Introduction First, I apologize for the continued large gaps between posts. Sometimes real life takes precedence over the blog, and I’ve been buried in activities related to selling our current house and moving into our new townhouse. Today, though, there’s…
Executive Summary In our opinion, the keep-or-cancel decision on the Amex Marriott Bonvoy Business card comes down to a single question (barring a good retention offer): Do you think it’s worth the $125 annual fee to get a 35,000-point Marriott…
We’ve been very quiet at Middle Age Miles over the past few days, as the evil coronavirus continues to spread and the world does its best to cope. Frankly, it’s been hard to find joy in writing articles for Middle…
Executive Summary Here’s a heads-up that tomorrow morning (Thursday, March 12), Southwest will open its schedule for ticket purchases for flights through October 30, 2020. Why are we so excited about this particular schedule opening? Because it extends the schedule…
Introduction If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you already know that AA terminated my AAdvantage account recently, as part of their recent waves of account shutdowns. I’ve been reporting at each stage of my lockdown and eventual termination,…
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Visa Gift Card (VGC) or Mastercard Gift Card (MCGC) sale at Office Depot/Office Max. To our knowledge, this is the first sale of 2020. This week’s deal is the one we’ve grown…
Sometimes the small wins bring us a lot of joy. Last week, Amex released a new Amex Offer for QuikTrip (QT) convenience stores. The basic terms are that if you spend at least $10 in-store at a QT store on…
Introduction At Middle Age Miles, we love status matches, and we especially love program partnerships that allow status to be re-matched again and again. The two major Las Vegas resort chains (Caesars and MGM) each have ongoing partnerships with major…
Summary of the Promotion Marriott Bonvoy has announced its Spring 2020 chainwide promotion, called “Unlimited Bonus Points.” Key details are as follows: Earn 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points for each stay during the promotional period, starting with your second stay…
On this Super Tuesday election day here in Texas and in other states, let’s take a much-needed break from AA shutdowns and cover several other topics of interest in the travel, credit card and points-and-miles world: 1 – Last Day…