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How to successfully register for Atitalia MilleMiglia

January 30, 2016 / / 1 Comment

EDIT: This method still isn’t working perfectly for people. I suggest trying the normal registration page, and then calling in to get your code if things are still failing. The US call center claimed that they can’t register new accounts over the phone.

As posted earlier, Atitalia is offering a status match to elite members of various other frequent flier programs.

Unfortunately, when I tried to register, I just repeatedly received a mysterious error “Error in Service.” There have been reports of the registration successfully completing even with this error, so check your email. I unfortunately did not get this email. Continue reading →

Did You Know? You Can Have Authorized User Cards Removed from Your Credit Report

January 29, 2016 / / 22 Comments

I know better than to mess with the Devil(‘s Advocate), so I figured out a different tagline for this post than my previous one. Still pretty reminiscent, but it gets the point across…

Anyway, I tried a couple of experiments with authorized user cards in order to see if I could stretch out my paltry, 1 year 3 month average age of accounts. In particular, one experiment I tried was seeing if I could force Amex to backdate my Member Since date (not the account opening date, which was discontinued) by adding myself as an authorized user on my parents’ account and then somehow parlaying that into backdating on my cards that were opened before the rule change (hint: this failed miserably). Continue reading →

Quick news you can use: TopCashback bonus, Alitalia status match, Shyp + eBay and American award availability

January 28, 2016 / / 0 Comments

TopCashback is offering bonus cashback on your next purchase by 2/5/2016, with minimum purchase of the bonus cashback amount. eBay is included. I’m personally going to buy some AirBnB gift cards through PayPal Digital Gifts as that’s a great way to get a discount on AirBnB stays. This offer is targeted and may vary by person. I personally was offered $10 cashback.

Via The Points Guy, Alitalia is currently offering a status match from Oneworld, Star Alliance, and other carriers like Alaska through January 31, 2016. Just send an email to StatusMatchMilleMiglia@alitalia.com with your full name, MilleMiglia number and a copy of your frequent flyer card that you are matching from. Your new status will be active until March 31, 2016, unless your status was valid through then, then your status will be valid until March 31, 2017.Unfortunately, I seem to be unable to register a MilleMiglia account right now as their site is erroring out. Continue reading →

Lessons learned from flying Southwest

January 27, 2016 / / 0 Comments

I haven’t paid for a Southwest flight, yet I’ve flown tens of thousands of miles with them.

All my travel has been free. Or at least very close to it. The points took me maybe an hour to earn (via a credit card) and cost $99 for the initial annual fee. The voluntary deboard (VDB) vouchers I’ve earned ($392 and $456) were earned on flights that I paid for with points and another voucher.

Free has its costs Continue reading →

American business awards to Europe are wide open!

January 26, 2016 / / 0 Comments

A little late to the blog party, but American business class awards to Europe are wide open! Normally American is very stingy about releasing premium award space, but every once in a while, like right now, award space become wide open. The routes that are available are every city that American flies direct to London from, so Los Angeles, Charlotte, Miami, New York (JFK), as well as Philadelphia. Philadelphia doesn’t seem to be quite as open as the other cities. Furthermore, you avoid the high fuel surcharges from British Airways by flying on American for the long haul. Continue reading →

The Most You Should Pay for a Hotel: Choice Hotels

January 23, 2016 / / 1 Comment

This is the sixth in a series of posts on how to save money on hotel bookings by purchasing rewards points. For a more detailed explanation and walk-through of the theory, see the first post on Hyatt hotels.

Choice Hotels wasn’t in my initial list of chains to review because of how weird and restrictive their loyalty program is, but given their large footprint and a few requests for a writeup, I realized it would probably be useful to look at. So, without further ado… Continue reading →

The Most You Should Pay for a Hotel: Starwood

January 21, 2016 / / 1 Comment

This is the last in a series of posts on how to save money on hotel bookings by purchasing rewards points. For a more detailed explanation and walk-through of the theory, see the first post on Hyatt hotels.

Today we will be looking at the last major hotel rewards program, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), which will hopefully remain in tact through the end of 2016 but may not be long for this world due to the merger finalized earlier this year. Continue reading →

Quick news you can use: Citi Prestige 4th night benefit, mixed cabin redemptions on LifeMiles, and 20% off TripIt Pro!

January 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

I woke up this morning to some tidbits of good news and wanted to share.

Via One Mile At A Time, the process to book the Citi Prestige 4th night free benefit has improved for the better. Citi recently switched concierge companies to Aspire Lifestyles Concierge. Previously, you would call up Citi, and then they would jot down your contact information and request and pass it along to Carlson Wagonlit Travel, who would get back to you in a day or 2 by email or phone. This was a bit of an annoying process given that hotel prices change all the time. Now, with the new concierge, you can book the hotel with the 4th night free benefit directly over the phone! The terms of the benefit haven’t changed at all, and you can still book pre-paid and other special rates and get the 4th night free! Continue reading →

The Most You Should Pay for a Hotel: Marriott

January 20, 2016 / / 3 Comments

This is the fourth in a series of posts on how to save money on hotel bookings by purchasing rewards points. For a more detailed explanation and walk-through of the theory, see the first post on Hyatt hotels.

The Details

Marriott Rewards is actually two programs in disguise, offering rewards for both the standard set of Marriott branded properties as well as the hyper-luxurious Ritz Carlton portfolio. Because of this, it has fourteen separate categories for its hotels — nine for Marriott and five for Ritz Carlton. It’s award charts are as follows: Continue reading →

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