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Spotting Fraudulent Prepaid Gift Cards in the Wild (US Bank)

August 30, 2022

Long time readers of the blog know I have a soft spot for US Bank Prepaid Visa and Mastercard Gift cards. In fact it…

Spring Cleaning: Four Tune-up Ideas for Points & Miles

March 28, 2020

We’ve been talking about Spring Cleaning on the podcast the past couple months, before staying at home and social distancing was even a thing….

Breaking Through Peak Vacation Airfare Pricing with Partner Awards

May 28, 2019

Booking windows are just opening up for the Massachusetts school break in April 2020. And as usual, the opening salvo from carriers like Delta…

Denied Google Fi Travel Gift Cards? There’s Hope

March 25, 2019

Last November, Google ran a crazy promo for their Fi wireless service. If you bought a phone from them and met some other…

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….

Follow-up: Four Seasons Renovations, Park Hyatt Breakfast Gratuity, AT&T International Charges

September 8, 2018

I wanted to briefly follow-up on my recent posts on St. Kitts and Nevis. We enjoyed the trip very much overall, but invariably I…

Business Class for Four to Italy Using Delta SkyMiles

August 7, 2018

A trip to Europe in April is on our Family Demand Schedule for 2019. I haven’t been able to find award availability until just recently….

Why and How: Transferring Wells Fargo Rewards Between Accounts

April 14, 2018

Point transferability between accounts varies wildly across banks. Wells Fargo is one of the most favorable banks in this regard, allowing point transfers: To…