Manufactured Spending – The Mythical Unicorn
I want to take a minute to address a topic that many of you are interested in, and that’s Manufactured Spending. But first, a primer for those that don’t know what it is. Manufactured Spending Definition Manufactured Spending (MS) is a method by which you can accumulate points/miles very quickly and at very little to
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American Express Personal Gold – New Bonus – 30,000 Membership Rewards for FREE!!!
If you didn’t already know, I have a man crush on American Express and their Membership Rewards because of the extreme flexibility they offer for transfer partners. Currently you can transfer to the following partners with the following ratios: Air Canada Aeroplan at a 1 to 1 ratio British Airways Avios at a 1 to
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Free 10,000 Alaska Air Miles!!!
I have spoken at length before about Alaska Airlines and their excellent customer service but this one just tops the cake. If you weren’t aware, Alaska purchased Virgin America a while back but as of January 9th, 2017, you could begin transferring Virgin Elevate Points to Alaska at a ratio of 1:1.3. I wrote about the
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How to Redeem Your $200 AMEX Travel Credit Online
The beginning of the New Year is often a bad time for Travel Hackers because it means that most hotel and airline loyalty programs reset for the New Year, so if you haven’t requalified in the previous year, you will lose your status. On the other hand, the beginning of the New Year also represents
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How I Hack – Arbitrage Through Alaska’s Acquisition of Virgin
A while back, I wrote about an Arbitrage Opportunity with the merger of Marriott and SPG and while some folks have been reporting that you can only get the 7 Nights and 120,000 Mile Package, I can 100% confirm that you can successfully get the 5 Nights and 120,000 Miles Package. For those still looking to take
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Reminder: Use Your American Express Travel Credit
For those of you that signed up for the American Express Platinum Card, you have 17 short days to redeem your $200 travel credit if you haven’t already done so. If you do not use the credit, you forfeit it after December 31st, 2016. I provided some hints as to how to turn that Travel
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How I Hack – Explaining Arbitrage and How to Take Advantage of the Marriott/SPG Merger
Warning I will warn you right at the beginning of this post that we are going to be exploring some advanced topics and will be going deep into the rabbit hole but this article is the essence of Travel Hacking. If you can wrap your head around this post and understand why it’s valuable, you
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