April 2014

Crowne Plaza Queenstown IHG Rewards Club

Good news from IHG Rewards Club: No devaluations for 2014

If you’re still reeling from today’s US Airways/American Airlines devaluation debacle, there are some good news on the horizon. Next week, IHG will be announcing changes to its award chart. I’m told over 100 IHG properties will be going down […]

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Hackers wipe out my Club Carlson balance an Award Wallet saves the day

If you have an Award Wallet account, you probably love those periodic notifications with the little green arrows pointing up to signify an increased balance. It’s one of the few emails I enjoy getting. Well this past Saturday, that email

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Holiday Inn Notre Dame Paris

Best Category 6 IHG hotels

The great thing about IHG’s Category 6 is that lots of Holiday Inn Club Vacation properties start to appear on the list. At 35,000 points per night, these properties are a great value for families. There are also instances where

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Two better options than Vanilla Reloads

Update: As of November 22, 2014 Simon Mall gift card fees have increased to $3.95 My initial prediction about my trip to the South Bay being a dud turned out to be unfounded. This is largely thanks to readers who

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Save Mart Vanilla Reloads, Vanilla Reloads at Save Mart Grocery Store

On a PointChasing mission in Santa Clara, California

I am heading off to Santa Clara for a really boring weekend. I once again got suckered into taking my sister and her debate team to another Junior State of America event. During these events, watching her debate is completely

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First Friday Bonus 3 Points per $1 Chase Sapphire Preferred

First Friday bonus: 3X points on dining for Sapphire Preferred cardholders

If you’ve resisted the urge to call in sick today, you can make work a little more bearable by earning some bonus points at lunch. On the first Friday of the month, Chase Sapphire Preferred cardholders earn an extra point

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CVS stops accepting credit cards for Vanilla Reloads

CVS to stop accepting credit cards for Vanilla Reloads on April 4, 2014

Not that I’m ever wrong about anything, but it turns out I was wrong in my assessment that CVS’s cash-only policy would be regional only. The deadline of March 31 came and went, and I was still able to buy

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#TRLT at 10 AM (PT): Travel horror stories on The Road Less Traveled

Be sure to join me the weekly #TRLT chat, where we’ll discuss travel horror stories. The chat starts at 10 AM (PT)/1 PM (ET) and we’ll be covering the following questions: Q1. What Road Less Traveled Horror is your biggest fear –

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