Tweet In the last few weeks I’ve had several folks say they can’t get a certain credit card because they can’t reach the minimum spend. Far be it from me to make an edict of what you can and cannot afford. However, in this current Bluebird and gift card climate, I think all of us [...]
About Craig Ford
Craig is an airlines point junkie and cheap travel addict. He believes that travel can be affordable to anyone (yes, you can travel cheap and travel comfortably too). He collects hundreds of thousands of air miles each year and will talk about great travel deals to anyone who is willing to listen.
US Airways 100% Bonus for Purchased Miles
May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Between May 1st and May 31st US Airways is offering up to a 100% bonus for purchased or gifted miles. Buy 5,000 – 9,000 miles, get a 25% Bonus. Buy 10,000 – 19,000 miles, get a 50% Bonus. Buy 20,000 – 29,000 miles, get a 75% Bonus. Buy 30,000 – 50,000 miles, get a [...]
FAQ Miles & More Questions Regarding 50,000 Lufthansa Offer
May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Earlier this week, I wrote an article about the 50,000 miles sign up bonus for the Premier Miles & More MasterCard. To quickly highlight the bonus, you’ll earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase. Earn an additional 30,000 miles after spending $5,000 in the first 90 days of opening your account. There is [...]
How to Avoid an Airline Award Milage Cancellation Fee
May 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Last fall I booked tickets to fly from Denver to Tokyo for 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles. I knew when I booked that American Airlines charges $150 to cancel a reservation. Unfortunately, after I was detained in Papua New Guinea for an extra week this February I decided that I didn’t actually want to [...]
Best Hotel Credit Cards for Maui, Hawaii
April 30, 2013 by 5 Comments
Tweet A reader wanted to know which credit card was the best to get free hotel stays in Maui. I have a generic post with what I think are the best hotel credit cards, but here’s another example of how that list needs to be customized based on your destination. Since I hadn’t looked closely [...]
How to Maximize Miles on Home Improvement Projects
April 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Ok. Ok. I’ve got some vested interest in this post as I’m going to be buying some home improvement supplies in the near future and selfishly wanted to know how to maximize those purchases. However, I can guarantee that you’ll benefit from my research if you also plan on doing some home improvement. Strategy [...]
How to Transfer American Express Membership Rewards to an Airline
April 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Yesterday I notified you about the 35% British Airways Avios transfer bonus with Membership Rewards. If you’ve never transfered points before, this guide will help teach you how to transfer American Express Membership Rewards to an airline. The process is pretty simple, and I bet you could stumble your way through it, but I want to [...]
Maximize American Express Rewards With Transfer Bonuses [Current 35% BA Transfer]
April 23, 2013 by 2 Comments
Tweet One of the things that I like best about Membership Rewards is the ability to maximize your earnings with transfer bonuses. Over the last few months, my wife and I have been racking up Membership Rewards because there have been some good sign up bonuses. I hope you have been too since I’ve been [...]
How to Find the Lowest Price on Rental Cars
April 19, 2013 by 6 Comments
Tweet Over the next few months, I’ll be renting a few cars, so I wanted to share what I’m finding to have the best available rates. I use Kayak.com as a rental standard. It’s the easiest place to discover a reasonable expectation of what a car rental should cost. Hotwire and Priceline are still good [...]
