In Episode 4 of our Manufactured Spend Data Points (MS DPs) series, we’ll review two more purchases of Mastercard Gift Cards (MCGCs) that we purchased from Staples on July 24 & 25, during a promotion where these cards could be…
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Earn Extra Miles with Airline Shopping Portal Back-to-School Bonuses – Alaska, American, Southwest & United
Four of the largest domestic airlines are offering back-to-school bonus mile promotions through their shopping portals for the next few weeks. We never want to leave miles on the table, so take a look at these offers for your upcoming…
Earn 3x British Airways Avios by Booking Your Airbnb Through the New BA-Airbnb Portal
Introduction & Basics of the Deal We have some really good news to share for points-and-miles enthusiasts who book Airbnb rentals – there’s a new British Airways-Airbnb partnership that allows you to earn 3x BA Avios per dollar for your…
New Delta-Ticketmaster Partnership – Why It Matters Until August 31 and Why It Shouldn’t Matter After That
Today, Delta and Ticketmaster announced a partnership where you can earn Delta miles when you purchase tickets through Ticketmaster: Earn 3 Delta SkyMiles per dollar on your Ticketmaster purchase from now through August 31, 2019 (initial promotion period) Earn 1…
Can You Stack Shopping Portal Benefits with Using a Club Level Upgrade Certificate from the Ritz Carlton Visa Card? (Experiment-in-Progress)
Introduction At Middle Age Miles, we love to experiment with different points-and-miles strategies and then share our results with our readers, in hopes that it’ll benefit the community. In this experiment, we wanted to explore the notoriously hard-to-use Club Level…
AA Miles from AAdvantage eShopping for Marriott Stay Finally Posted! – Plus Take-Aways and Tips for AA eShopping and Other Shopping Portals
Introduction Middle Age Miles has had an ongoing issue with AAdvantage eShopping and Marriott that is now finally resolved – we’re happy to report that we finally received our missing 6,511 AA miles for booking a Marriott stay through the…
Experiment Foiled! Denied for the Ebates Visa Card
This article is Part 1 in our 3-part series on Middle Age Miles about our credit card applications in mid-March 2019. This mini App-O-Rama resulted in 2 denials and 1 approval. Our 3 articles in this series are: * Article…
Marriott Ninja Tricks – Add Marriott Amex Offer to Marriott Cards, and Get 10%/10x MR Points Today Through Ebates
Introduction We have 2 Marriott-related tricks to report today – one that allows you to sign up for an Amex Offer for Marriott properties on any card, including co-branded cards, and the other that allows you to get 10% cash…
Ebates Travel Thursday – 12% IHG, 10% Marriott, 10% Choice Hotels Today Only
This is a very quick post to make sure you know that Ebates Travel Thursday has some great deals today: 12% at IHG-family hotels 10% at Marriott-family hotels 10% at Choice-family hotels We’ve written extensively about these portal deals through…
Today (Mon 2/25/19) – 10x United Miles Per Dollar at Marriott Hotels Through MileagePlus Shopping
Today (and apparently for today only), United MileagePlus Shopping is offering a great return of 10 United miles per dollar for reservations made at Marriott hotels. At our baseline value of 1.4 cents per United mile, this is an excellent…