Back when the Grand Slam was the coolest promo out there, sites like E-Rewards and e-Miles were quick ways to generate “hits” towards a big pile of miles. My interest in those sites waned a bit when Grand Slam took a hiatus. I got…
Checklist Item #1: Vote In Freddie Awards There are tons of travel awards out there. Some are influenced by money, others decided on by experts. But, there’s only one group of awards that are decided by the frequent traveler. Millions of them, in fact….
Frequent travelers are usually very loyal to their primary airline. We all have different reasons, whether it’s the strength of the network or the reliability of upgrades to First Class. American Airlines is my primary carrier, though I also have 1K status with United….
FROM THE COMMENTS BELOW, Gary brings up the point that I don’t actually have to use a Hyatt Visa to get the 20% bonus, which changes a bunch of the math. After reviewing the T&C, it doesn’t actually state any requirement to pay with…
The Denver downtown market is an odd one for Hyatt. I’ve always said that the labels on the two properties (Grand Hyatt and Hyatt Regency) were reversed. The Hyatt Regency is a new cosmopolitan property where the Grand is older and definitely in need…
There’s been a flurry of activity the past 6 weeks in regards to changing values at the major hotel chains. Some good, mostly bad. We had Priority Club, Marriott and Hilton all handing out some well placed kicks to the teeth while Hyatt had…
A million points can go a long way to traveling in style for quite some time. Is there anyone who wouldn’t want a million points? Didn’t think so. I was just informed that Points.com is giving away 3 million points. They’re giving away 1 million…
I’m a bit behind reporting on the recent changes to the Hilton program that broke yesterday. I saw the e-mail when it came out but a crazy schedule pulled me away from banging out a quick post on the info. And, I wasn’t a big fan…
For the miles and points junkie, it’s all about the deal. With any deal, bigger is always better, right? That’s our goal. Find the biggest deals. The game keeps changing which is what keeps it interesting. I recently stumbled upon a wrinkle in the…
There were plenty of replies for my beverage voucher giveaway, and even a few funny ones. I decided I would pick out a few of my favorite responses as winners and then randomly pick the rest. First, for my favorite responses: DrewBird wrote: I…