In a stunning move, Delta has pulled yet another major devaluation – this time without a word – and one that hits its own Elite Medallion members extremely hard! Joseph May, a Platinum Delta Medallion, happened to be looking at the “Sky Team Benefits” page and noticed this: Lounge Access Effective May 1, 2014, all … Read More
I Affirm: What the F, WF?
Will Run For Miles, hereby affirms and states: 1. At the end of 2013, I was hearing a lot of buzz about a certain Visa card from WF. Normally, I apply for credit cards online, but on this day in question, I was near Union Square in Manhattan. I had gone to the Trader Joe’s … Read More
The Vanilla Chronicles: Multi-tasking leads to Vanilla Reload Screw-Up!
Prelude: musings on the art of multi-tasking I know a lot of people (and one person in particular comes to mind), who proclaim that they are great multi-taskers. And yet it seems that it is these very same people who are unable or unwilling to get the many tasks accomplished that they claim they … Read More
The Vanilla Chronicles: Introduction
Uploaded – Swiped – Advanced – Reloaded – Dumped – Churned – Stacked – Locked – Blocked – Frozen -Debit – Emptied – MO – CVS – WM – OD – VR – PP – BB …. Holy Batman – you bought how many VRs at CVS today? The Vanilla Chronicles, is a new … Read More
Get More Than 50% off at Banana Republic, GAP, Old Navy, etc.
I have been traveling and working a lot, but thought I’d throw in a quick BlackFriday-esque post. This weekend, Banana Republic ran a 40% off sale on everything in store and online. The sale runs through tomorrow, December 1, but don’t worry, they’ll repeat it. The partner stores, GAP, Old Navy, Athleta, etc. run … Read More
Autoslash Questions Whether the Wideroe Mistake Fare was Really a Mistake
After a nailbiter of a weekend – where many people jumped on the Wideroe Airlines bandwagon – purchasing numerous flights on United Airlines and other Star Alliance Airlines for extremely low prices due to the failure to include fuel surcharges, now speculation rises this may not have been a mistake at all. Autoslash, a website … Read More
MISTAKE FARE
Nothing excites a travel enthusiast (or point and mile freak) more than a mistake fare. Well, hearing that such a fare will in fact be honored or seeing proof that the ticket is actually issued is nice too. Over the years, there have been some amazing mistake fares. I was lucky to be there at … Read More
What’s in Your {ISIS Mobile} Wallet? How about a Million Free Jamba Juices?
I came across an ad today for a million free Jamba Juices – the only catch was that you must use an Isis Mobile Wallet. My first instinct was – oh, here we go – it’s another Google Wallet! Well, that’s perhaps partially right, but this does deserve mention and some analysis. So, What is … Read More
[EXPIRED OFFER] Application Approved – Chase Sapphire Preferred 50K UR!
[EXPIRED] As so many bloggers – including myself – reported the other day, there is an increased offer by Chase for the Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Card – 50,000 Ultimate Rewards points (plus an additional 5,000 points for an authorized user), with a $3,000 spend requirement. The annual fee of $125 is waived for the … Read More
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card – – 55,000 Ultimate Reward Points
This is all over the blog world today, but I wanted to write this up especially for my followers who may not typically follow all of the point and mile blogs. The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card is arguably the best credit card out there. Usually, the sign on bonus is 40,000 Ultimate Reward Points, but … Read More