Most People Waste Their Credit Card Credits — Here’s How to Turn Them Into Cash
If you have premium credit cards, there’s a good chance you’re wasting hundreds of dollars every year. Between dining credits, […]
Update: Next Steps if You Were Booked on Spirit Airlines
On Saturday, Spirit Airlines shut down, leaving many travelers stranded as well as leaving many travelers with future travel in
What to Do if You are Booked on Spirit Airlines
There’s a strong possibility Spirit Airlines will be shutting down. Here is what you can do if you are booked
Virgin Voyages
46 Must-Know Insider Tips for Sailing on Virgin Voyages
Yes, I said 46 Insider Tips! No gatekeeping here, so here we go… Last week, I detailed my sailing on
Airfare
Now’s the Time to Use Your Miles and Points
As we’ve recently seen, fuel prices have been skyrocketing, causing airfares to rise and schedules to be reduced. What should
Cruising with Comics on the Virgin Voyages Comedy Fest
I recently sailed with Virgin Voyages, an adult-only luxury cruise line, for its U.S. Comedy Fest. The five-night sailing aboard
Free Miles for the Taking
Many credit cards come with valuable credits as card benefits. If you have any of these credit cards, there are
How I Negotiated with United for a $1500 Travel Voucher
Yesterday, I negotiated with United for a travel voucher. It played out like this… I was flying from Miami to
How to keep track of those credit card credits
In recent years, many credit cards have increased their annual fees, but added credits for various products and services as
Travel for Free
Creative Spending Tips to Get Big Credit Card Sign-up Bonuses
A fantastic way to build your miles and points balance is to open a new credit card. Look for one
Maximizing Miles Earning Opportunities – Play Doubles if You Can
What’s better than miles and points for one? Miles and points for two! Why should one person in the family
How to Fly Semi-Private for Free
by Eric Lipkind Are you tired of waiting in long TSA lines at the airport? What about waiting for an
Delays
Maximize Chase Sapphire Reserve StubHub/Viagogo Credit
by Eric Lipkind When the Chase Sapphire Reserve refreshed its benefits back in October, it added a semi-annual $150 credit
Miles Man Updates: Enhanced Website, New Content, and IATAN Accreditation
As Miles Man continues to grow, I’m happy to announce several enhancements. Welcome to Miles Man 2.0! Website The Miles
New Pricing Tiers for Virgin Voyages: What You Need to Know
September 25, 2025|Virgin Voyages by Eric Lipkind Virgin Voyages continues to innovate the cruise travel experience. I’ve made no secret of
Bonvoy, MGM
Free Weekly Bonvoy Points
by Eric Lipkind If you want to boost your Marriott Bonvoy balance, there is an easy way to do so weekly
Delays
Navigating Newark Airport Delays
May 14, 2025|Delays by Eric Lipkind As you may know, Newark Airport has been plagued with many problems due to runway
Virgin Voyages
Free Drinks on Virgin Voyages Ending Soon
March 25, 2025|Virgin Voyages by Eric Lipkind I have written about booking Virgin Voyages using miles or points. In addition to assisting with
United
New Way to Upgrade on United
March 18, 2025|United by Eric Lipkind United offers upgrades using cash and/or miles after making a reservation. Many times, if you
AMEX, Hilton
New Hilton AMEX Business Platinum Benefit
December 16, 2024|AMEX, Hilton by Eric Lipkind The American Express Business Platinum card offers many credits as card benefits ($200 airline,
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages Love Affair
by Eric Lipkind I have gone on many different cruise lines in the last ten years. I have made it no
AMEX
Accelerated AMEX Business Platinum Points Rebate
October 24, 2024|AMEX by Eric Lipkind One of the great benefits of the AMEX Business Platinum Card is the Amex Pay With
AMEX, Fine Hotels and Resorts
How to Get Great Value Out of Amex Platinum Fine Hotels Benefit
September 26, 2024|AMEX, Fine Hotels and Resorts by Eric Lipkind My wife and I recently stayed at the Tampa Edition using
Bonvoy, Marriott
Get 200 free Marriott Bonvoy points!
By Eric Lipkind Everybody likes free points. Well, Marriott is offering 200 free Bonvoy points for every Bonvoy card you register
Virgin Voyages
Book free Virgin Voyage cruises with points now!
