I stayed two weeks at an Airbnb in Santiago, Chile at the start of the month. That's not uncommon for me, since I am a nomad. Here's where I slept every night of 2015 for reference.

When your Airbnb stay ends, you and the host have two weeks to review each other. The first review is hidden until the two weeks are over or both reviews are made.

In 2014, American Express changed its churning rules so that you could only get the bonus on a personal credit card once per lifetime.

Now the rule has been extended to business cards.

This follows the general trend of tightening the giving of bonuses by banks. For instance, Chase is about to institute a rule that you'll be denied for a credit card automatically if you've opened five other credit cards in the last 24 months.

I expect to see further tightening, and I expect the changes to be profitable for the banks.

Today only, February 26, 2016, you can buy IHG Rewards Club points and get up to a 100% bonus on the points purchased.

IHG is the loyalty program of these brands, including InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, and Holiday Inn.

IHG points normally cost 1.15 to 1.35 cent each.

1,000 – 10,000 points for $13.50 per 1,000 points
11,000 – 25,000 points for $12.50 per 1,000 points
26,000 – 60,000 points for $11.50 per 1,000 points

If you buy 26,000 IHG points by tomorrow–the smallest number that gets the lowest price–you’ll receive

The Hilton HHonors Signature Card's sign up bonus has expired. Click here for the top current sign up bonuses.

Hilton has two no annual fee credit cards--one issued by American Express and one by Citi. Both have limited time increased sign up bonuses.

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. I tweet from @MileValueAlerts only a few times a month because it is designed to be used only for the best and most limited-time deals–like mistake fares–so that you aren’t bombarded by text messages.

In December 2015, Norwegian launched service from New York, Baltimore, and Boston to Guadeloupe and Martinique.

Alaska Airlines miles can be used to book Hainan Airlines flights starting March 30, 2016!

The partnership was announced last year, and the Alaska-Hainan page originally said award bookings would be available in November 2015.

The AA card offers in this post have expired, but they might come back. If they do they will appear –> Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses.

The Hilton HHonors Signature Card's sign up bonus has expired.

In November 2015, American Airlines announced a massive devaluation of its award chart effective for bookings made March 22, 2016 or later. See my original post for a side-by-side comparison of the current and future charts.

You should try to lock in your travel through February 15, 2017 at current prices by booking by March 21, 2016.

American Airlines offers discounted MileSAAver awards within the United States and Canada to select cardholders.

Some credit card offers in this post have expired, but they might come back. If they do they will appear –> Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses.

Both the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® MasterCard® and the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World MasterCard® are on the list of cards that offer a 7,500 mile discount roundtrip.

Every two months, American Airlines publishes a list of new destinations in the United States and Canada eligible for discounted awards.

American Airlines is releasing a ton of flat bed Business Class award space from New York to Buenos Aires for two people for May through December 2016, which is Fall, Winter, and Spring there. There are great connections in the United States to New York and in Buenos Aires to the rest of Argentina.

Sample Connections to JFK-EZE Leg
Act Now to Save Miles
Right now the awards cost 50,000 miles per person per direction in Business Class. Business Class awards go up in price to 57,500 American Airlines miles one way on