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Amazing Deal Alert: Amex Business Gold Rewards Card

May 8, 2013

Update: The current offer for the American Express Business Gold Rewards Card is 50,000 points after $5,000 in spend during the first 3 months. Offer expired on May 9th, 2013: Although the current public offer on the Amex Business Gold Rewards card has been 50,000 points for a few weeks now, it looks as though my affiliate [...]

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Wine Wednesday: Texas Hill Country

May 8, 2013

For today’s #WineWednesday, TPG contributor Kristine Hansen takes us to one of the USA’s under-the-radar wine regions, the Texas Hill Country between San Antonio and Austin to try some wines you might not have heard of, all served with signature Texas hospitality. Think of Texas and wineries might not immediately come to mind. Instead, you’re envisioning country [...]

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Hotel Review: Taha Tai Hotel, Easter Island

May 8, 2013

Although we spent a couple of great days in Santiago, the real point of my Mother’s Day Trip to Chile, was to head 5 hours west across the Pacific to Easter Island, which has been near the top of my list of cool places to visit around the world since I was a kid. Easter [...]

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TSA PreCheck Expands To Some International Itineraries

May 8, 2013

Although TSA PreCheck partners with five airlines in 40 airport locations to let trusted travelers through airport security without having to remove their shoes, laptops or liquids, until now, only travelers on domestic itineraries were eligible for it. However, the TSA announced yesterday that starting today, May 7, 2013: “In addition to domestic travel, TSA [...]

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Comparing Airline Checked Bag Fees To Baggage Shipping Services

May 8, 2013

Like many other airline fees, checked bag fees have become a fact of life, so we asked TPG contributor Adee Braun to take a detailed look at how much you can expect to pay to check your suitcase and compare airline fees to the services that will ship your bags for you. With checked bag [...]

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Chase Enhances AARP Card Benefits: Worth It?

May 7, 2013

Chase just launched a new enhanced version of its AARP Visa Signature card that includes 3% cash back on gas and restaurant purchases with no caps and no annual fee. The card comes with an introductory offer of $100 cash back when you spend $500 in the first three months of account opening and 0% [...]

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Free Admirals Club One-Day Passes From Klout

May 7, 2013

The social media firm Klout and American Airlines have teamed up to offer “influencers” with high enough Klout scores free prizes including One-Day Passes to the Admirals Club and a free one-year Admirals Club Membership. Klout measures a person’s “influence” based on their Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, FourSquare and Google+ profiles and activity, and then [...]

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Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Austin Downtown

May 7, 2013

During my recent jaunt to Austin where I officiated one of my  best friend’s weddings (FYI I am now thinking of doing this as a side business- I had a blast!), I stayed at two Hyatt properties: leveraging points for one stay at the Driskill and paying for my stay at the brand new Hyatt [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Foreign Frequent Flyer Programs

May 7, 2013

With the launch of a 50,000-mile sign-up bonus offer on Barclaycard’s Lufthansa Miles & More Premier World Mastercard over the weekend, I wanted to take a look at the top 10 foreign frequent flyer programs you should consider, even if you’re based in the US, and some great redemptions on each. 1. British Airways: British [...]

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My SPG Platinum Requalification Gift Choice: Double Starpoints or 35% Award Discount

May 7, 2013

Starwood offers elites who requalify for their tier in 2013 a choice of elite gifts. Golds who requalify (10 stays/25 nights) get the choice of a 25% discount on one award stay or double points for a month, and Platinums (25 stays/50 nights) get the choice of a 35% discount on one award stay or [...]

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Flight Review: AirTran Airways Business Class PIT-TPA

May 6, 2013

I recently had two press interviews in Pittsburgh and then one in Tampa the following day. I didn’t have much flexibility in terms of scheduling and I wanted to fly nonstop from Pittsburgh to Tampa, so my only option was to book on AirTran, which I haven’t flown since college when I got a super-cheap Vegas [...]

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Which American Express Business Charge Card To Get? Business Gold Rewards Vs. Business Platinum

May 6, 2013

If you’ve been considering getting a business credit card from American Express, now might be a good time to do so thanks to two decent sign-up bonuses that are out there. The first is for the Business Gold Rewards card, which is currently offering a limited-time bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points when you spend [...]

