January 2015

Two more reasons to choose Barclay Aviator Red over Citi AAdvantage Platinum

Last month, I expressed my intention to cancel my Citi AAdvantage Platinum card, among a few other cards. I’ve had way too many security issues with Citi. Plus, the slightly lower annual fee on the Barclay AAdvantage Aviator Red card […]

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Up to 30,000 bonus points with Club Carlson’s latest promotion

I guess I should have included Club Carlson on my list of things to look forward to in 2015 because they’re running a promotion that I can’t imagine any other hotel rewards program will top this quarter. Between January 12

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“Attack fare” alert: flights to Europe for under $500 round-trip

Update: The Flight Deal has found additional deals throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East for under $800. I said I wouldn’t write about mistake fares due to how quickly they disappear, but this is technically an attack fare. Plus, I

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Hotel chains that offer free Wi-Fi

Free wireless internet is becoming a trend among chain hotels. There have always been brands that offered it to all guests (i.e. Aloft, Springhill Suites, etc.) but now major hotel chains are rolling it out across all brands. Some require

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Saudi airlines gender segregation

My thoughts on Saudia’s gender segregation scandal

The Twittersphere was pretty riled up yesterday about the news that Saudi Arabian Airlines may introduce gender segregation on their flights. Well, it turns out this was made up by an overzealous Twitter user who was trying to make the

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Rocketmiles deal: Exchange unwanted gifts for 500 miles

This week, millions of people will be lining up at department stores around the country to return unwanted gifts. Some of them will be cheap trinkets that are hardly worth the trouble. If you’ve got stockings stuffed with things you’d

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