I went to Istanbul on a whim and winged my journey; something I am going to try and do less often in the future. Istanbul was perfect for it though, so much different and cool stuff to see there; I…
Go Anywhere In The World For $300
Although the American Airlines 100k points Citibank AAdvantage Executive offer has officially ended, there are still links out there for it – and they still work. This can be confirmed when calling to activate the card upon receipt. One such…
How Many Points Did Leonardo DiCaprio Use To Fly 30 Women To Brazil?
What guys? I’m totally just here for the soccer game. So apparently, Leonardo DiCaprio Flew In 30 Women To Party With Him In Brazil. But the real question on that is, how many points did he use to do so? I…
Where To Go Next?
So, I’ve got a one way to Buenos Aires in September now… but need a trip back. Where from? I plan on visiting at least one other city (probably cash flight) then flying home with a one way, most…
This Seems Like A Perfectly Horrible Idea
IRS Sets Sights on Frequent Flyer Miles, Hotel Points – this seems like an awful idea. Can they truly wring anything meaningful squeezing out mileage benefits? Who are the people that really benefit from these anyway? If you want to…
Million Mile Secrets – Gift Card Winners
As I noted from the interview feature Million Mile Secrets generously gave me, I’d be giving away a $15 Starbucks gift card to someone who hopefully likes SBUX, and a $25 Shell gift card to someone who hopefully likes gasoline.…
I’m On Million Mile Secrets!
I’m on Million Mile Secrets as part of their Big Travel with Small Money interview series! Thanks so much to Emily and Daraius for the feature. As a thanks to any new visitors I’ll be giving away a couple of gift…
What Does A Successful Manufactured Spend Run Look Like?
As noted in the Beginner’s Guide, certainly the low hanging fruit in the game of collecting points and miles is from credit card sign ups. However, those are neither infinitely available (which is why more than one person working helps)…
Travel Tip: How to Avoid Blisters
So, I do a fair bit of hoofing around usually while I travel. I was in Berlin with a buddy for near a week while he was working, so plenty of walking around for me to do during the day.…
Which Hotel Chain Should I Use?
Really love the work done over at HackMyTrip – definitely check out this post. Scott has done an analysis about how much effort is required to reap the rewards of staying at the major hotel chains. There’s lots of things…
