2024-04-26 02:23
Wells Fargo sure has been sneaking around with new offerings.
We saw the launch of the Autograph Journey with a handful of transferable partners just last month and now they are out with a b… Read More
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2024-04-25 12:00
Delta Reserve American Express Cards Made from Retired 747s
In 2022, Delta released Delta Reserve and Delta Business Reserve credit cards with a limited-edition Boeing 747 card design made w… Read More
2024-04-24 18:32
I can’t tell you how much I was looking forward to this day.
Since Hyatt broke off their partnership with SLH (and we await Hilton’s implentation – but we’ve been tol… Read More
2024-04-24 02:46
Remember during the pandemic when United thought it would be a great time to devlaue their rewards currency, MileagePlus?
And that was just a year after United devalued MileagePlus wh… Read More
2024-04-19 14:58
Bilt Platinum Members Get a Free BLADE Ride; Others Get Lounge Access and Discounts
Can’t say I saw this coming.
In a new partnership effective today and live in your Bilt Rewards app… Read More
2024-04-18 19:01
When I posted the April/May specific version of the Las Vegas Status Match Merry Go Round last week, I realized that I never made a super simple Atlantic City only guide for 2024.
To b… Read More
2024-04-18 18:52
Fresh off the Los Angeles EEEEEATSCON announcement, Chase circled back to let me know that The Infatuation’s EEEEEATSCON, presented by Chase Sapphire, is returning to Chicago July 13 a… Read More
2024-04-17 13:48
You can now pre-register (and you always should!) for the next round of Double Points on Hilton stays.
You’ll earn double points on all stays from May 2 – September 2, 2024… Read More
2024-04-17 01:45
As of today, Capital One made two processor changes on its cards.
The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card switched from a Visa to a Mastercard.
The Capital One Venture X Business c… Read More
2024-04-15 13:30
Las Vegas Status Match Merry Go Round – April / May 2024 Edition
OK folks, I just did the dirty work and flew to Las Vegas for a day and a half to run through this new Merry Go Round o… Read More
2024-04-10 23:45
As you may or may not know, I live EEEEEATSCON and therefore religiously cover all appearances of it. I always wish I had a reason to be wherever it is each time, but at least I generally ma… Read More
2024-04-10 23:32
Hyperbole? Maybe.
But I’m dead serious. If you have status with Delta, you have become accustomed to one of the best features of the SkyClub (and believe me, they have been doing a fan… Read More
2024-04-09 16:57
New British Airways Status Match (Challenge)
I don’t know if I want to call this a match or a challenge. Historically a match gives you a year of status and a challenge is much shorter… Read More
2024-04-03 00:57
Wynn Rewards Status Match / Tier Match
A couple of weeks ago, TravelZork had some intel about an upcoming Tier Match for April and May, but no info beyond that. Lips were sealed tight!
We ha… Read More
2024-03-30 13:40
Since the popular Chase Sapphire Reserve card removed Priority Pass dining this week (where you can go to a participating Priority Pass restaurant like Bobby Van’s Steakhouse at JFK an… Read More
2024-03-28 14:45
Major Changes to the Hilton Honors American Express Business Card
These are all effective today. I really wish Amex would have given advanced notice on some of the negative changes.
As… Read More
2024-03-27 20:39
As first reported by Danny Deal Guru, holders of the Chase Sapphire Reserve card will no longer have access to dining experiences at airports using their Priority Pass membership.
Danny Deal… Read More
2024-03-27 16:53
What is the Robinhood Gold Card?
If you’ve been online anytime since last night, there is a good chance you’ve heard of the new Gold credit card being offered by Robinhood (yes… Read More
2024-03-24 00:38
Registration is open for this new World of Hyatt promo where you’ll earn double night credits toward tier status for every qualifying night completed between March 22, 2024, and June 1… Read More
2024-03-24 00:29
Choice Hotels points have tended to be at the bottom of my list. I am not a value hotel stay kind of guy. And while they do have some nice properties in the Ascend Collection, I can’t… Read More
2024-03-20 13:52
We talk about point.me a lot on the MilesTalk Facebook group as a great self service tool to look across programs for award availability. It’s not free, but it’s reasonable at $1… Read More
2024-03-15 13:00
I find this personally SUPER exciting.
