This article is part of our Trip Report – Adventures with Edventure in Nashville. After our trip to Nashville, I jotted down a list of things I thought it would be helpful (or at least interesting) to know for a…
Big News from Capital One – Transferable Points and Big New Sign-Up Bonuses
Introduction To us at Middle Age Miles, Capital One has always been the weakling of the major credit card issuers. However, through the brilliance of its marketing, Capital One has placed its cards in many wallets across America. Today, though,…
72 Hours (Almost) of Middle Age Miles and Edventure in Nashville – Part 2
This article is part of our Trip Report – Adventures with Edventure in Nashville. We’ve broken “72 Hours (Almost) of Middle Age Miles and Edventure in Nashville” into 2 parts – read Part 1 here. Resuming 72 Hours (Almost) of…
Stories About Redemption – Strategies for 3 of Our Recent Mileage Bookings
Introduction Middle Age Miles’ great friend Jason Voorhies 13 (JV13) is gearing up in the points-and-miles world. He has read up on our “How to Get Started” articles, including What Card Should I Get First? A Getting-Started Points-and-Miles Strategy with…
UPDATED: Our Take on the Upcoming Changes to the Citi Prestige Card (Changes Formally Announced by Citi, Some Questions Answered)
After we first published this update, commenters on Doctor of Credit’s article on the Prestige changes pointed out that Citi included a new term in the fine print with respect to the fourth-night-free (4NF) benefit that appears to be very…
72 Hours (Almost) of Middle Age Miles and Edventure in Nashville – Part 1
This article is part of our Trip Report – Adventures with Edventure in Nashville. We’ve broken “72 Hours (Almost) of Middle Age Miles and Edventure in Nashville” into 2 parts. Part 1 covers Thursday Evening and Friday; Part 2 covers…
Apologies for Few Posts This Week – And Reminder of Ebates Travel Thursday with 10% Cash Back at Marriott and IHG Hotels!
I apologize for the low volume of articles on Middle Age Miles so far this week. I’ve been traveling to and from Seattle (minor challenge) and severely under the weather (major challenge). Here’s a quick reminder on another Ebates Travel…
Adventures with Edventure in Nashville – How We Got Great Value
This article is part of our Trip Report – Adventures with Edventure in Nashville. In all of our Trip & Event Reports on Middle Age Miles, we’ll fill you in on How We Got Great Value – that is, how…
3 New Amex Offers to Save Money on Hotels – Omni, DoubleTree, AmexTravel.com
Executive Summary Over the past few days we’ve seen three new Amex Offers for hotel stays that can save you money over the next few months. The new Amex Offers for hotels are: Omni Hotels & Resorts – $50 statement…
American Clamps Down on Executive Platinums
The saga of Middle Age Miles’ love-hate relationship with American Airlines continues, and today’s news definitely falls on the side of “hate.” This morning, we received two emails from American, each of which makes Executive Platinum status harder to obtain:…