May 3, 2024|Cruise, Travel for Free By Eric Lipkind At the risk of sounding like a salesperson for Virgin Voyages based on the
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages Continues to Innovate with Season Passes and More
April 29, 2024|Cruise, Virgin Voyages by Eric Lipkind I make it no secret that Virgin Voyages is my favorite cruise line.
Virgin Voyages
Richard Branson awards free Virgin Voyage Cruises
February 29, 2024|Cruise, Travel for Free, Virgin Voyages by Eric Lipkind Virgin Voyages is my favorite cruise line and I’m looking
Carnival, Casino, Cruise, Travel for Free, Trip Review
Not All Free Travel is Created Equal
January 24, 2024|Carnival, Casino, Cruise by Eric Lipkind The main reason many people get into this hobby of miles and points
Cruise, Emirates, Travel for Free, Trip Review, Virgin Voyages
How We Got $38K of Mediterranean Travel for $517
July 17, 2023|Cruise, Emirates, Virgin Voyages by Eric Lipkind Yes, you read correctly. My wife and I just got back from
Delays
Flight Cancellations Due to Weather
June 28, 2023|Airfare The bad storms the last few days have caused severe flight cancellations. Miles Man was featured on
United
Getting credits when fares drop on United
May 19, 2023|United by Eric Lipkind It is always annoying when you buy a plane ticket and then the fare drops
Paypal
Paying Bills With PayPal Bill Pay
January 23, 2023|Paypal by Eric Lipkind Have you ever wanted to pay hills using a credit card, only to find the
Frontier
Frontier all you can fly pass update
November 17, 2022|Frontier by Eric Lipkind Frontier has announced that the all-you-can-fly pass can be used to book flights 10 days
Frontier
Is the Frontier All-you-can-fly pass worth it?
November 17, 2022|Frontier by Eric Lipkind Frontier just announced an all-you-can-fly pass for $599 for one year starting in May 2023
AMEX
AMEX chat has disappeared
October 25, 2022|AMEX by Eric Lipkind A week and a half ago I noticed that the AMEX chat function disappeared on
Frontier
Free flight to Vegas on Frontier
September 1, 2022|Frontier by Eric Lipkind Today I received an email from Frontier airlines thanking me for being a customer. There
AMEX, Marriott
New Marriott Amex Offer
July 19, 2022|Marriott There is a new Marriott Amex offer that can be added to select Amex cards. This offer
United
Discounted United Flights for 18-22 Year Olds
June 3, 2022|United by Eric Lipkind United is running a promotion through June 30th, where 18-22 year olds can get a
Chase
Chase Credit Card News
April 1, 2022|Chase Chase released some information today on new/extended benefits coming to its cards: Lyft Accelerator Extension through March
AMEX, Retention Bonus
Latest Data Points on AMEX Retention Offers
April 1, 2022|AMEX, Retention Bonus by Eric Lipkind American Express has been very generous with retention offers in the past, while
Emirates
Emirates Skywards+ Provides Great Benefits
March 15, 2022|Emirates My wife and I have an upcoming trip to Dubai. When looking to book with points, I
Caesars, Casino, Founders Card
Caesars and Atlantis have upped their offer
March 9, 2022|Caesars Rewards, Founders Card If you have Platinum status or higher in Caesars Rewards, you are entitled to
Frontier
Frontier reduces baggage weight allowance
January 21, 2022|Frontier by Eric Lipkind If you fly on Frontier, be aware that the baggage weight allowance has been reduced
Paypal
Did you know you can pay THESE with credit cards?
December 6, 2021|Paypal by Eric Lipkind Credit cards are the easiest way to earn miles and points. Most people think of
Hyatt
World of Hyatt Triple Nights
October 22, 2021|Hyatt by Eric Lipkind I recently got a new Chase World of Hyatt credit card. Aside from the bonus points and
Bonvoy, Caesars, Casino, Hyatt, Priority Pass, Travel for Free, Trip Review
Nearly $7,000 of travel for $1,000 – Bahamas
Nearly $7,000 of travel for $1,000 – Bahamas October 7, 2021|Bonvoy, Caesars Rewards, Casino, Hyatt, Priority Pass by Eric Lipkind My
AMEX, Bonvoy, Retention Bonus
Latest round of retention offers
September 16, 2021|AMEX, Bonvoy, Retention Bonus by Eric Lipkind Every year after the annual fee posts to one of my cards,
Chase, Hyatt
Does Chase even understand the 5/24 rule?
