And….We’re Back! Spring break is over and we’re here with a jam packed episode. Today we cover: News: 0:30 Chase 30% Transfer Bonus to British Airways (link) Through June 16, 2019 You don’t see the 30% bonus on the UR portal, BA processes the bonus on its end Deal or not a deal? Enough to […]
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My Experience with Tours & Activities Booked through the Chase Expedia Portal
We just got back from a week in Europe where we did tours and activities in London, Venice, and Rome – all booked through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal. I think I’m pretty good at booking flights and hotels, but I’m exceedingly bad at planning things to do once we get to a destination. I […]
How were those non-loyalty European hotels booked through the Chase Expedia portal?
A few months ago I wrote about booking all of the hotels for a week-long trip to London, Venice and Rome through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal. It’s powered by Expedia, don’t you know, and it’s been interesting to take stock of how selection and prices have trended since Chase transitioned to Expedia for its […]
Tips and Tricks: Booking JAL Premium Cabin Awards for a Family of Four
Have you ever arrived at an event – say a theme park – right when it opened and felt like other people had been there long before you? Disney does this at their parks. People staying at their hotels get in early. And they sell tickets to events before the park opens/after it closes, effectively […]
PSA: Use Your Citi Preferred Card To Avoid Resetting 24 Month ThankYou Signup Bonus Clock
If you’ve got a Citi Preferred card that you haven’t used in a while, you might want to put some charges on it to avoid account closure. My wife got an email from Citi notifying her they’d already closed her account: Subject: Notice of account closure This is significant because I believe it resets the […]