Apr
06
2018
Southwest appears to be offering double points on all flights through June 13. Registration is required.
Double Points on All Southwest Flights Through June 13
Delta Not Showing Lowest Fares and New Higher Resort Fees for Vegas
Apr
06
2018
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
New Chase Miles for Mortgages Offers: 25,000 – 75,000 Points for Cardholders
Apr
05
2018
Last year Chase offered 100,000 points for a home mortgage. That offer was stackable with a fee rebate that required signing up for automatic monthly payments, and Chase Private Client customer discounts also.
One thing we learn about the Chase Sapphire Reserve cardmember population — in addition to average credit scores (785) and annual income ($180,000) Chase has shared before — is that “[t]he average Reserve customer has … more than $800,000 in deposits and investments.” So they figure a down payment shouldn’t be a problem.
An Odd Place to Put a Hotel Bible
Apr
05
2018
Your hotel room probably has a bible, because the Gideons distribute them for free. They started doing this in 1908 at the Superior Hotel in Superior, Montana. And they give away bibles also to hospitals, jails, and medical offices. Worldwide they reportedly give out 80 million bibles per year. The Gideons were formed by two men sharing a hotel room in 1898.
How Much Banks Pay For Miles, and How You Can Now Beat the Banks
Apr
05
2018
There’s an upper bound to what banks can possibly pay to reward customers. That’s based on their revenue which comes from interchange (merchant swipe fees when using the card to pay) and revolve (APR when customers don’t pay off their cards each month).
And we’re pretty much at a place where banks are paying as much as they possibly can at current rates for the rewards and benefits they’re handing out.
Don’t Fall For the Paid Seat Assignment Scam and Turn Bankrupt Miles Into Cash
Apr
05
2018
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Admirals Club Lounge Access That’s Not Even on the Website
Apr
04
2018
There are several oddball lounge relationships. There’s a lounge you can access with an American Admirals Club membership — or even a United Club or Delta Skyclub membership — that you won’t find listed on the website.
The Worst Hotel Guest Ever Banned Due to Seagulls and Pepperoni
Apr
04
2018
Nick Burchill was in the Navy Reserves and some of his navy buddies asked him to bring “Brother’s Pepperoni” out from his home town in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He did. A lot of it.
He “completely filled a suitcase with pepperoni” — some of it was wrapped in plastic, some in paper, and the airline lost his bag. And then the hijinks began.
New Temporary Admirals Club and 66% Off Delta Awards
Apr
04
2018
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Lowest Price: Buy United Miles for 1.88 Cents Each
Apr
04
2018
United is back with this sale, creating a sense of urgency promoting the offer as ‘one day only’. It’s cheaper than usual, though I think we can expect that this pricing will be back at some point later in the year.
Buying between 50,000 and 75,000 miles generates a 100% bonus. Here’s the cost to buy 150,000 miles. It comes to 1.88 cents per mile.