September 8, 2021|Chase, Hyatt by Eric Lipkind As has been widely published, Chase has a so-called 5/24 rule whereby if you
Autoslash, Travel for Free, Turkish Airlines, United
My latest free travel and how I did it — $7,085 for $272
July 16, 2021|Autoslash, Turkish Airlines, United by Eric Lipkind If you’re looking to travel last-minute for free, it can be done!
Paypal
The 100,000 Brex points finally posted
June 28, 2021|Paypal Two months ago Brex had a promotion for 100,000 Brex points for signing-up for the no-fee Paypal Merchant Services
AMEX, Annual Fee, Bonvoy, Chase, Frontier, Retention Bonus
Update on value gained out of credit cards with annual fees
June 17, 2021|AMEX, Annual Fee, Bonvoy, Chase, Frontier, Retention Bonus by Eric Lipkind Last month I wrote about how I get value
Delta
Nice surprise from Delta
June 15, 2021|Delta by Eric Lipkind Last year I had signed up for a status match challenge with Delta SkyMiles. It
United
United PerksPlus devaluation
June 1, 2021|United United Perks PerksPlus is a program for business owners which allows the business to accumulate points for awards based
Bonvoy, Marriott
Major change to Marriott Bonvoy Points Advance
May 27, 2021|Bonvoy, Marriott Marriott just announced a major change to how you can book award reservations. Until now, there
Crypto
Brex points for Crypto?
May 14, 2021|Crypto While I am still awaiting my 110,000 point bonus Brex points from the Paypal and Carta promotions,
AMEX, Annual Fee, Bonvoy, Chase, Retention Bonus
Why Its Worth It To Pay For Credit Cards With Annual Fees
May 10, 2021|AMEX, Annual Fee, Bonvoy, Chase, Retention Bonus My wife and I have many credit cards. We have many
Autoslash, Bonvoy, Frontier, Hertz, Priority Pass, Trip Review
Trip review – Tampa, FL
May 7, 2021|Autoslash, Bonvoy, Frontier, Hertz, Priority Pass Earlier this week I moved my son out of college in Tampa,
Bonvoy, Marriott
Marriott extends free night and point expiration
April 29, 2021|Bonvoy, Marriott Following on a prior extension, Marriott is extending Bonvoy points expiration and free night certificate expiration
Paypal
My Brex saga
April 28, 2021|Paypal Last week I wrote about the new Brex offer giving 100,000 Brex points for signing up form Paypal
Paypal
Brex 100,000 point offer from PayPal
April 23, 2021|Paypal Brex is a relatively new platform that offers a no-fee debit card that earns points which can
Bonvoy, Frontier, Marriott, Travel for Free, Trip Review, Uber
San Juan: Latest travel hack 94% off – $7,021 of travel for $391
April 6, 2021|Bonvoy, Frontier, Marriott, Uber For Spring Break, we wanted to travel domestically to avoid a COVID test on
United
New United Budget Search Feature
March 3, 2021|United There is a new feature on United.com called Budget Search which the website says is still in beta testing.
AMEX, Delta
New Amex Delta Offers
February 1, 2021|Delta There are also new Amex offers on the Delta cards. Remember to add the offers to your
AMEX, Bonvoy
New Amex Bonvoy Offers
February 1, 2021|Bonvoy Some new Amex offers just came out on the Amex Bonvoy cards. Some help largely offset the
AMEX, Retention Bonus
Amex retention bonuses continue
January 21, 2021|AMEX, Retention Bonus As I’ve mentioned, American Express has been extremely generous with retention offers. In the
Bonvoy
Great Bonvoy News for 2021
January 11, 2021|Bonvoy Today Marriott rolled out some great enhancements to itw Bonvoy program. This is in addition to enhancements
AMEX, Paypal
New Year, New AMEX Offers
January 4, 2021|AMEX, Paypal Happy New Year! AMEX has released a bunch of great new offers and credits on several
Bonvoy, Marriott, Trip Review, United
Trip Review – Punta de Mita, Mexico
December 24, 2020|Bonvoy, Marriott, United by Eric Lipkind Last month, amid rising Covid cases in the US, my wife, son, and
Bonvoy, Marriott
Homes and Villas by Marriott Promotion
December 15, 2020|Bonvoy, Marriott If you didn’t know, Marriott has a new program called Homes and Villas by Marriott International.