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Maximize Monday: Avoiding Airline Fees

May 6, 2013

As airline fees continue to rise on everything from ticket changes/cancellations to carry-on bags, to lounge memberships to on-board snacks, now is the time to pay more attention than ever to how much you’ll be paying to fly and how you can get out of some of these fees so you can maximize your travel [...]

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Delta Selling eGift Certificates

May 6, 2013

Delta announced that it is now selling eGift Certificates in amounts from $50 to $1,000. The certificates are available in $5 increments, and can bought for either yourself or to give to others. Once you buy the certificate, Delta will email it to any designated recipient within 72 hours from when you purchase it. There [...]

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Barclay’s Lufthansa Mastercard 50,000 Mile Bonus

May 5, 2013

The Barclaycard Lufthansa Miles & More Premier World Mastercard usually comes with a bonus of 20,000 miles upon first purchase and up to 15,000 additional award miles when you complete an initial balance transfer. However, Barclay’s just launched a new bonus offer on the card where you can earn a combined total of 50,000 award [...]

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Video SRQ: Maximizing Barclaycard Arrival Miles

May 5, 2013

This question comes from my mom, Suzanne, who recently applied for the Barclaycard Arrival: “What is the best way to you use your 40,000 miles that come with the Barclaycard Arrival after you reach the $1,000 in spend after 3 months?” One thing many people don’t realize is that Barclaycard Arrival miles are basically cash. [...]

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Video SRQ: How to Handle Getting Denied for Having Too Many Credit Inquiries

May 5, 2013

TPG reader Evan would like to know what he should do when his credit card application is affected by too many inquiries: “When churning and playing the credit card points game, how do you respond to banks that decline for massive inquiries?” This has happened to me many times before and usually can be cleared [...]

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Video SRQ: Should You Get The Amex Business Platinum For Pay With Points?

May 5, 2013

TPG follower Jeff tweeted at me during the week asking how to utilize American Express Pay with Points: “@thepointsguy I have 800,000 Membership Rewards points along with many hotel points and airline miles. Any advice on how to buy 4 tickets using Pay with Points for an upcoming trip for my family? I currently have [...]

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Saturday Recap: US Airways 100% Buy Miles Promotion, Airlines Keep Raising Their Fees, Marriott Rewards Summer Promotion, Cathay Pacific Business Class Sale

May 4, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: US Airways 100% Buy Miles Promotion: As a recap from earlier this week, now through May 31, 2013, US Airways is offering up to a 100% bonus on purchased miles. There is a limit of 50,000 purchased miles (so 100,000 with the bonus). It [...]

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ExpertFlyer Travel Giveaway Sweepstakes On Facebook

May 4, 2013

ExpertFlyer is one of my favorite travel websites because it lets you search for award availability on dozens of airlines, routing options, fare information and seat availability. It also has extremely useful functions like setting flight alerts which will automatically email you when airlines release award seats on flights you want, so you can book [...]

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Reminder: Chase Sapphire 3X Dining Bonus On First Friday

May 3, 2013

Last week, Chase Sapphire announced it was partnering with OpenTable to offer 3X points per $1 on dining on the first Friday of each month now through the end of 2013 when you pay for a meal with your Sapphire Preferred or Sapphire cards, which normally earn 2X per $1 at restaurants.  Since today is [...]

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And The Winner of the 10,000 Ultimate Rewards Points Giveaway Is…

May 3, 2013

On Tuesday, I talked about the Top 10 Current Travel Credit Cards that I covered in one of my Frequent Traveler University seminars last weekend in Tysons Corner. But I wanted to get my readers’ feedback on their top travel credit cards, so I decided to host a contest for readers who commented on the [...]

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Why I Got A Delta SkyMiles Platinum Amex

May 3, 2013

As I mentioned in a post last week, I have been thinking about getting a Delta American Express card for a while now, and earlier this week, I finally applied for and was instantly approved on the spot for a new Platinum Delta Amex. Some of the reasons I wanted a Delta Amex include the [...]

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Destination of the Week: Warsaw

May 3, 2013

For today’s Destination of the Week, TPG contributor Alex Schechter takes us to a land formerly hidden behind the Iron Curtain that has emerged in the 21st century as a gorgeous European destination well worth exploring thanks to its history, arts and architecture. We’re headed to Eastern Europe to visit one of the continent’s great capitals, [...]

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