Last week I received a targeted e-mail offer for the Chase United Explorer card offering me a 70,000 mile bonus after spending $3,000 in 3 months on the card. After clicking on the link for more info, I also found that I could earn an additional 5,000 miles just by adding an authorized user who […]

This weekend I wanted to book flights to attend a wedding in San Antonio, TX in the fall. I started my search using Google Flights to get an idea of availability and pricing. I was not sure if I wanted to pay cash or use points–but, in the end, I decided to do a little bit […]

Through March 31, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) is offering an increased sign-up bonus on their both their business and personal co-branded American Express Cards. Normally the sign up bonus is 25,000 points, and sometimes increases to 30,000 points. 35,000 points is a great deal and is worthy of serious consideration. Let me explain why.  

This is Part 3 of a multi-part series detailing my trip to Hong Kong and Cambodia, flying First Class and staying within a $350 budget for ALL expenses. If you haven’t read the first 2 parts yet, please check them out: Part One: I am going to Hong Kong and Cambodia this week–How I put this […]

This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on my upcoming trip to Hong Kong and Cambodia that I decided to book a little over a week ago. If you have not yet read Part One, you can do so via this link. I had an award ticket on hold, now I needed a way home… After […]

One of my travel goals for 2016 was to fly Etihad First Class on the airline’s A380, which I wrote about here: My 2016 Travel Goals. The Etihad first class product on their A380 is certainly one of the best First Classes in the world today and I knew that I wanted to redeem my American Airlines […]

United Airlines must have looked around its United Clubs recently and decided they were lonely, because they appear to be in the midst of an aggressive campaign to attract new members via their United Mileage Plus Visa Club Card from Chase. The primary benefit of this card is its free United Club access, but that […]

By far, the easiest way to accumulate significant numbers of points and miles for high value travel is through credit card sign-up bonuses. As I have written previously, here, this practice assumes that you have decent credit and can effectively manage your budget.  However, many people have asked me if opening several credit cards at once or […]