My 2020 Year in Review
2020 – what can I say that hasn’t been said already – good riddance! Surprisingly I ended up flying almost 35,000 miles on 17 flights – but most of that was on our second trip to the Maldives before Corona hit :-(. I was also able to sneak in two trips at the end of...
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10 Best Selling Travel Gear Items on Amazon
I'm a sucker for gadgets and am always browsing Amazon's best sellers list. I love digging into the reviews (especially the ones with photos) to see what other people thought of the product. Here are Amazon's top 10 selling items under 'Luggage & Travel Gear'. ...
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Free Southwest Price Tracking Alerts [Updated & Improved]
Southwest is a unique airline in that...
Review: Hyatt Zilara Cancun
After both of my sisters got on the travel hacking train, my parents got on board too (still waiting on my brother). Here is their review of the all inclusive Hyatt Zilara in Cancun - paid for all with miles and points! We recently stayed at the Hyatt Zilara, an...
$200 Southwest Gift Card for $180 – HURRY
Paypal digital gifts on ebay.com currently has a $200 Southwest gift card for only $180. Don't forget to go through a shopping portal - the British Airways Avios shopping portal is currently offering a point per dollar spent. Also don't forget to use your Chase...
3 Travel Podcasts You Should Be Listening To
One thing about living in the Washington DC metro area - traffic SUCKS! And it seems to be getting just a little bit worse each year. I stumbled across a few really good travel podcasts that keep me entertained on my commutes that I wanted to share with you. 1....
Hacking Vegas Hotels without Points
I love Las Vegas. With the larger than life hotels and resorts, the shopping, the people watching, the pools, the gambling, and amazing restaurants, it's tough to not love it. What's even better is getting free breakfast, upgrades, and resort credits at Las Vegas...
WAS Airports – Be Careful at United.Com
I stumbled across something interesting while trying to help my parents find award flights on United.com - not sure if it's a bug in United's system or just a fluke. My parents are looking for two business class award tickets from Rome, Italy back to Washington, DC...
Review: Westin Whistler
Our annual family ski trips have always taken us to either Utah or Colorado, but I've had my eye on Whistler Blackcomb for a while. It's not the most convenient place to visit from Washington DC. But with a stash of SPG points in my account, I finally pulled the...
A Year of Tracking – Autoslash’s Results
A year ago I shared my favorite travel hack - Autoslash for car rentals. If you aren't familiar with it, it is basically a service that will track a car rental for you and when the price drops, it will either automatically rebook you at the lower rate or notify you...
The Easiest Way to Calculate 5/24
If you are new to the miles and points travel hacking game you might not know about Chase's 5/24 rule. Let me explain - in late 2015, Chase implemented what is known as the 5/24 rule. For their best premium [November 2018 - it appears Chase has expanded the 5/24 rule...
Review: Fairmont Mayakoba
Chase discontinued it's Fairmont Visa credit card in January of 2016. My wife and I had both applied for it quickly before the links had disappeared. Luckily in got in under the wire and each earned two free nights at any Fairmont after spending $3000 in 3 months. ...
$150 Fulton Bank Bonus
I ended 2017 with $2850 in bank bonuses and still hoping that one other $200 BMO Harris bonus will post. It's been a while since I signed up for any new bonuses, but one at Fulton Bank caught my eye that Doctor of Credit posted. This one seems pretty simple -...
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