. Part 1: Intro and Easy 8,000 Points
I have been planning on writing the guide to Spirit Air Free Spirit frequent mile program for quite a while, but there has always been something. Better deals, better airlines, and then on the other end of the spectrum, devaluations, mergers, and other heartbreaks. Spirit Air is so juvenile with their marketing antics, and… Continue Reading
4th of July Outing, Riverhead, LI, Stuck in the Sand, Credit Card Fraud
The day before I went on my trip to Brazil, my wife asked me: “How come, we have never been to the Hamptons?” That question made me pause. First, it had nothing to do with Brazil. And second, I have been living in Brooklyn for 22 years, and yet I have never been to Long… Continue Reading
“Reach for the Miles” New York Meet Up!
This one is going to be short. If you guys and gals live in our grand city, consider joining this meet up. I have attended twice so far, and had a lot of fun. We meet at Professor Thom in the Lower East Side; we talk, share some tips and our war stories, enjoy… Continue Reading
Late Saturday Night… Very Late!
I wasn’t going to post tonight, but I had to. You know how it happens: you read something so funny sometimes; you just have to spread the news, or it will eat you inside out. I checked today’s Gary Leff’s View From the Wing post and found out that Greg from Frequent Miler was featured in Yahoo… Continue Reading
New IHG 5,000-point PointBreaks List: Valid Untill July 31
Quite honestly, I don’t remember the last time everyone was so excited about the IHG 5,000-point PointBreaks. Everyone and their mother has been speculating, guessing, speculating some more. Maybe that’s because of the rumors of the impending doom (there have been consistent speculations that PointBreaks will be replaced with flat 50% reductions as they do now… Continue Reading
Guess Who is Chase’s New Transfer Partner & Why You Shouldn’t Get Excited About It
The Chase Ultimate Rewards program has added Singapore Airlines to its list of partners. Yey! I know. Every time anyone mentions Singapore Airlines, people think first class suite with the biggest bed in the sky. And then, they become all hazy. Isn’t it great? Sure, any development that gives us more options is great.… Continue Reading
My Weekend at the Willard in Washington and Update about Being Charged for the Free Night
UPDATE: Yesterday, I posted that I had been charged by the Willard IC for my free annual night: I Got Charged by InterContinental for a Free Night! Today I received this email. Good evening Mr. Shuman, Thank you for contacting us through WebGuru [I have no idea what it is, I just called IHG and… Continue Reading
I Got Charged by InterContinental for a Free Night!
As you know from this post, I used my two Chase IHG free nights for the previous year and this year to book my weekend getaway at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, DC. Now, it was not a straight redemption, of course. My two free annual nights for the last and current year overlapped back in… Continue Reading
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