February 2019 – milenomics.com

Episode 16: “Should I Ever Buy Airline Miles? Ebates Now Partnering with American Express, $750 Wells Fargo Business Credit Card Offer & More”

February 20, 2019

We’re back with a Jam Packed show this week. New Ebates/MR partnership, Negative changes from AA/Amex, and A new reader question. 0:40 Ebates Membership…

Unlocking Award Availability with Bank Point Transfers to International Frequent Flyer Programs

February 19, 2019

Most people realize that you can use US frequent flyer miles (United, American, Delta) for award travel on Star Alliance, OneWorld, and SkyTeam partners….

Booking Hotel Timeshares with Bank Points

February 17, 2019

We’re headed out to California for vacation this week, splitting time between our beloved Four Seasons Residence Club Aviara and Disney’s Grand Californian. Here…

Making EU261 Work for You

February 17, 2019

This is a guest post from a lifelong friend we visited last summer in Germany. Thanks to him for sharing his thoughts on this….

Wells Fargo Business Platinum 50,000 Offer [Worth $750 in Air Travel w/Visa Signature]

February 16, 2019

The Wells Fargo Business Platinum offer has been updated to clarify that the signup bonus is: $500 -or- 50,000 points Previously the offer was…

[Now 75,000] Amex Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant 100,000 + Up To 20,000 for Referral Now Available

February 15, 2019

The Amex Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card with a 100,000 point signup bonus is now available for referrals. The $450 annual fee is not waived…

This Week in Bank Points: Amtrak First Class Upgrade Coupons

February 15, 2019

I recently wrote about transferring bank points to Amtrak for 1.5 cents per point+ of value. See: Redeem Bank Points For Amtrak [Up To 1.64…

Dog Catches Car: The AA Etihad Apartment Trick Worked But I Let It Go

February 12, 2019

I was saying a couple of weeks ago how I did some research on booking Etihad Apartments with AA miles and found that I…

Episode 15: Juicy Award Search Tool, Revived Ultra-premium Card, Avoiding Close-in Booking Fees and more

February 11, 2019

On this week’s show we discuss: 0:35 Juicy Miles Award Search Tool (link) Performs award searches across bank point and frequent flyer programs Some…

Getting a US Bank Altitude Card May Be Easier Than You Think

February 2, 2019

We were debating recently on the podcast what the best all-around travel rewards credit card is these days. The one card to get if…