Category - Recaps

Hacking Walt Disney World by Frequent Miler. Walt Disney World isn’t for me, but if you have a family chances are you’re going to end up there at some point. Very useful actionable guide. 8,000 Spirit Miles for complaining... Read More →

The $5 million coin toss by Wandering Aramean. Awesome little nugget. The liability shift and its impact on mobile payments by TechRepublic. Interesting look at how payment systems are changing rapidly. Problems at American Express are... Read More →

New Online Gift Card Vendors With Cash Back Opportunities by Chasing The Points. More useful gift card churning news. Marriott Rewards Whacks Members Again With Big Increase in Reward Prices by View From The Wing. I think Marriott got a... Read More →

Visa, MasterCard to Roll Out New Cybersecurity Features by WSJ. Now if only the payment networks & card issuers hadn’t dragged their feet on adopting EMV technology for years maybe we wouldn’t be in this situation in the... Read More →

As American Express courts ordinary spenders, rivals poach its wealthiest clients by Bloomberg. Skip the video, the host saying “I’ll pull out my Costco Visa card” shows that those in the video are pretty uninformed... Read More →

Gift Card Churning Reader Questions And Answers by Chasing The Points. Another good post in his gift card churning series, if you have any questions I’d recommend asking him in the comments section over there. Targeted: Earn 250... Read More →

Mercari Resale Shopping App Free $2 Credit and $2 Referrals (Like eBay) by Maximizing Money. Might be worth signing up for, especially if you can get some friends to sign up for some referral credit. How important is diversifying... Read More →

Here is a little recap of blog posts from around the web that I’ve found interesting. BREAKING: Expedia Canceling Hotel Bookings Citing Made Up Terms by Miles to Memories. Disappointing, but not surprising. This is particularly... Read More →

Methinks I am a hypocrite by Wandering Armean. Easily my favorite post on this whole “will they or won’t they honor the booking” scandal. Well thought out piece with useful quotes. Vegas.com $25 off $25 on any Travel... Read More →

Full Time Travel = New Miles & Points Strategies by Travel is Free. Favorite quote of this article: “The way status is set up in general is that you honestly feel like you’re winning, and you’re honestly losing. Unless you’ve... Read More →

As always, if you think I missed something interesting, let me know in the comments and if I also find it interesting I’ll add it to the recap. Hilton HHonors Lifetime Diamond Status Requirements Published by LoyaltyLobby. 1,000... Read More →

Am I done with Delta? by Frequent Miler. I think some of this has to do with him being a Delta captive (e.g close to a Delta hub). My biggest problem with Delta is that there is no transparency with what their future plans are. I feel... Read More →

Below is a list of articles that I’ve found interesting recently. Let me know your thoughts on them in the comments, if you found any articles interesting let me know and I might include them in the next recap. The best rate... Read More →

Prevent miles from expiring with 1 point transfers by Frequent Miler. We recently did a post on the different ways you can prevent miles from expiring, we missed out on this one so thanks to Julian for letting us know. Is the 75k Offer... Read More →