It’s the first edition of our new “News & Notes” series that we promised in our recent “1st Birthday” article! We hope that we can use this series to get out to our readers more tricks, tips and news that…
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Hotel Review – Sheraton Grand Seattle
Introduction If you’re a regular reader of Middle Age Miles, you know that we spend a lot of time in Seattle, between Philly’s full-time job responsibilities and Middle Age Miles daughter being a student at the University of Washington. That…
New Amex Offer for Marriott – Plus a Review of All Current Amex Offers to Save Money at Hotels
Today saw the return of a fantastic Amex Offer for Marriott hotels – $40 statement credit when you spend $200 or more at a Marriott Bonvoy property. We wanted to be sure to highlight this great and highly usable Offer,…
Hotel Review – Ritz Carlton Pentagon City
Introduction The Ritz Carlton Pentagon City (RC Pentagon City) is a nice, classic hotel located just outside Washington DC, near DCA airport. We had an excellent 4-night stay there, in connection with the wedding of Middle Age Miles son Dylan…
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…
Check Your Marriott Bonvoy Account – New Round of “Exclusively for You” Offers
Once again, everyone should check your Marriott Bonvoy account now. Marriott has released a new round of special “Exclusively for You” promotional offers, and you might have one waiting in your account! Philly’s “Exclusively For You” Offer Philly has Gold…
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…
Hotel Review – Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera
This article is part of our Trip Report – Our Summer Holiday in Dubrovnik and Beyond Introduction If you’re planning a trip to Dubrovnik, Middle Age Miles highly recommends the Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera hotel. The hotel is new, having opened…
Current Amex Offers to Save Money at Hotels – Part 2 (including stacking strategies)
On Tuesday, we published Part 1 of our recap of current Amex Offers to save you money on hotel stays. In that first article, we focused on the good new Amex Offers for Hilton-family properties: Amex Offers to Save Money…
Losing Trust: Marriott Blocked Award Availability; Now It Magically Re-Appears After Prices Increase
I have a saying that those close to me have heard many times: “Trust is earned by the thimbleful, and lost in buckets.” Marriott has lost my trust. In buckets. In fact, recently, by many buckets. Many bloggers have noted…