AwardWallet Plus Prices Going Up
A quick one before I take some time off for the Christmas break. If you guys have been following my advice, you already have an AwardWallet account to keep track of your points and miles. You may have also already signed up for the Pro account for the very reasonable price of $10 USD/year. If
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Reader Question – Denis Brault
I receive a bunch of emails and comments asking for clarifications or advice on how to best take advantage of the points people have. I have normally answered the questions in the comments section of the posts but I think in this particular case, the response might help more people so I thought I would
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Credit Card Review – American Express SPG Business
This entry is part 10 of 12 in the series Credit Card ReviewIntroduction If you have been diligently reading the site, you will know that there are at least two very good arbitrage opportunities that are currently available to Canadians, both of which I have covered in the two articles below: How I Hack –
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How I Hack – Arbitrage Through Alaska’s Acquisition of Virgin
A while back, I wrote about an Arbitrage Opportunity with the merger of Marriott and SPG and while some folks have been reporting that you can only get the 7 Nights and 120,000 Mile Package, I can 100% confirm that you can successfully get the 5 Nights and 120,000 Miles Package. For those still looking to take
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Alaska Airlines – Continues to Impress
Prior to a year ago, Alaska Airlines was not really on my radar but it has since proven to be one of the most valuable loyalty programs out there. One of their strongest points was that they have an extensive network of partners that allow award bookings and most of these partners have excellent hard
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PointsNerd PAID for a Flight … **GASP**
Let me set the record straight here … I absolutely hate paying for flights if I can help it but paying for flights is not outside the realm of possibility when it comes to my travel. It’s just the last option but nevertheless, it’s an option. Background We are headed on a Disney Cruise in
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Reminder: Use Your American Express Travel Credit
For those of you that signed up for the American Express Platinum Card, you have 17 short days to redeem your $200 travel credit if you haven’t already done so. If you do not use the credit, you forfeit it after December 31st, 2016. I provided some hints as to how to turn that Travel
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Tools I Use – TripIt
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Tools I UseI was looking back at my posts and realized that I haven’t covered off my favorite travel tool ever, TripIt. Today I am going to give you an overview as well as show you how to use this amazing tool. What is TripIt?
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Aer Lingus – How to Piss Off Your Customers
I haven’t spoken much about sweet spot redemptions but the gist is that in any award chart, there are certain redemptions that simply defy logic. For example, in Alaska Airlines’ partner chart, you can fly from Canada to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific in First Class for 70,000 Alaska Miles. The route would be from
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Reader Success Story – Lisa
One of the reasons that I started this blog is that I actually like helping people … weird right? It actually makes me very happy when I hear that the information that I provide allows someone to take that dream trip they otherwise wouldn’t have taken. I love sharing these stories so if this blog
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