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6 Sep. 2019

American’s Internal Memo on the Miami Mechanic Who Sabotages a Plane

News that an American Airlines mechanic in Miami sabotaged an aircraft before it prepared to take off with passengers was truly shocking. The man admitted that he wanted to delay or cancel the flight out of frustration with union contract talks, and to force more overtime work to fix the problem he had caused. American

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2 Jun. 2017

Targeted: Up to 50% Off These Hotel Points

Via Monkey Miles, some folks will get a big discount when buying Hilton points! Hilton has a targeted offer for a 50% discount through June 23, 2017. That means you can buy Hilton points for as little as 0.5 cents each! So if you’re one of the Hilton members targeted for this offer, and you’ve been

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1 Jun. 2017

Pick Your Airline! Choice Is Offering 1,000 Airline Miles per Hotel Stay

A month ago, I let you know that Best Western is offering 1,000 American Airlines miles per stay. Now, via Frequent Flyer Bonuses, Choice Hotels is offering folks a similar deal! You’ll get 1,000 American Airlines or Air Canada Aeroplan miles per stay, through July 31, 2017, or August 15, 2017 (depending on which airline ...

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2 Jun. 2017

Hapo Community Credit Union Savings Promotion: $25 Bonus (OR, WA)

For those who reside in Oregon or Washington, Hapo Community Credit Union is offering a $25 bonus. To earn the bonus, all you have to do is open a HAPO savings account by September 30, 2017. Once the requirements are satisfied, the bonus will be in your new account within 48 hours! Also, you’ll be able to enjoy features

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14 Mar. 2020

Hilton extending free night certificates to August 31, 2021

Hilton has announced that they are extending free night certificates in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have sent out the following email to members with free night certificates: To recap, free night certificates that were unexpired as of March 11, 2020 and all new ones issued by August 30, 2020 will be valid until August 31,

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17 Jul. 2019

How to Display AA’s Old Award Search Tool

Ugh. American Airlines’ new tool for searching award space is super annoying. The results are in no way displayed in a way that makes it efficient for us to see what’s available. It gives you no easy option to filter number of stops or cabin. On the week view, it says a filter function is

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9 Aug. 2019

Top 10 Business Credit Cards for Travel Rewards: August 2019

Applying for business credit cards is a great way to earn more miles and points than you already do, but many people don’t apply for business cards because they incorrectly believe they don’t qualify. You don’t need to have employees, nor does your business need to be profitable. You can use your social security number

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7 Sep. 2019

Airline Cancels Flight to Avoid Police – All Over $276

Airlines often claim an exemption to European delay compensation rules due to “extraordinary circumstances” that couldn’t have been avoided, and there’s much litigation over this most of which having been resolved in favor of the passenger. For instance while strikes and weather can be extraordinary, mechanical issues genera...

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7 Oct. 2019

Discover: Buy Sam’s Club Membership ($45) and Get $45 or $25 Back

The Offer No direct link, targeted offer via email Get a $45 statement credit when using your Discover card to buy a new Sam’s Club membership. Others got the same offer, but for a $25 statement credit. The Fine Print Valid October 1 – November 30 Valid online with the link in the email, or

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8 Jul. 2019

Why I Lowered the Credit Limit on my Chase Card

I just got off the phone with Chase card services. I called to lower the credit limit on my United Explorer Business Card. I am gearing up to apply for another Chase credit card, and this is a step to prepare for my next application. If you keep up with the blog, you’ll remember I’m

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8 Oct. 2019

Chase IHG Premier Up To 125,000 Points + $50 Statement Credit

Update 9/30/19: Another link says the end date is 10/09/19 Update 9/13/19: Mailers have been sent out showing an end date of 10/31/19 for this card. The Offer Direct link to offer Chase IHG Premier card is offering the following sign up bonus: $50 statement credit after first purchase 125,000 points after $3,000 in spend

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2 Apr. 2018

Review: Park Hyatt Milan

After a short visit to Dubai, we were finally on our way to Italy. But wait! Although Milan was the destination of our flight, we planned to spend very little time in the city. We were arriving late because we had already stretched our time in Dubai up to the limit, and we needed a

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