Are you an avid social media user and a frequent flyer? Have you spent the past several years cultivating your Klout score? If so, you should definitely sign up for the Klout American Airlines Admirals Club promotion right away. I just signed up for the promotion and within a few easy steps I have secured my Admirals club pass. Will I ever use it? I don't know, but it's … [Read more...] about Free American Airlines Admirals Club Pass With High Klout Score
Earning Points and Miles
Using Macy’s Gift Cards to Earn Bonus Delta Skymiles
After a recent reader question about earning bonus points from the Ultimate Rewards Mall using gift cards, I thought I would share another experiences earning points while using gift cards at a points mall. This time I was able to earn bonus Delta Skymiles while using Macy's Gift Cards to make an online purchase. Macy's Gift cards were burning a hole in my pocket when I … [Read more...] about Using Macy’s Gift Cards to Earn Bonus Delta Skymiles
Reader Question: Using Gift Cards at Ultimate Rewards Mall?
Today's reader question comes from Sara in Chicago, IL. Sara writes: Can you shop through the Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall, use gift cards, and still receive Ultimate Rewards Points? What about other portals? This is a great question with many potential answers, depending on where you shop and how you shop. The simple answer is that it depends on both the portal you use, the … [Read more...] about Reader Question: Using Gift Cards at Ultimate Rewards Mall?
Signup Bonuses in the Mainstream
When you receive all of your travel news from travel bloggers, forums and emails from airlines and hotel chains, you tend to have blinders on to outside opinion of using points for award travel. I know that this is often a topic of articles in mainstream newspapers and online articles, but I never expected to start seeing articles about collecting points from an investor … [Read more...] about Signup Bonuses in the Mainstream
How to Pay Down US Bank Mortgage for 5x Points
Note: Like any points earning technique, rules may change in the future to prevent this type of technique from working, but as of January of 2013 this method still works. While I am surely not the first person to post about the use of Vanilla Reload cards + American Express Blue Bird to earn points on expenses that usually don't earn points (your US Bank Mortgage being a … [Read more...] about How to Pay Down US Bank Mortgage for 5x Points
Four Seasons Black Friday Deal for 2012: Enter to Win $2,500 Gift Card
Four Seasons Black Friday: Four Seasons is offering a $2,500 gift card to a lucky winner with no purchase necessary While the email makes it look as if you need to purchase a gift card, if you read the fine print, you can enter without ordering the card. I was able to confirm this and successfully register for the promotion myself. While sharing this information may end up … [Read more...] about Four Seasons Black Friday Deal for 2012: Enter to Win $2,500 Gift Card
Hurricane Sandy, HHonors and Charity
Being a lifelong midwesterner, I have very little first hand experience with extreme weather like hurricanes, but I can appreciate their power and do what I can do to donate money where I can to help in the relief efforts. Hurricane Sandy has directly affected many people who I know to various degrees. From devastating to seriously inconvenienced. I'm very fortunate that my … [Read more...] about Hurricane Sandy, HHonors and Charity
Bluebird, Vanilla Reloads and a Contrarian Perspective
It all started with Frequent Miler posting about one card to rule them all. Then it was everywhere. If you have read any blogs from prominent Frequent Flyers in the past few weeks, you have heard about the new king in town for achieving mileage earning bliss: The American Express Bluebird card (this is not an affiliate link, because no affiliate companies actually write me back … [Read more...] about Bluebird, Vanilla Reloads and a Contrarian Perspective