While yesterday we learned that Bilt Rewards (the card that lets you earn points for paying rent with no transaction fees if you are not in the loop on… Read More
2024-03-15 12:00
Registration is now live for the April – June 2024 period for your Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex cards.
This is for both the legacy Chase Freedom and the new Freedom Flex.
As a refres… Read More
2024-03-14 14:30
Editor’s Note: I’m happy to introduce a new contributor at MilesTalk – Ginny Grady. She’s done a great job breaking down how you can still get great value out of Alas… Read More
2024-03-13 19:01
We knew it was coming since they have acquired (but not yet integrated) Mr. and Mrs. Smith and announced the end of their SLH partnership would be coming.
Now we have a full sequence of timi… Read More
2024-03-13 16:13
Per a report by Gary Leff at View from the Wing, Bilt will wind down their partnership (ability to transfer Bilt Rewards points to American Airlines AAdvantage) sometime in June.
While… Read More
2024-03-09 01:13
I’m still in Asia so posting will be light for another few days, but relevant to MilesTalkers thinking about jumping on the current version of the Status Match Merry Go Round via the W… Read More
2024-03-01 15:53
Hyatt announced today that the Rio is now fully participating in World of Hyatt, allowing members to spend and earn points as well as get a normal Globalist breakfast for those with top tier… Read More
2024-02-28 22:29
Bilt Platinum Members Can Claim Air France Flying Blue Gold Status
Fresh in my inbox:
Starting tomorrow, February 29th, Bilt Platinum members will be able to claim Flying Blue Gold status fo… Read More
2024-02-27 21:56
I know – it always hurts to see category changes and of course (given a good economy) there are more hotels going up in category than down (about 3 to 1). The good news is that Hyatt s… Read More
2024-02-27 16:43
AutoCamp – this AutoCamp – probably would not have been next on my list for Hilton partnerships (or any hotel chain for that matter!) but here we are as indeed they have!
P… Read More
2024-02-27 15:39
View from the Wing reports that Delta will be ending their famous 2,500 mile guarantee.
You can (until the program ends on a TBD date in March 2024) claim 2,500 miles from Delta using an onl… Read More
2024-02-26 22:56
Literally.
This morning, Feb 26th, at 10:52am China Standard Time (overnight in the US), Marriott put out a release on the newswire announcing a partnership wherein Marriott Bonvoy members a… Read More
2024-02-22 16:29
While this won’t be news to many of you, since the word leaked early, you can now actually sign up for the next “Bonus Journeys” offer with Hyatt.
Global Bonus Journeys Off… Read More
2024-02-22 16:10
American Express launched a limited-time Refer-a-Friend offer that offers the referrer either +10X Rewards or +10% cash back per dollar spent at restaurants worldwide (for 3 months on up to… Read More
2024-02-20 16:23
If you are a T-Mobile customer on a qualifying plan, which is most plans, head over to your “T-Life” app where you can activate Hilton Silver status through March 2025.
Not to mi… Read More
2024-02-20 16:06
It’s frustrating trying to be #TeamCarryOn and make sure you board in time to get your bag in an overhead bin, right? Sometimes, it’s just easier to check a bag. And the airline… Read More
2024-02-20 02:12
You’ve probably already read that Capital One will be, subject to regulatory approval, buying Discover in a a $35.3 billion all-stock deal.
The deal makes quite a bit of sense, althoug… Read More
2024-02-17 22:48
You’ll recall that before the MGM IT meltdown last year, they had started a new MGM Rewards Tier Status Challenge program.
There were some notable differences from the old pure S… Read More
2024-02-17 02:05
As posted by Miles to Memories, the Founders Card partnership with Caesars that gave Founders Club members Diamond status has ended.
It wasn’t a route we talked about very often since… Read More
2024-02-08 02:34
On the very first day that the Fontainebleau was open in Las Vegas, they were tier matching left and right.
