Marriott Bonvoy is “mash-up” loyalty program that replaced the Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest (aka SPG), and Ritz-Carlton Rewards. The Bonvoy program provides has a fairly strong elite program, more travel partners than any other…
Category: Beginners Guide
American Express (Amex) Membership Rewards Guide: Transfer Partners & How To Transfer Points
American Express Membership Rewards points are one of the most (if not the most) valuable points out there. If you’re just getting started with miles and points, Membership Reward points provide a great opportunity to expand your horizon as the program has access to…
How to Turn 60,000 Chase Points Into An Amazing European Vacation
Europe is an exciting place to visit. Within this relatively small area there are many countries, hundreds of spoken languages and dialects, great food, and adventures to last a lifetime. The continent becomes even more exciting when…
DEAL ALERT: United Is Offering The Lowest Econ Saver Awards Ever; This is How To Book An Amazing European Vacation
Europe is an exciting place to visit. Within this relatively small area there are many countries, hundreds of spoken languages and dialects, great food, and adventures to last a lifetime. The continent becomes even more exciting when you realize that you can…
Beginners Guide: Quantity vs Quality…The Battle That Every Miles Enthusiast Has To Consider
Have you ever tried to give someone advice because you’ve experienced that situation personally or you know many people that have been in the same situation so your experience may hold some weight? Well, you may want to bookmark this page, because I will only say “I told you so” in my head. 😉
Reader Question: What is the American Express “Once-Per-Lifetime” Rule?
It’s not always easy writing new (and hopefully beneficial) material every day. As always, I try to highlight questions that subscribers send me that I feel would…
Pro Secret: How I Rack Up Thousands of Extra Miles Annually
There are many ways to accumulate frequent flyer miles. The two most common ways are 1) applying for credit cards and meeting the minimum spend for welcome bonuses and 2) gasp….
Beginner’s Guide: How To Book An Award Flight Using Points (and Miles)
There are few better New Year’s goals than to travel (…even more). Whether your goal is to visit friends and family, explore exotic locations, or check off your bucket list destinations, I want to help you achieve your goals. If you…
Chase Ultimate Rewards Guide: Transfer Partners & How To Transfer Points
Chase Ultimate Rewards points are perhaps the most valuable points out there. If you’re just getting started with miles and points, Ultimate Rewards provide a great, easy-to-understand foundation to…
How to Turn 60,000 Chase Points Into An Amazing European Vacation
Europe is an exciting place to visit. Within this relatively small area there are many countries, hundreds of spoken languages and dialects, great food, and adventures to last a lifetime.
I’m So Excited! I Just Planned My Amazing Trip To Hawaii and Saved ~$7000
A few days ago, I posted an article with details about how I booked business class tickets to Hawaii (for my entire family) for less than $20. I don’t often have the opportunity to travel with…
PSA: Don’t Hoard Credit Card Points! Changes and Devaluations Are Real
Yesterday, I posted an article about my strategy to fly a brand new AWESOME PLANE, to an AWESOME DESTINATION, for a CRAZY AMOUNT of points. However, the airline is…
“Newbie” Question: I Saw Your New Website. Congrats! But Can You Simplify Credit Cards For Me (in one post)?
So you subscribed to the newsletter, you’re excited because 1tattedpassport is finally going to share his secrets and you’ll be able to check off those bucketlist boxes, right? Perfect!…
“Newbie” Question: What Is Good Value?
This morning I posted an article titled “Business Class to Europe for 40k miles” where I highlighted the routes that are currently on sale. After I posted the article, a subscriber that describes themselves as a “newbie” asked…
The 3 Reasons You May Need To Book A Positioning Flight
Recently, I posted an article about positioning flights and wanted to write a follow-up article that dug a bit deeper into the topic.
The Easy Way To Determine How Many Miles You Will Receive From ANY Flight
Obtaining frequent flyer miles is exciting! The process is simple…you fly somewhere and the airline “rewards” you with miles that can be used for a future “free” flight.
Booking A Positioning Flight and How It Can Simplify Your Travel Plans
In this hobby, you will hear a lot of lingo and acronyms. YMMV… HUCA… Hard/Soft Product… Positioning flights… etc. Sounds like a foreign language, yeah? It is!
Poor Credit Score? No Credit History? Want To Fix It? Here’s The Answer.
Banks use your credit score to, essentially, assess how “trust worthy” you are to pay off your credit card debt. However, the only way to GET CREDIT is to ALREADY HAVE credit. But…
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