Category - Recaps

Amtrak – 30 points per dollar from 1800Flowers.com by Miles Momma. Make sure you stack with the AmEx Offer. Kohl’s Deal Results: What I Learned & How It Turned Out by Out & Out. These deals come around semi regularly, so worth... Read More →

2017 is the year of gift card arbitrage by Miles Per Day. I think 2017 is the year of the bank bonus, gift card arbitrage is so 2016. That being said, if you can get bulk rates with some of the exchanges the ease of profit is very nice... Read More →

What are HawaiianMiles worth? by Freequent Flyer Book. Good look at HawaiianMiles. Duterte Wants the Death Penalty Back by The New York Times. Death penalty for the possession of drugs seems to be excessive, but that was one of... Read More →

Royal Jordanian doubles down on anti-Trump advertising by Wandering Aramean. How Google fought back against a crippling IoT-powered botnet and won by ARS Technica. Interesting read for those interested in online security. BOOKED: I’m... Read More →

Here’s What I’ve Learned About How to Grow a Blog and Make Money Online by View From The Wing. There are a few people that I consider pivotal to this blog’s success (George from Travel Blogger Buzz another & Chuck of course)... Read More →

FFB Exclusive: 2,000 Bonus Miles in any of 10 programs on your 1st purchase with Mileslife by Frequent Flyer Bonuses. No idea if this is better than the standard deals or not, you need to be travelling to China to be able to participate... Read More →

Who Are American Express Platinum and Centurion Cardmembers? by View From The Wing. Always interesting to see these break downs. Given the spread of cardholders, it’s surprising where the centurion lounges are located but American... Read More →

Nursing Mom Forced To Squeeze Milk Out to Clear Airport Screening by Mommy Points. Well this is horrific. No man (or woman) is an island – Embrace the Community! by Tagging Miles. Doesn’t really matter how you do it, but making... Read More →

Should Travel Bloggers Stay Out of Politics? Turnover Tuesdays – All My Returns Will Now Going To Be Inspected By Me, Not Amazon by Oren’s Money Saver. Looks like this isn’t possible automatically, but it should be... Read More →

Update on the JetBlue TrueBlue/Amazon earnings partnership: Please Wait by Wandering Aramean. I’m not sure why, but I just have a feeling that this isn’t going to be smooth sailing. Saudi Prince Bought Plane Tickets for His... Read More →

Optimal Strategy: Best Fairmont Hotels to Use Free Night Certificates. I know a lot of you picked up this card recently so this should be interesting read. I don’t think it’s worth planning trips around using free night... Read More →

Disney considers me a mommy blogger now by As The Joe Flies. Dear Disney, Joe is a big deal so I really think his trip should be free rather than just discounted. Legal Immigrants Who Were on Flights to the US When Trump’s Executive... Read More →

  No seriously, no more phones from Ebay and always do stuff in the Tmo store by Miles Per Day. Doing these promos in store isn’t as easy as you’d expect either. Should You Dump Your SPG Points and Get Southwest Companion... Read More →

  The Economics of Churning A nice look at the fees involved in processing credit cards and how it relates to the miles and points hobby. (HT: TBB). It’s an old post, but I never saw it before. Time Revisited by Milesperday... Read More →

Comenity shuts down a reader’s account right after he gets the card by Miles Per Day. I’m surprised that Comenity actively monitors reports so heavily for new inquiries. Would You Visit Bir Tawil — The Unclaimed Land No Country... Read More →