Points, Points, Points. Now that we are home, we get tons of questions about the trip. “What was the best place?” “What were the weirdest things you ate?” “Did you ever want to kill each other?” One of the most frequent is, “How did you do it?” The answer always comes back to points. They …
Tomorrow is our last day on our RTW trip! Can you believe it?! This trip has been beyond my wildest dreams and expectations. Looking back on the last seven months, I can’t believe how much we’ve done and I’m so, so grateful for the experiences we’ve had. And even though I’m seriously missing our friends …
We have officially booked flights home. At some point, real life must come calling. On the plus side, we’re flying home business class and we got it on the cheap (miles)! We fly from Denpasar (Bali) to Shanghai to Los Angeles on China Eastern. We know it’s not the best airline, but the food is …
Two years ago, the Starwood Preferred Guest Card from Amex was having an amazing deal: 35,000 signup points (worth at least $945) and $95 annual waived for the first year. The card offers other great perks including the ability to reach elite status faster, no foreign transaction fees, and potential to earn valuable Starpoints. Read …
My Love for SPG My love for the Starwood Preferred Guest program runs deep. I became a diehard SPG fan through my early career as a management consultant. During that time, I picked up some “tricks of the trade,” including some pretty crazy ways to get points, status, and awards:
Paige and I are huge fans of the Chase Ultimate Rewards program and the opportunity to save big on travel. We currently have 3 Chase cards and a key cog in this trifecta is the Chase Freedom card (click our referral link to sign up!). It’s our most underrated card!
Assuming you have a solid rewards credit card, you should be earning as many points as possible for every dollar you spend. The best way to get into the points game is to earn points the lazy way. Once you take the minute to sign up, you’re done! Here are our top 3 ways to …
I often get asked, “should I use points for xyz?” First, you have to understand how much a point is worth. Points valuations depend on how much value you get from redeeming them. However, there is no straight answer because everyone redeems points at different values. Some people are just better at redeeming points than …
Travel hacking can be completely overwhelming and confusing at best. While we find travel blogs interesting, most people we know have full-time jobs and don’t want to spend their time reading cryptic blog posts and figuring out how to follow the advice. Our goal for “the points game” is to simplify the process (using the …