Caesars Diamond and MGM Gold both got matched to Gold and got a $150 dining… Read More
2024-02-07 14:24
That was a mouthful of a title and it’s most of what we know at this point.
Hilton put out a Press Release today that they are partnering with SLH (Small Luxury Hotels) to &ldquo&hell…Read More
2024-02-07 13:55
UPDATE: It appears that the website now indicates that February 15th will be the last day to book at the old rates – so we have a week’s notice to book what we want.
Ugh. My leas… Read More
2024-02-06 16:47
If you are unable to use the traditional method for two years of Companion Pass because you don’t qualify for a business card (or prefer not to), then this is your last chance to get t… Read More
2024-02-05 13:00
Find Dave, Make Money: The MilesTalk $1,000 Challenge
Is there anything that I love more than running into MilesTalkers “in
the wild”? At a resort, at a hotel, or at a Meetup, I… Read More
2024-02-02 04:08
Overnight and without warning, American Express and Delta overhauled their suite of Delta SkyMiles credit cards, raising the annual fees on all but the no-fee Delta SkyMiles® Blue Americ… Read More
2024-02-01 23:31
As the 1099s start rolling in, I wanted to make a quick compendium of what to expect, what you can fix, what you can’t fix, and that sort of thing….
1099s for Credit Card Referr… Read More
2024-02-01 16:49
Today on the Status Match Merry Go Round, we have just one move to make.
Feb 1 is the day that Caesars downgrades all Diamonds by way of Wyndham Diamond down to Gold. I wish they could just… Read More
2024-01-30 15:25
This post is largely because of the incredible volume of emails, DMs, PMs, etc I keep getting about the Merry Go Round.
Indeed, I’ve mentioned I’ll update the master Status Match… Read More
2024-01-30 14:50
Marriott is out with a pretty solid Q1 promotion that you should register for now regardless of if you currently plan a stay or not (because you might later and forget about this!).
Unlike c… Read More
2024-01-29 21:35
The Alaska flight where a door plug blew off in flight, thankfully without any major injuries but certainly not without some post-traumatic stress for those on board has probably made some p… Read More
2024-01-26 14:00
Prologue
A quick mention and congratulations to Bilt on raising $200 Million at a $3.1 Billion valuation. I admit, when I walked into the Bilt offices as they launched, with around a dozen e… Read More
2024-01-25 19:11
Chase and United are out with two new offers today as well as three extended offers.
NEW
United℠ Business Card: Earn 100,000 United MileagePlus Miles after you spend $5,000 on qualifyi… Read More
2024-01-25 15:25
Chase and Marriott have brought back their best ever offer on the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless.
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless CardFrom January 25 to March 27, new cardmembers can earn 5 Free Night… Read More
2024-01-23 16:53
Whether you like points or cash, Capital One is out with some huge early spend bonus offers on their business charge cards for you if you can hit some major spend thresholds within the defin… Read More
2024-01-21 17:00
We just returned back from 5 days at each property: First, we stayed 5 nights at the JW Marriott Guanacaste and then we headed north for 5 nights at the Andaz Papagayo.
The two properties we… Read More
2024-01-20 17:24
The MilesTalk community is amazing. The best parts of my days are when someone reaches out to tell me that they just took their dream trip (First/Business Class to somewhere exotic and a 5 s… Read More
2024-01-18 18:00
On Thursday, January 18, the World of Hyatt Credit Card and World of Hyatt Business Credit Card both launched limited time bonus offers for new applicants.
Both offers will end March 6, 2024… Read More
2024-01-16 15:00
Overview
We’ve been waiting for quite some time since MGM announced it was cutting ties with World of Hyatt and inking a new partnership with Marriott Bonvoy.