Bonvoy, Marriott
Free Bonvoy Nights Promotion
December 14, 2020|Bonvoy, Marriott Some Bonvoy members have a promotion in their accounts for two free nights. You will get
AMEX, Founders Card
Maximizing AMEX Dell credits – $1,393 of items and a profit
December 3, 2020|Founders Card by Eric Lipkind One of my favorite benefits of the AMEX Business Platinum cards is the semi-annual
AMEX, Uber
December AMEX Platinum credits
December 1, 2020|Uber Don’t forget to use your new December AMEX Platinum card credits. Amex Platinum Business card – $20
AMEX
Use your AMEX Platinum Dell and Saks credits TODAY
November 26, 2020|AMEX The American Express Platinum Business card comes with $200 in Dell credits the second half of 2020. The American Express
Annual Fee, Retention Bonus
Credit card annual fee waivers
November 18, 2020|Annual Fee, Retention Bonus I always mention, its worth asking for annual fee waivers or retention bonuses. However,
Delta
Great new Delta Covid Tool
November 17, 2020|Delta by Eric Lipkind Delta has a great Covid Tool which not only shows where they are currently flying,
AMEX
One year Free of Blinkist Premium via AMEX Offers
November 13, 2020|Bonvoy There is an AMEX offer which can be added to your AMEX card for one free year
AMEX, Retention Bonus
AMEX Retention Bonuses for No-Fee Cards
November 11, 2020|Retention Bonus I have had a lot of success lately with Amex retention bonuses on my cards that
Airfare, Bonvoy, Marriott, Travel for Free, Trip Review, Turkish Airlines, United
My latest great points booking for $10,846 of travel for $339!
November 10, 2020|Airfare, Bonvoy, Marriott, Turkish Airlines, United By Eric Lipkind With Covid raging out of control and feeling a bit
AMEX, Bonvoy
Amazing Amex Bonvoy card offers
October 22, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy American Express currently has amazing sign-up offers for the Amex Bonvoy Brilliant Card and the Amex Bonvoy Business
Chase, Paypal
Chase Freedom + Paypal Key = 5X Points on College Tuition
October 18, 2020|Paypal Luckily, one of my kids’ colleges takes Visa or Mastercard with no credit card fee. This brought
AMEX, Retention Bonus
Another day another Amex retention offer
October 15, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy, Marriott, Retention Bonus Following up on yesterday’s post where I got a 65,000 Bonvoy point retention bonus from
AMEX, Bonvoy
HUGE AMEX Bonvoy Brilliant Retention Offer
October 13, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy, Marriott The $450 annual fee just got charged to my AMEX Bonvoy Brilliant card today. I
United
Easy 10,000 United Mileage Plus Miles
October 12, 2020|United The Mileage Plus X app is a great app that acts like a shopping portal by letting
AMEX, Uber
New month, new credits to spend
October 5, 2020|Uber Just a reminder that certain credits replenished at the start of the month on the AMEX Platinum
AMEX, Marriott
30% Off Marriott Amex Offer
September 24, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy, Marriott There is a new Amex offer for Marriott for $75 off $250 in stays which
AMEX, Chase, Discover
Which is the best card to use for purchases?
September 22, 2020|AMEX, Chase, Discover If you can manage multiple credit cards (and pay them off in full each month),
United
United ends change fees
August 30, 2020|United United offered a surprise today by eliminating change fees. They say there are no change fees for
AMEX, Bonvoy
Some great Amex offers
August 3, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy There are some great Amex offers that you can add to your card: $100 off $100
AMEX, Uber
New month, New reset on Amex Platinum credits
June 2, 2020|AMEX, Uber As the new month starts, remember that certain credits on Amex Platinum Business and Amex Platinum
AMEX, Uber
Use your Amex Platinum Uber credit today!
