Hey everyone, Today I am going to talk about RocketMiles (referral link), which is a service that lets you earn various types of rewards miles for booking hotel stays. If you sign-up with our referral link, you will earn 1,000 bonus miles after completing a stay. Some of the key ones include United MileagePlus, Southwest Rapid Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska…
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Introduction People involved with credit-card churning often wonder what the impact of lots of credit inquiries and new accounts will be on their ability to qualify for a loan at a reasonable interest rate. I just went through this process and was approved for both a new mortgage and used car loan. Below I share my experience and some recommendations…
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Update: An trustworthy source shared some confirmed info about the bigger bonuses: 150k MR for biz platinum is alive and currently active via targeted. Begging, as per this article today, may work but only to 100k, the 150k will likely require actual proof of targeted offer. On the blue for business plus 20k and 0% 18month can be obtained via…
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Introduction The Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos is one of six all-inclusive Hyatt resorts throughout Mexico and Jamaica. These properties provide tremendous value for the miles and points enthusiast, as all the food and drink you can consume during the duration of your stay is included in the room cost. The Hyatt property is located just south of San Jose Del…
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2019.5 Update: Yeek is shut down, and services are terminated. Accumulating many hotel points among various hotel chains inevitably leads to the same questions when traveling to a new city: Which hotel in this city is best for a points redemption? Which hotel requires the least amount of points? Can I use my free-night certificates, and is it worth it?…
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Alaska announced a devaluation of their partnership with American a few days ago. The major changes are related to how flight credit is earned. For domestic travel, you have to fly American on an Alaska codeshare to earn Alaska miles. Similarly, you need to fly Alaska on American codeshares to earn miles/credit with American’s AAdvantage program. Elites for both programs…
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AARP Credit Card from Chase Review Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. The previous cards will be converted to Barclays AARP Essential or Barclays AARP Travel. Benefits $100 sign-up bonus after you spend $500 in the first 3 months from account opening. The highest sign-up bonus is $200. 3% cashback on purchases at restaurants and gas stations, and 1%…
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Introduction PFS Buyer’s Club is a group that allows you to pre-register for the ability to sell them limited-edition coins before they go on sale from the US Mint. The process is simple. Register and “opt-in” for the deal with PFS, buy and receive the coin you paid for with a credit card from the US Mint, mail the coin…
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Introduction Credit card signup bonuses offer the most efficient and cost-effective way to earn miles, points, or cash back. As a followup to my post 66 Credit Card Approvals in 3 Years, I break down the return you can expect from new accounts associated with each type of rewards currency, and show how I earned a 21.4% return on signup bonuses…
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Forewords Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways (rightfully) prides herself on an industry-leading first class product both in the air and on the ground. There are many well-written Cathay’s First Class reports out there on the web, so in this post I will focus on one important aspect of ground experiences: airport lounges. The last thing HKG—Cathay’s home airport—is devoid of is lounges….
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[Update 2017.4] – See Signup Bonus Math: The Best Return on Credit Card Spend for details regarding my return-on-spend. Introduction In June 2014, I came across the term “travel hacking” while reading a personal finance blog. It sounded interesting, so I learned about the basics of credit card points. At that time I had only one credit card, a Capital One Venture,…
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Luxury Card MasterCard Titanium Card Review 2025.10 Update: The annual fee is increased from $195 to $299, and benefits are improved accordingly. Application Link Luxury Card MasterCard Titanium Card Benefits This card is really heavy: 22g, it is now the most heavy credit card that an ordinary person can get. You can redeem the points at a fixed 2 cents/point value…
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Luxury Card MasterCard Black Card Review 2025.10 Update: The annual fee is increased from $495 to $699, and benefits are improved accordingly. Application Link Luxury Card MasterCard Black Card Benefits This card is really heavy: 22g, it is now the most heavy credit card that an ordinary person can get. You can redeem the points at a fixed 2 cents/point value…
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Hey all, I recently had the chance to fly on Air France’s New La Premiere First Class cabin on the Boeing 777-300. My journey was Dublin (DUB) -> Paris (CDG) -> IAD (Washington DC), with the transatlantic flight being in first class. People have described this as the best first class experience in the world, and at the end of…
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My annual income is only less than $30k, how was I able to fly in a private jet?! This is all thanks to a deal: as long as you can prove you have a million miles or elite status with a major airline, JetSmarter will give you 3 month membership for free! A million miles is really not a difficult requirement…
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