If You Have 29 Credit Cards, You’re Probably a Millennial by WSJ. Most hilarious part of this article is somebody creating a crappy Chase Sapphire Reserve costume to get past the Chase 5/24 rule. I wish mainstream media would do better... Read More →
Category - Recaps
Recap: Chase Advertising, eBay Disputes, Lounge Closing & More
Bummer! No More Free MS From eBay Disputes by Running With Miles. Not really MS, really just some free miles/points Mumbai Terminal 1 Amex Lounge & Carnations Lounge is closing by Live From A Lounge. I knew American Express had a... Read More →
Recap: Qatar Provided Laptops, Mono Glove, Social Security Cards Explained & More
Qatar Airways works its way around the electronics ban… by providing its own laptops by One Mile At A Time. Providing laptops makes sense for business class passengers, it’s not the same as having your own but at least some work... Read More →
Recap: Credit Card Surcharge, Explanation For Electronics Ban & More
American Airlines’ Stake in China Southern Airlines Is Now Official by Skift. This has been on the cards for some time. Explanation for the Electronics Ban: Fake iPad Carrying Explosives by View From The Wing. What I don’t get is... Read More →
Recap: Negotiable Credit Card Annual Fees, WoH First Promo & More
Now Negotiable: Credit-Card Annual Fees by WSJ. This shouldn’t come as that big of a surprise to our readers (I hope you’re all calling retention to get an annual fee reduction/waiver or spending bonus). Double Points from... Read More →
Recap: Leggingsgate, Barclaycard Sells Debt & More
United Airlines Says Women May Be Denied Boarding for Wearing Leggings by View From The Wing. Particularly loving people asking United if certain outfits are acceptable. Lots of Sears Shop Your Way deals today by Frequent Miler... Read More →
Recap: Seattle’s AmEx Lounge Now Open, First Class Helicopter Transfers & More
Seattle’s American Express Centurion Lounge Expansion Now Open by Travel Codex. I wish the food options were better, even if it was more substantial cold items. Emirates Is Introducing Free First Class Helicopter Transfers To Monaco by... Read More →
Recap: Fairmont Dining Certificates, New Wells Fargo Ad Campaign & More
New rideshare app Sitbaq gets rolling in Bay Area as Uber HQ scrambles by EZ Journeys. The think about Uber is that they need to stay ahead of the curve, otherwise copycay apps will come along and take over market share and do so... Read More →
Recap: Electronics Ban, Bombarding Match.com & More
Destroying the global economy, one Electronics Ban at a time by Wandering Aramean. Interesting look at the electronics ban, not sure I agree with the destroying the global economy bit, but the rest is interesting. A potential benefit of... Read More →
Recap: 7 Night Package Into 5 Night Package, Proposed TSA Fee Hike & More
Can you convert a Marriott 7 Night Travel Package to a 5 Night Package? by Frequent Miler. Short answer is no, but I respect this sort of individual research. Exclusive: How to get the Chase IHG 80k + 5k + $50 offer (YMMV) by US Credit... Read More →
Recap: FundersClub, New AmEx Offers & $2414 Nightmare
FundersClub Free $100 Bonus Credit to Invest in Startups by Maximizing Money. To say that there are a lot of restrictions with this offer would be an understatement. Many New Amex Offers For More Savings by Running For Miles. We blogged... Read More →
Recap: Marriott 5 Night Packages, Uber President Quits & More
Is it still possible to book Marriott 5-night Travel Packages? by Frequent Miler (also check out the post by Art Of Travel Hacking as well). A few readers were successful recently as well, but still highly YMMV. Some talk of this being... Read More →
Recap: Avianca Claw Back, Business Class Lounge For Economy Passengers & More
Reader Squid23 cancelled their Avianca credit card and received a refund of their annual fee but 5 days later the 60,000 mile sign up bonuses was clawed back. I’m personally not a fan of trying to do this at all when the annual... Read More →
Recap: Hotels.com Stacking, New LCC LEVEL & Much More
IAG’s new low cost carrier is… LEVEL (including €99 one way transatlantic fares!) by Economy Class & Beyond. One way flights for $149. Seat pitch doesn’t look great, but honestly it’s not that bad. Justice Department... Read More →
Recap: Venezuela, Shopping Portals, Hyatt Time Share & More
Getting a Tourist Visa for Venezuela by Travel Codex. I’d love to hear from readers that have been to Venezuela recently, I had some plans to go back in 2013 and then Hugo Chavez died just before I left so I changed my plans... Read More →

