Good afternoon everyone. Between my wife and I, we have 12 Chase credit cards. Previously, I would need to go to the Chase Refer-A-Friend website (https://www.chase.com/referafriend/catch-all), and then type in my last name, zip code, and last 4 digits of the card number. If I only had 1 or 2 Chase credit cards, it wouldn’t be that bad, but looking up 12 different referral link one at a time is very tedious and time consuming. Thankfully, Chase has a better way…
Good evening everyone, I hope your week is going well. Last year, I wrote 24 posts about buying miles and points, so I decided to take a look back at all the airline and hotel promotions to see what kind of insights I could find. I entered all the data in the table and then asked ChatGPT to provide some analysis and deeper insights into the promotions.
These insights can be helpful if you are wondering if a specific airline or hotel promotion is toward the higher end of the promotion spectrum. Here are the insights:
Good afternoon everyone, happy Friday! I love free stuff as much as the next person, but there are a few miles and points tools and services that are so incredibly useful, they’re definitely worth paying for. Keep in mind, this isn’t a complete list, so there may be other fantastic tools out there that I haven’t discovered or used yet.
I can’t imagine a world without AwardWallet. They track all my credit card programs, airline programs, hotel programs, shopping portal balances, dining rewards, and much more. I love that they constantly check my accounts, display the current balances, and display expiration dates for all my rewards. The flight schedule change notifications (which sometimes come days / weeks / months before official airline notifications) and upcoming expiration alerts are well worth the cost to me. If you are interested in trying it out, here is my AwardWallet referral link.
Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is going well. I thought it would be cool to share the hotel and airline elite statuses I earned (and matched to) in 2024 along with the number of flights I flew and the number of nights I stayed in hotels. Fun fact: I might be the only travel blogger without Hyatt Globalist Elite Status (I actually don’t have any Hyatt status). Read on to learn more interesting facts about my 2024 travel recap.
| Loyalty Program | Status | Status from Credit Card | Notes | Flights |
| Alaska Airlines | MVP | – | 13,658 Elite Miles from flying + 8,000 Elite Miles from credit card spend | 14 |
| Delta Airlines | – | – | 3 trips: SFO-ATL-DAB, DAB-ATL-SFO, and MIA-JFK | 5 |
| United Airlines | – | – | 3 trips: SFO-SNA, SNA-SFO, and SFO-DEN | 3 |
| Air France / KLM | – | – | 1 Business Class Award: ARN-AMS-LAX | 2 |
| Avelo Airlines | – | – | 2 trips: STS-BOI and BOI-STS | 2 |
| Finnair | – | – | 2 trips: DUB-HEL and HEL-ARN | 2 |
| Aer Lingus | – | – | 1 Business Class Award: DEN-DUB | 1 |
| JetBlue | – | – | 1 trip: SFO-FLL | 1 |
| Hawaiian Airlines | Pualani Gold | – | Status matched from Alaska Airlines MVP Elite Status (Dec 2024) | 0 |
| Southwest Airlines | A List | – | Status matched from Alaska Airlines MVP Elite Status (Dec 2024) | 0 |
| Total Flights: | 30 |
Good morning everyone, I hope you had a great weekend. I was working on my Buy Miles & Points Page and found 8 offers that end in the next week. Always check the math to make sure that buying miles & points makes sense for you. Do not buy miles & points speculatively unless you have a use in mind. With that said, here are 8 offers that end soon.
Up first, Avianca Airlines is offering up to a 160% bonus, depending on the number of Avianca Airlines LifeMiles you purchase. This offer expires on December 31.
