The annual award booking that often takes the most effort is the New Years flight and hotel. The reason is because hotels are often in high demand and airlines either have limited availability or are waiting for later in the year to release the award availability. Last year I booked two awards that are usually…
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How To Link Travel Programs To American Express Membership Rewards Program
American Express Membership Rewards program allows members to earn points with everyday spend on select American Express credit cards like the Platinum Card® from American Express. These points can be redeemed for a number of items from gift cards to products to travel experiences. But I’ve found I get the best value from my American Express Membership Rewards…
Vanilla Reload Cards At Gas Stations And ConvenienceStores
I’ve found that Vanilla Reload Cards are fairly well stocked in drug stores in some cities more so than others. But I’ve also found them in Gas stations and Convenient Stores, some unexpectedly. Wherever you find them, they are a great way to re-load cards like the Bluebird® by American Express. The official site lists the following Gas Stations and Convenient…
Lots Of Delta Low Award Availability To Tokyo For New Years
In case you are interested in spending New Years in Tokyo (Reviews I, II, III), maybe even at the Park Hyatt, I thought I would share that Delta has plenty of low level award availability to Tokyo from multiple departure points. Plus with Delta’s many partner airlines, you’ll likely find a connecting flight at low availability…
How To Display Delta’s Lowest Award Results
There are a few tricks to help book a Delta award flight at the lowest award pricing level. One of them is so simple, it baffles me that the view is not automatically generated by Delta’s website when the user views the award flights result screen. By using this simple trick, you can help ensure…
What’s Your Go-To Leather Work Bag
I’ve had an old Hartmann leather bag for years. It held up well for a few years, was torn, repaired with the old warranty and generally worked well. But Samsonite purchased Hartmann back in 2012 and didn’t carry over the warranty. So anyone with a Hartmann bag is out of luck. So much for the…
Free Instant Win Entries On My Coke Rewards
For those of you who collect coke points to redeem for gift cards and other rewards, you can get up to five free entries to Coke’s instant win games! How to get Free Entries Go to MyCokeRewards.com Go to the Instant Win Section (found under the Rewards tab) Click on “Rules” under one of the…
Sunset Happy Hour–Know Your Room Type To Improve The View
The devil is in the details they say. And the details can help improve your view at sunset for your happy hour. Take for example our recent stay. I booked a package with an ocean view room to enhance the view during our trip. That alone should have guaranteed an ocean view, especially since the…
Best debit cards for US travelers to Japan
Japan is a unique country in more ways than one. One interesting aspect of their economy is that they are both extremely cash-centric and extremely expensive. Therefore you will need a lot of money on your person since things are expensive and you will only be able to pay using a credit card at a…
Free App Friday Is Here! 24 Free Educational Apps Up For Grabs! A $53 Value!
Happy free kids apps Friday! Through tonight, 10 PM CST, you can get 24 FREE educational apps for iTunes including colors, shapes, math, art, stories and more! Here is one that I downloaded today for free that Baby WeeklyFlyer is going to love! Puppies are a hit! How To Get Free Apps All you have…
Double Miles With Rocketmiles For Two Days Only
Rocketmiles is offering a limited time promotion where members can earn double the miles with a hotel stay. To be eligible for the double miles, members must book their reservations on October 3rd or October 4th and have a check-out date no later than October 31, 2013. But you must book through the special promotion…
Triple Dipping To Get 8x Points And 10% Off At Lowes
This triple dip is great for fall projects and getting ready for the holidays. With a few easy steps you can get points or a discount three times using the same spend to earn 8x points per dollar and 10% off your purchase. What Is A Triple Dip Some people have heard of a double…
Keep An Eye Out For 15% Off Seamless Coupons Tomorrow
Update: Use SWAP15 at checkout for 15% off your eligible order. Tomorrow, October 2, 2013, Seamless food delivery will send out coupons for 15% off orders all day long. If you’ve used Seamless food delivery before you know how convenient it can be for business travelers. Getting food delivered directly to your hotel door at…
Free Gogo Wifi Internet From Allstate + Gogo Giveaway
We are giving away 10 free Gogo internet wifi session cards to celebrate the new partnership between Allstate and Gogo. Together they are offering a free 30 minutes of wifi for smartphone users. The catch is the free 30 minutes is only good for the weekends, but free wifi is free wifi. This is really…
Today only 20 ($44 value!) Free Educational Apps For iTunes
It’s Friday again and time for more free kid’s apps. Here is a great deal if you are looking for some new kid-friendly apps for iTunes! Through tonight, September 27th, 10 PM CST, you can get 20 FREE educational apps including colors, shapes, math, art, stories and more ($44 value.) Here is a cute story…
Delta’s Domestic Flat Bed Business Elite Seat 8C From Atlanta to New York
One of the best ways to get upgraded as a Delta Medallion member is to carefully select the plane you fly. I’ll share an example on a recent trip where I was able to fly in fully flat Business Elite to New York with a friend simply because of the plane type we selected. My…
Two Cities With Plenty Of Vanilla Reloads
I travel a lot and one thing I’ve noticed is that I can find Vanilla Reload cards in smaller cities easier than I can in my home town. There are two particular small-ish cities where I’ve never had trouble finding Vanilla Reloads at a particular 3 letter named drugstore. Once I find them I use…
Keep Kids Busy Flying With Free Educational Apps For iTunes – Today Only $56 Value!
So now that Baby WeeklyFlyer loves to play with our iPads, we have found the need to have kid friendly apps available for our longer plane flights and car rides. Here is a great deal if you are looking for some new kid-friendly apps for iTunes! Friday is free app day! Through tonight, September 20th,…
How To Check Your Delta Promotions – Surprised What You Might Find
Every now and then you’ll receive a promotion that is too good to be true, like the 1,000 bonus mile for every segment offer I received last year from Delta. That was an unreal offer, but not everyone is targeted for these special offers. So how do you check what offers you are eligible for?…
How To Combine Hyatt Points From Different Accounts
One of my point earning strategies is to try and consolidate the hotel programs where I earn points. This is because the more you earn in one program, the closer you’ll be to an award level. It doesn’t really do you any good to have a few thousand points here, a few thousand miles there.…