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My Experience Cancelling Award Travel Due to Coronavirus Threat

March 12, 2020

It’s been a wild week as the threat of Coronavirus has expanded, causing the need for more travel cancellations. Earlier in the week I…

Avoiding Fees When Cancelling Award Travel Due to Coronavirus

March 11, 2020

We’ve been seeing a lot of questions in our Slack community and elsewhere about Coronavirus fee waivers when cancelling upcoming travel. A couple weeks…

Episode 34 Coronavirus travel deals: Where are we seeing opportunities?

March 11, 2020

Welcome to another episode of Short Cuts on our No Annual Fee Podcast. Today we’re talking about opportunities for travel deals surrounding Coronavirus. Not…

Episode 33: Negotiating Coronavirus Change Waivers

March 10, 2020

We’re trying something different on our No Annual Fee Podcast this week with a format called Short Cuts. In Short Cuts we’ll cover the…

What Happens When an AirPod Gets Lost in an Airplane Seat?

February 29, 2020

AirPod Lost in Airplane Seat: Quick Tips Don’t adjust your seat. If the AirPod (or any other electrical device) is in an unfortunate position,…

Episode 32: How to Salvage Travel Plans After AA Account Shutdown

February 18, 2020

We’ve not put out a free episode of the Milenomics² podcast since last year–The success of the paid show led us to focus on…

My Experience Pursuing a Hotels.com Price Guarantee

February 10, 2020

I recently tried my hand seeking a price match from Hotels.com. I’ve never pursued a hotel price match through any booking channel, but especially…

Shop Talk: AA Locking/Shutting Down Accounts

January 15, 2020

American Airlines has been locking and/or terminating accounts, and cancelling upcoming award travel for some. The common thread seems to be people who have…

Q1 2020 5x Bonus Categories

December 17, 2019

Chase Freedom Gas stations Internet, cable, and phone services Streaming services Discover Grocery stores Walgreens CVS Citi Dividend ($6,000 annual bonused spend for $300…

Airline Portal Holiday Bonuses for December 2019

December 16, 2019

A new wave of airline portal holiday bonuses have appeared. AA and Southwest look to be the most compelling of the bunch this time,…