British Airways,Transfer Bonus,Avios,Iberia
LAST DAY: 40% Avios Transfer Bonus Means 24k Membership Rewards to Madrid in Business Class
September 16, 2017
Tomorrow is the last day to transfer Membership Rewards to British Airways and Iberia Avios with a 40% transfer bonus. The cutoff is 11:59 p.m. MT on September 17.
At the beginning of July we saw the transfer rate between American Express Membership Rewards and British Airways and Iberia Avios improve from 250:200 to 250:250
In a surprising and awesome turn of events, right after the new transfer rate was announced, a transfer bonus was also announced.
Equifax Data Breach: Steps to Protect Yourself
September 14, 2017
The Equifax data breach is a bit of a nightmare and at times disgusting to read about, but there's no need to spiral into paranoia. I agree with a lot of what this Reddit thread talks about concerning the breach, especially that the chance of having your identity taken advantage of is akin to winning the lottery. Just in this case you'd be losing. That doesn't, however, mean you turning a blind eye is a good idea.
Delta Flash Sale: 20k to Alaska & 35k to Hawaii Roundtrip
September 13, 2017
Through September 14, 2017 (tomorrow) at 11:59 PM ET, you can book roundtrips between the continental United States and Alaska for 20,000 Delta miles and Hawaii for 35,000 miles. The travel period for the sale is January 8 through March 23, 2018.
Sale Routes
Delta states that the sale applies to roundtrip award flights in economy from the 48 continental United States with the following destinations:
Honolulu, HI (HNL)
Kahului, HI (OGG)
Kona, HI (KOA)
Lihue, HI (LIH)
Anchorage, AK (ANC)
Fairbanks, AK (FAI)
Flights don't have to be direct to be on sale.
Trip Report Part II: United Polaris (Service Only) from Houston to Buenos Aires
September 12, 2017
This is the third post in a series about how I used Asiana miles to book United Polaris Business Class between Houston and Buenos Aires, as well as a review of the product and travel experience.
I Just Spent 35k Miles for a Flat Bed to Southern South America
Trip Report Part I: Brand New United Club in Houston (near gate C1)
Trip Report Part II: United Polaris from Houston to Buenos Aires
At the end of last week I returned to Buenos Aires after my yearly exodus from southern hemisphere winter to northern hemisphere summer.
Marriott: Buy Two Get One Free
September 11, 2017
Register here for Marriott's latest Megabonus promotion by November 30 to earn a free night at any Category 1 through 5 Marriott after completing two paid stays between tomorrow (September 12) and January 15, 2018.
How Marriott is Defining a Stay
For the purpose of the Megabonus promotion, a qualifying stay is consecutive nights at the same hotel.
Chase’s New No Annual Fee United Card
September 10, 2017
Chase has released a new United co-branded credit card with a unique rewards earning structure. Instead of earning miles, the United TravelBank Card earns cash back good for United purchases.
Trip Report Part I: Brand New United Club in Houston, Terminal C
September 9, 2017
This is the second post in a series about how I used Asiana miles to book United Polaris Business Class between Houston and Buenos Aires, as well as a review of the product and travel experience.
I Just Spent 35k Miles for a Flat Bed to Southern South America
Trip Report Part I: Brand New United Club in Houston (near gate C1)
Trip Report Part II: United Polaris from Houston to Buenos Aires (future post)
Yesterday I returned to Buenos Aires after my yearly exodus from southern hemisphere winter to northern hemisphere summer.
ThankYou Points,JetBlue,Transfer Bonus
ThankYou Points to JetBlue 25% Transfer Bonus
September 8, 2017
Transfers of Citi ThankYou Points to JetBlue TrueBlue points will have a 25% bonus through 11:59 PM ET October 25, 2017.
This could be a good deal if you have an immediate use for TrueBlue points.
Pay Mortgage With a MasterCard on Plastiq for Promo Fee of 1.5%
September 7, 2017
Plastiq is an online bill payment processing system that allows you to pay bills you’d normally pay in cash or with a check on a debit card (for a 1% fee) or credit card (for a 2.5% fee). Right now Plastiq is running a promotion to lower that credit card fee to 1.5% if you use your MasterCard to pay three mortgage payments before the end of 2017.
The cap you can save on fees is $200, which means the promo fee rate of 1.5% applies to just your first $20,000 in mortgage payments.
$345+ Roundtrips from Los Angeles to Southeast Asia
September 4, 2017
I tweeted this deal first from @MileValueAlerts. Follow @MileValueAlerts on Twitter and follow these directions to get a text message every time I tweet from that account.