Due to, presumably, the M… Read More
2024-01-16 10:00
The Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club at LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
For the first time since my infatuation with the Virgin Atlantic lounge at JFK (which is no longer as they watered F&B do… Read More
2024-01-11 03:40
Last week, I wrote about the imminent change over from Hard Rock’s Wild Card program in Atlantic City to the master Hard Rock Unity program. We didn’t know what it might mean for… Read More
2024-01-10 14:49
Updated: Jan 2024
What is the Free Stay At Atlantis in the Bahamas with Caesars Diamond Status?
I’ve seen many bloggers write about how you can get a free stay at Atlantis in the Baham… Read More
2024-01-09 18:51
The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card has a benefit of Hertz’s top tier President’s Circle status which, most importantly, lets you choose from the highest end (in theory… Read More
2024-01-08 14:07
Do I Need a Business to Apply for a Business Credit Card?
The answer is “not really.”
Now, don’t take that too liberally either. Let me be specific. You don’t n… Read More
2024-01-05 19:26
Hard Rock Atlantic City just sent out an email that the long (and I mean LONG!) awaited day is finally here.
The Hard Rock Atlantic City will change over from it’s Wild Card loyalty to… Read More
2024-01-05 13:30
On the same day that we were able to call an end date on the 90,000 point bonus offers for the Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card and the Ink Business Cash® Credit Card – whic… Read More
2024-01-05 03:26
For a LONG time people have been anxious to max out their 75,000 point maximum yearly Refer a Friend bonus by referring from a CSP to a CSR or a CSR to a CSP when a friend wants the card ver… Read More
2024-01-04 16:23
Both the Chase Ink Business Cash® and Chase Ink Business Unlimited® are no annual fee small business credit cards.
Right now, you can choose either the Chase Ink Cash or Chase I… Read More
2024-01-03 18:34
Here are two new Marriott promos to be aware of:
United Premier 1K / Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Promo
From Marriott:
“Starting January 1st and running through March 31st, Marriott Bon… Read More
2024-01-03 01:00
Update – January 2024: Over the last year I have tried twice to accomplish what I detail below – to no avail. Even supervisors had no idea what I was talking about and insisted t… Read More
2024-01-01 20:38
I wasn’t going to write one of these this year, but after looking over some numbers, I felt I had to
2023 was by far the best year ever for MilesTalk and Your Best Credit Cards… Read More
2023-12-27 14:00
As all Bilt Rewards / Bilt Mastercard fans well know by now, the 1st of the month is Rent Day – not just a day for double points up to 10,000 bonus points – but also for “s… Read More
2023-12-22 14:00
The 2022-2023 Bilt Rewards Elite Status Tiers and Benefits
You probably didn’t even realize it until a few months ago, but Bilt Rewards, the program that lets you earn points for payin… Read More
2023-12-19 21:54
Use code YIR2023 on the Alaska website or app by 11:59 p.m. PT today – December 19, 2023 for 15% off flights between January 9th to February 14th, 2024.
Coach only and yes, there… Read More
2023-12-15 17:14
Registration is now live for the October-December 2023 period for your Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex cards.
This is for both the legacy Chase Freedom and the new Freedom Flex.
As a refreshe… Read More
2023-12-15 16:43
It’s definitely not just you – if you noticed, anyway
American Express has “spend trackers” for various things you need to hit spend for, be it a Free Night fo… Read More
2023-12-15 12:00
If there is one thing that Bilt Rewards does well, it’s innovate.
While adding Avianca’s Lifemiles on its own isn’t innovative, the fact that they are constantly addi… Read More
2023-12-14 22:23
UPDATED – working for MGM Gold AND Caesars Diamond.
UPDATED AGAIN: All members being matched to Gold get the $150 dining and $150 spa credits – no play required! Expiry of… Read More
2023-12-14 17:12
To get this out of the way, I’m talking about flights (business class, of course) and hotels (Luxury Collection worked just fine!) but not things like food, tips, guides, and taxis. Th… Read More
2023-12-14 17:10
The Tambo Del Inka, a Marriott Bonvoy property under the Luxury Collection brand, lives up to those brand standards in spades. Read on for why we chose this hotel for our Machu Picchu trip a… Read More
2023-12-13 22:21
Hyatt launched a (somewhat limited) promotion today to promote their All-Inclusive collection.
