Don’t forget to clear your schedule for tomorrow, so you can take advantage of Small Business Saturday promotion. In case you’ve missed it, here is my guest post on how this deal turned into fiasco last year. Don’t be like me! 2.Via Million Miles Secrets blog, get $100 off hotel booking of $100 on Cyber […]
Archives for November 2014
Are Frequent Flyer Miles a Scam?
milesforfamily @milesforfamily · Nov 16 Rant: Offered to redeem miles to Europe for a needy friend. Told her to be flexible. She comes back with dates Dec 24-January 1st. What? If you are one of my 186 loyal followers, you’ve probably already seen the above rant. Normally, I don’t like to abuse Twitter in such manner. I mean, […]
Miles and Points Update
New IHG PointBreaks list is now bookable. Don’t delay reserving your desired hotel. Remember, you can always cancel it without penalty if your plans change. There is a new offer on Citi Thank You Preferred card that gives 30,000 points after spending $2,000 in 4 months. It pays me commission and you can see more […]
On Clearwater Hyatt, Dolphin Winter and Jenna Elfman
Not too long ago, I wrote a post about our short near-beach getaway in Clearwater, Florida. One of the reasons I wanted to stay in this area was to check out Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach and Spa Ever since Chase Hyatt Visa started to offer 2 free nights as a sign-up bonus, I wanted to spend […]
Hotel Points for Your Family Trip to Europe. London Edition.
1. Paris 2. London 3. Rome 4. Venice 5. Dublin This is the second installment in a series of posts trying to find suitable European accommodations for a family of four while using hotel points. OK, let’s get down to business. London is actually not a bad place in this respect. There are several decent, central options. […]
Miles and Points Update
1. The minimum spending to get Chase Sapphire Preferred sign-up bonus was increased to $4,000. The bonus is still worth it, even with this higher “barrier to entry.” The card pays me commission. 2. You can now register for Small Business Saturday. Don’t delay because once the quota is filled, the door will close, figuratively speaking. You […]