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Don’t Forget 475 Starbucks Rewards Star Offer Ends Today

Well today is the final day of the 475 Starbucks Star bonus offer. Through 12/12/2018 Starbucks rewards members can earn up to 475 bonus stars by reloading their Starbucks card from Chase Pay. The official rules of the promotion state that the official cutoff time for the promotion is through 12/12/2018, but it is unclear…
Consider Changing Your Frequent Flyer Account Passwords

If you’ve been reading the news recently there is a chance you’ve heard about the latest major company to experience a data breach. This time, it seems Marriott Hotels International has experienced a data breach that affects nearly 500 million customers. With previous data breaches I’ve never been too concerned. I don’t like that someone…
Brutal: American Airlines Increases Executive Platinum EQD Requirement For 2019 American Airlines Now Offering Status Buy Up Offers For 2019

It’s hard to believe 2018 is nearly over. At this point in the year, anyone seeking to attain airline elite status should have a fairly good idea of where they’ll end up. However, some will end up short of their goal. In some cases several of us will fall very short of our goal and…
Awesome Deal: Earn Up To 475 Bonus Starbucks Stars

Starbucks Rewards is a program that I didn’t pay much attention to until more recently. I typically don’t visit Starbucks all that often, but when I’m traveling I tend to prefer Starbucks to other coffee chains for one reason or another. Through all of that, I’d estimate that I spend a few hundred dollars with…
Last Minute 2018 American Airlines Mileage Run Opportunities

Well, it’s hard to believe but the end of the year is just a few weeks away. With that most of us have a pretty good idea of where we will land in terms of airline elite status. However, many of us will realize that we’re “right there” and will miss the next tier or…
American Express Introduces A Refreshed Gold Card

For a while now the American Express Premier Rewards Gold Card has been mostly forgotten. The issue was that the old Premier Rewards Gold card was dated. The card has been around for many years now and has only had minor enhancements in past years. None of those enhancements have helped set the card apart…
Booking British Airways First Class With Avios Or AAdvantage Miles

Yesterday I wrote about an exciting promotion to transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to British Airways for a 40% bonus. In that post, I mentioned that a goal of mine in the coming year is to fly British Airways First Class. Shortly after writing that post I decided to look into the best way…
Transfer Amex MR Points To British Airways With A 40% Bonus

A few days ago I received an email from American Express highlighting an interesting promotion. The email informed me that from now until mid-November I can transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to British Airways and receive a 40% bonus. Typically I don’t pay much attention to emails like this. In this case though I am…
What Is The American Airlines AAdvantage Million Miler Program?

The other day I wrote about American Airlines Systemwide Upgrades and how to use them. While writing that post I realized that you can actually earn additional Systemwide Upgrades through the Million Miler program. That’s when I realized that I didn’t actually know that much about the Million Miler program and my guess is that many…