“For stays between January 8 and March 3, 2024, World of Hyatt Credit Cardmembers can rec… Read More
2023-12-08 15:48
(Apologies that the link did not work originally. It is fixed now!)
As I always say, register now. This may get you to book a Hilton stay or you may forget about and later book a Hilto… Read More
2023-12-06 17:00
Last Updated: Dec 2023
What are Capital One Miles?
Capital One Miles are the rewards currency for four Capital One consumer and small business credit cards. Capital One miles can currently b… Read More
2023-12-05 13:30
This is an annual post, updated each year with all the changes since the previous year. (Thanks to MilesTalk facebook moderator Sarah for help compiling the year to year changes.)
As credit… Read More
2023-12-04 13:30
Although this is posting Monday morning, I’m writing this late after a fantastic MilesTalk Meetup in LA. So it’s late, and I’m exhausted so this will be short and sweet.
Ye… Read More
2023-11-30 20:16
Hyatt unveiled a series of changes to the beloved World of Hyatt program for the 2024 membership year and beyond. They favor those who stay well more than 60 nights (as Milestone Rewards now… Read More
2023-11-29 15:48
One of the most fun things about having rewards credit cards linked in your Amazon account is the opportunity to get targeted for deals where you can pay with just one rewards point (it&rsqu&hell…Read More
2023-11-23 20:32
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope it’s a nice and relaxing day with your family. I’m grateful to be spending it with my wife and her mother, my infant son (who loves plane… Read More
2023-11-22 12:00
Bilt’s December Rent Day Starts Early
No transfer bonuses for this month’s Rent Day, but you can earn up to 16X points on dining when you dine at a participating Bilt Dining rest… Read More
2023-11-20 16:16
Amazon has some truly good deals going on right now on Apple products. I didn’t even realize I wanted a new iPad until right now
Pay One Point Deals
First, always check if you are tar… Read More
2023-11-18 00:00
A few items to wrap up the week:
Frontier Airlines Status Match
This Frontier Status Match isn’t brand new, but I also haven’t mentioned it outside of the Facebook group, where i… Read More
2023-11-15 17:54
When I released the original version of Your Best Credit Cards back in 2019, it was a test of sorts.
The very simple idea was to take the question of “What credit card should I get&rdq&hell…Read More
2023-11-15 13:50
Marriott reached out to tell me that terms are now live for how you’ll earn on their new Apartments offering (good) as well as the new Four Points Express.
Marriott Bonvoy Bonvoy Benef… Read More
2023-11-12 19:36
Pasting the following from a Chase rep because I love EEEEEATSCON I also like that they have a special lounge for CSR cardholders….
“The Infatuation’s EEEEEATSCON, presen… Read More
2023-11-08 12:00
Bilt Rewards (the credit card that lets you earn points for paying rent with absolutely no fees) announced a new transfer partner today: Marriott Bonvoy.
Bilt Members can now transfer Bilt P… Read More
2023-11-03 18:07
I came across an ad on Facebook for a new “coming soon” website for “The Window Seat Shop” coming soon to JFK (surely in Terminal 4).
The website is thewindows… Read More
2023-11-02 18:12
Capital One has just opened its 3rd Capital One-owned airport lounge at Denver International Airport (DEN). It’s first two locations were Dallas (DFW) and Washington Dulles (IAD).
The… Read More
2023-11-02 15:31
Capital One Venture X and Capital One Venture X Business Credit Card cardholders have access to the new Premier Collection of hotels. This is somewhat similar to Amex’s FHR progra… Read More
2023-11-02 13:45
Any Marriott Bonvoy elite (Platinum or higher) is surely familiar with Suite Night Awards.
They are something that Marriott adopted from the SPG merger, but the implementation hasn’t a… Read More
2023-11-01 17:08
30% Transfer Bonus from Citi ThankYou to Qatar Airways Avios
There is a new and very limited time transfer bonus on now for 10 days to get a 30% bump in Qatar Avios when transferring Citi Th… Read More
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