Writing from the Galleries First Lounge in LHR Terminal 5 after a smooth and early-arriving flight on AA 50 from DFW … We wanted to give our readers a heads-up that content is likely to be sparse through the end…
Confirming a Great Hidden Benefit – Citi Prestige 5x TYPs on Travel Agencies
Introduction In the points-and-miles hobby, as in many other parts of life, a lot of the things we “know” are only because someone else told us, or at least pointed us in the right direction. In this case, a benefit…
Middle Age Miles News & Notes 11/11/19 – Great Rakuten-IHG 11%/11x deal; GC deals at Safeway & Staples; Millennium Hotels; Ticket Club; Airline shopping portal bonuses
We wanted to be sure to get a News & Notes article out this morning to capture any Veterans Day/Singles Day deals. We were hoping for more travel-related deals for this holiday, ahead of Black Friday/Cyber Monday, but the offerings…
Our Experience with the GiftCards.com Columbus Day Promotion
Introduction At Middle Age Miles, one of the things we like to do is experiment with various methods to earn more points and miles, and report back to our readers, in hopes that the information we share will help you…
We’re Doing the Plastiq “New Business” 55k Fee-Free Dollars Promo – and Here Are the Details & Strategy Tips!
Introduction About 2 weeks ago, we saw an article on Frequent Miler about a “new business” promotion from Plastiq. Details were a little vague, but they seemed interesting to us. The gist of the deal was that, if we established…
Marriott Bonvoy Membership Anniversary Bonus
This is just a quick article to give you a heads up that we got a small unexpected bonus from Marriott Bonvoy yesterday for our “Member-versary.” Yesterday, we received an email from Bonvoy. It came from a strange address, noreply@mr-points.com,…
IHG Chainwide Bonus Points Promotion Is Underway
With apologies for being a little behind reporting on this already-underway promotion, we wanted to cover IHG’s interesting new bonus points deal where you can earn up to quadruple points on your IHG stays from now through January 31, 2020.…
Middle Age Miles News & Notes 11/5/19 – Staples VGC deal; new AA & UA club access restrictions; Timberline Grill out of PP; new Citi Double Cash terms; Payce
It’s time for a new Middle Age Miles News & Notes column, catching up on a few things after a weekend of travel and wondering what criteria Amex is using for its new round of shutdowns so we and all…
Earn Extra Miles and Cash Back with Holiday Shopping Portal Bonuses – and How to Maximize Them with Gift Card Purchases
Last Friday, many airline shopping portals, as well as the cashback UPromise portal, came out with new November holiday bonuses. Several of these look to be very valuable. Unfortunately, when the offers were released, we were scrambling to get out…
Best Value for Hyatt Category 1-4 Free Night Awards on the Las Vegas Strip
Introduction and Background The World of Hyatt program offers several ways for members to obtain free night awards that are good at Category 1 through 4 hotels. Members can earn these Cat 1-4 free nights by: Staying 30 qualifying nights…