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…
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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…
How Did We Do on That Rakuten-LifeLock Deal?
Introduction At Middle Age Miles, our mission is to help you live your dreams through travel and points. One of the ways we do this, of course, is to find valuable points-and-miles opportunities and tell you about them. Here’s a…
MS DP Series – Follow-Up Part 1 – Reviewing Episodes 1-4
Introduction Our recent Manufactured Spend Data Points (MS DP) series proved to be very popular. As regular readers will recall, we started off as total rookies on the subject of MS with Visa Gift Cards (VGCs) and Mastercard Gift Cards…
Our Amex Hilton 2-card Aspire-Surpass Upgrade-Downgrade Strategy – How Has It Worked?
Introduction Amex has a terrific lineup of Hilton co-branded credit cards with some terrific sign-up/upgrade offers and benefits. Back in late May/early June, we posted two articles about using two of these cards – the premium Aspire card and the…
Case Study – Should I Execute on a 15-Month Plan to Get Under 5/24?
Introduction While I’ve been on vacation in Switzerland & France and catching up after that trip, I’ve given a lot of thought to the question posed by this case study – Should I execute on a 15-month plan to get…
Mattress Running for Hyatt Elite Qualifying Nights in Vegas – or Simply Staying for Less!
Introduction Middle Age Miles is in the midst of Going for Globalist in 2019 with Hyatt. Globalist status requires 60 elite qualifying nights with Hyatt (55 if you’re renewing the status this year), and the opportunities to manufacture elite nights…
Amex Hilton Ascend – Free Weekend Night and Upgrade Strategies
Introduction Last week, we published an article about Hilton Free Weekend Night Certificates earned through $15k spend in a calendar year on the mid-tier Amex Hilton Ascend card. Middle Age Miles: How Fast Does an Amex Hilton Ascend $15k Free…
Trip Delay – Flight Cancellation Because of Weather – Case Study & Lessons Learned
Introduction Last Saturday evening (5/18/2019), Middle Age Miles was scheduled to fly from Denver (DEN) to DFW on American Airlines. Severe thunderstorms in the Dallas-Fort Worth area earlier in the day caused ripple-effect delays and cancellations impacting AA’s operations far…
Choice Privileges – 17 Good Facts and Tips to Know
The Choice Privileges program doesn’t get a lot of attention in the points-and-miles blogger world. Yet, Choice is a huge hotel chain, with more than 6,800 hotels globally, 12 brands, a vacation rentals group, a Resorts partnership with Bluegreen Vacations,…