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    How to Find Hidden Discounts When Booking Flights Through Amex Travel

    by joeheg June 1, 2025
    by joeheg June 1, 2025

    It might surprise you to learn that American Express cardholders can find discounted airfare when booking flights through the Amex Travel portal—sometimes even with airlines that don’t have direct partnerships …

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    Should You Transfer Bilt Points to Accor on Rent Day? It Depends.

    by joeheg May 28, 2025
    by joeheg May 28, 2025

    Bilt is out with their offer for Rent Day in June, and this month they’re offering a transfer bonus that lets members move points to Accor Live Limitless (ALL) with …

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    Why I’m Skipping an Easy 2,500 Hawaiian (Alaska) Miles

    by joeheg May 27, 2025
    by joeheg May 27, 2025

    There’s nothing quite like being offered free miles for doing something you were going to do anyway—just make a few purchases, and boom, bonus points in your account. So when …

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    Why You’re Traveling Better Than Everyone Else (Even If They Don’t Know It)

    by joeheg May 22, 2025
    by joeheg May 22, 2025

    It’s easy to forget there was a time when you didn’t know how any of this worked — before you cared about elite status, 5x categories, or which programs had …

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    Loyalty Programs Depend On Breakage (And It’s All Our Fault)

    by joeheg May 17, 2025
    by joeheg May 17, 2025

    Loyalty programs, whether they belong to airlines, hotels, or credit card issuers, are highly sophisticated data and analytics operations. Before they offer any benefit, they’ve already calculated how much it’ll …

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    Why Hyatt’s New Award Gifting Rule Probably Isn’t About You

    by joeheg May 16, 2025
    by joeheg May 16, 2025

    If you’re a World of Hyatt member who’s ever gifted a free night or suite upgrade to a friend or family member, there’s a new rule coming your way — …

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    The Strangest Way I’ve Ever Earned Airline Miles

    by joeheg May 15, 2025
    by joeheg May 15, 2025

    If you’re more than a novice in earning points or miles, then you know there are many ways to increase your balance. There are the obvious ones like flying, staying …

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    Don’t Link Your Hawaiian and Alaska Accounts Until You Read This

    by joeheg May 6, 2025
    by joeheg May 6, 2025

    While most of the buzz around the Alaska–Hawaiian partnership has focused on mileage transfers—especially the workaround to transfer AMEX Membership Rewards points to Alaska Airlines via HawaiianMiles—there’s another feature of …

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    Why You Should Think Twice Before Using a Shopping Portal

    by joeheg May 3, 2025
    by joeheg May 3, 2025

    As someone who’s always looking for ways to maximize the number of miles and points I earn, I’ve learned that there are multiple strategies to rack up rewards with every …

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    Procrastinated Like Me? Here’s How I Saved My Avios Just in Time

    by joeheg April 25, 2025
    by joeheg April 25, 2025

    I’ll admit it — I procrastinated. Five months ago, British Airways sent me an email letting me know my Avios were set to expire if there was no account activity. …

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