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If you have a Citi ThankYou® Premier Card, check your email for the subject line "Earn 5 additional ThankYou® Points on stays within the Hilton Portfolio | Enroll in one click!" The Citi ThankYou®…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Anatomy of an Award: India to United States in Etihad and American Airlines First Class for 90,000 AA Miles Trip Report: Etihad Business Class from Chennai to Abu Dhabi Trip Report: Etihad First…

The Citi Prestige® Card 50k offer expired. You can find the current 40k offer here: Citi Prestige® Card I've deleted all links from the rest of the post since it is out of date.…

This post is part of a series about how to maximize value when transferring your Citi ThankYou Points to airline partners. Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #1: Suites Class for as Little…

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…

I was having lunch with my friend the other day, and we started talking about miles and points. She has some credit cards and has even made a few redemptions, but from the conversation it was clear…

American Airlines off peak awards are one of the best deals with miles. At the moment, for between two and seven months a year, American Airlines miles can book discounted economy awards from the…

Until March 31, 2016, you can buy 56,000 or more Alaska Airlines miles for 2.11 cents each. The sale is structured as a bonus on the normal number of miles you’d receive. The bonus is tiered, so the…

This post is part of a series about how to maximize value when transferring your Citi ThankYou Points to airline partners. Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #1: Suites Class for as Little…

Anatomy of an Award: India to United States in Etihad and American Airlines First Class for 90,000 AA Miles Trip Report: Etihad Business Class from Chennai to Abu Dhabi Trip Report: Etihad First…

Great news: The United States has officially signed an agreement with Cuba to re-establish scheduled air services between the two countries. Starting Tuesday, U.S. carriers will have 15 days to…

I got this email on Saturday because I have a Citi Prestige® Card. It looks like it is designed to remind people about their $250 Air Travel Credit, and that it is personalized to include how much of…

Chase already automatically denies applications for Chase-branded personal cards (ie Sapphire Preferred, Freedom, Slate) if you have opened five new credit cards of any type from any bank in the last…

The Citi Prestige® Card has the best benefits of any of the premium cards at the moment, which is why I consider it one of the top credit card offers on the market. Many of those benefits are annual…

Back in January I wrote about Delta's devaluation of awards to Australia, Asia, Africa, and South America effective October 1, 2016. To give a two sentence summary, a few regions in economy are going…