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 Rewards partnership (link) Can existing customers convert to MRs? No. Can you spin up a new account? It’s against T&Cs to have 2 accounts, but you can try. Can you refer […]
Unlocking Award Availability with Bank Point Transfers to International Frequent Flyer Programs
Most people realize that you can use US frequent flyer miles (United, American, Delta) for award travel on Star Alliance, OneWorld, and SkyTeam partners. The hard part about this is finding partner award availability. Today, I’d like to talk about transferring bank points to international frequent flyer programs. Many international airlines release award space far […]
Booking Hotel Timeshares with Bank Points
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 at Milenomics we like to talk about “techniques we use over and over again”. Because the Net Present Value of a deal is higher when it can be repeated thus generating […]
Making EU261 Work for You
This is a guest post from a lifelong friend we visited last summer in Germany. Thanks to him for sharing his thoughts on this. -Robert Our story has two parts, each of which caused us to suffer a 24 hour delay returning home on a British Airways flight from Phoenix to Munich. We are currently […]
Wells Fargo Business Platinum 50,000 Offer [Worth $750 in Air Travel w/Visa Signature]
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 only for $500. This is an important difference because Wells Fargo Rewards points can be worth 1.5 cents a piece (or more) when paired with the Wells Fargo Visa Signature and […]
Amex Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant 100,000 + Up To 20,000 for Referral Now Available
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 the first year, but the card comes with a $300 per cardmember year statement credit for Marriott hotels. Eligibility The list of disqualifying dispositions is a long and painful read. But […]
This Week in Bank Points: Amtrak First Class Upgrade Coupons
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 Cents Per Point] In that post I mentioned the option of buying Amtrak upgrade coupons. I went through the process recently, upgrading Acela Business Class to First Class. In short: It […]
Dog Catches Car: The AA Etihad Apartment Trick Worked But I Let It Go
I was saying a couple of weeks ago how I did some research on booking Etihad Apartments with AA miles and found that I was unable to do so. See: What I Learned: Booking An Award For Travel On Etihad But after some more exploring, along with guidance from experts, I found that I was able […]
Episode 15: Juicy Award Search Tool, Revived Ultra-premium Card, Avoiding Close-in Booking Fees and more
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 glitches, but tons of potential Key concept: Many programs show better availability on their own metal than partners I can’t stop using the service If they add alerts, get the right […]
Getting a US Bank Altitude Card May Be Easier Than You Think
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 you’re going to get just one. The City National Bank Crystal Visa Infinite was our favorite and the Amex Hilton Aspire a close second (referral link, read this before applying). But […]