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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….

[Hiding in Amex Offers] 60,000 Amex Personal Platinum w/o Lifetime Language

July 28, 2018

I logged into my wife’s account to redeem cashback on her Old Blue Cash card and noticed a pre-approved Amex Personal Platinum 60,000 offer…

Citi Prestige Concierge a Hyatt Prive/Ritz-Carlton STARS Travel Agent

July 25, 2018

Update (8/4/2018): According to datapoints on FlyerTalk, the Citi Prestige Concierge is no longer allowing 4th night free to stack with Hyatt Prive benefits….

Brandon Asks: Help me Decide How to use Membership Rewards points

July 23, 2018

This week’s Brandon Asks comes from Ray who asks: I’m fairly new to points and miles. I don’t travel a lot, but I want to travel…

Best Credit Cards for Unbonused Spend [After the AmEx SPG Devalues]

July 20, 2018

AmEx SPG cards have long been one of the best credit cards for unbonused spend in the points & miles community. Although the card…

Keep these things in mind when booking a Marriott Hotel with Bank Points

July 16, 2018

Update: Marriott no longer honors elite status benefits when booking through on OTA, including bank points. See: No Notice: Marriott Stops Giving Elite Benefits…

Shop Talk: Chasing Deep Discounts on Disney Travel & Missing the Big Picture

July 5, 2018

Welcome to another edition of Shop Talk where we discuss what’s going on in our personal points & miles space and highlight what we…

PSA: Verify American Express Sign Up Bonuses (Before Spending)

July 3, 2018

Today’s post comes out of a comment I left a few months back on Robert’s Hilton Amex Double Dip post. For the past few…

Using Great Circle Mapper to Find Flight Distances

June 30, 2018

Today I’ll expand on a site that everyone needs to get familiar with for booking award travel. Great Circle Mapper (www.gcmap.com) is a site so…

Shop Talk: Is it too Late to Start Earning Frequent Flyer miles?

June 29, 2018

Sam: I’d like to turn our standard Shop Talk format on end today. Instead of a guest post, or our usual banter I wanted…