Can a Newly Opened Business Card Let You Add an AMEX Offer One More Time?
I recently opened a new business card and accidentally found that if an AMEX Offer is added to the business card first, it can then be added again to a personal card. Is this just...
The Days and Nights of Ulaanbaatar
From the old capital of Karakorum to the new capital of Ulaanbaatar, it’s a six-hour drive—a journey that took the Mongols nearly a thousand years....
Young Travelers Ages 18–22 Can Get 10% Off UA Domestic Flights
From now through December 31, 2019, travelers ages 18–22 can get 10% off UA domestic tickets in the U.S. when booking through the UA app....
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BofA Virgin Atlantic Credit Card [2019.9 Update: 65,000 Welcome Bonus, New Big-Spending Perk]
The welcome bonus on this card has increased to 65,000, and it now also offers a high-spending perk that lets you choose either an upgrade voucher or a companion ticket. Overall, t...
Guide to Redeeming Hotel Points and Free Night Awards in Beijing
In this first installment, we’ll look at hotel redemptions in China’s capital, Beijing. I imagine many readers, like me, connect through Beijing from time to time, and sometimes st...
Review of The Charter Seattle Hotel Stay (Using a Hilton Weekend Free Night Certificate)
The Charter Hotel Seattle, Curio Collection by Hilton. Overall, I was satisfied with this stay at The Charter Seattle. The staff provided excellent service and handled issues promp...
On the Global Usability of Costco Memberships [May 2020 Update: At Shanghai Costco, Visa purchases code as Grocery]
Costco China has explicitly confirmed that US Visa cards, including the Citi Costco co-branded card, are accepted at Costco locations in mainland China. Our reader DP also shows th...
US Bank FlexPerks Gold (Amex Version) Credit Card
This card is very similar to the FlexPerks Travel, with only slightly different bonus categories. Dining works out to an effective 4.5% return, which is quite strong. The $85 annua...
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[Discontinued] US Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Credit Card
This card’s points are worth 1.5c/p toward travel, which works out to 3% back on whichever of airfare, gas, or grocery purchases is your highest spending category, and 3% back on c...
Use Pretax Income to Commute with Uber
Not everyone knows that federal tax law lets employees pay for monthly commuting by public transit and for parking with pretax dollars, exempting those expenses from personal incom...
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U.S. IHG Hotels 10,000-Point Rooms (Cat-1) Distribution + Stackable Offers [Aug. 2019 Update]
This post compiles the distribution of IHG’s lowest-tier 10,000-point award nights in the U.S. (excluding Points Break) and analyzes stackable promotions....