April 30, 2020|Uber The American Express Platinum comes with a $15 monthly Uber credit. Last month, Amex was willing to
United
United extends no fee changes for purchases through April 30th
March 30, 2020|United By Eric Lipkind United has extended its no fee change policy for tickets purchased through April 30th. This
Chase, United
Extension on time for Chase United Card sign-up bonus
March 27, 2020|Chase, United By Eric Lipkind Many credit cards come with sign-up bonuses which require a certain amount of spend
AMEX, Uber
AMEX giving refunds in lieu of Uber credit
March 24, 2020|Uber By Eric Lipkind One of the benefits of the American Express Platinum card is the $200 annual Uber
AMEX, United
Coronavirus policies at United and AMEX
March 19, 2020|AMEX, United by Eric Lipkind Hope everyone is staying safe. Just a few notes regarding how United and AMEX
United
United caves to pressure
March 9, 2020|United by Eric Lipkind United seems to have caved to public scrutiny regarding its Conavirus change policy and is
United
Does United care about you?
March 9, 2020|United by Eric Lipkind United is allowing you to change your tickets for no fee if you purchased them
AMEX, Uber
AMEX Uber Eats credit for tequila shots?
March 5, 2020|AMEX, Uber by Eric Lipkind The American Express Platinum Card comes with a $15 per month credit (plus an
AMEX, Shopping Portals
Huge cash-back on Samsung Galaxy S20 phone with Rakuten
February 21, 2020|AMEX, Shopping Portals by Eric Lipkind The new Samsung Galaxy S20 phone went on sale today. If you pre-registered
AMEX
Another amazing AMEX retention offer
February 20, 2020|AMEX, Chase, United By Eric Lipkind My American Express Platinum annual fee was coming up. I called the retention
AMEX, Retention Bonus
AMEX Retention Bonus
February 12, 2020|AMEX, Retention Bonus by Eric Lipkind Given the fantastic sign-on bonuses AMEX has been offering which gave upwards of
AMEX
I received a 1099 from Amex for a referral bonus
February 1, 2020|AMEX In 2019 someone got an Amex card by clicking through my referral link. I received 20,000 bonus
AMEX, Bonvoy
Missing annual free night with Bonvoy Amex card
January 22, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy Over a year ago the Amex Starwood cards were revamped and became the Amex Bonvoy cards.
Caesars, Frontier, Travel for Free, Trip Review
My 5 day trip to CES in Las Vegas for under $240 total
January 14, 2020|Caesars Rewards, Frontier Last week I attended CES in Vegas. The total expense for the trip was just
AMEX, Frontier
Using Amex Platinum airline credits on Frontier Airlines
January 3, 2020|Frontier Happy New Year! One of the good things about a new year is that the annual Amex
Cruise
Free miles while cruising
December 28, 2019|Cruise Manufactured spending is creating mileage earning opportunities by spending on your credit card and then paying the
Caesars
Affordable dining option at Atlantis
December 15, 2019|Caesars Rewards While using the free 4-night stay in the Royal Tower at Atlantis in the Bahamas courtesy
Shopping Portals
Cyber-Monday Ray-Ban Triple Stacking Deal
December 2, 2019|Shopping Portals Today only, you can get a great deal on Ray-Ban’s. Here are the steps: 1. Login
American Airlines
Easy 2,000 American Aadvantage miles with The Economist
You can get an easy 2,000 American Aadvantage miles by signing up for a trial subscription to The Economist for
Shopping Portals
Lord and Taylor Black Friday Sale and Bonus AMEX points
November 27, 2019|Shopping Portals Lord and Taylor is having a huge online sale. Many items are significantly marked down, but
Shopping Portals
Spa Finder Gift Certificates amazing deal
November 27, 2019|Shopping Portals Spa Finder has a great Black Friday sale. Sometimes, cash back comes out to more value
Shopping Portals
Earn extra points through shopping portals
November 4, 2019|Shopping Portals There are many ways to earn frequent flier miles, American Express Membership Rewards, or even Chase
Airfare
Airfare price drops
November 1, 2019|Airfare Have you ever purchased a plane ticket (ahh!!!) only to find the airfare then drops? Several airlines