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How to Convert ‘Not Eligibile’ Southwest Vouchers to Points
A few weeks ago Southwest announced that you could convert your Southwest travel funds to points. Frequent Miler detailed how it's a great deal converting funds that expire to points that don't at a great rate. I quickly logged into my Southwest account and...
Easy Way to Extend Aeroplan Miles
So I got the dreaded email from Awardwallet warning me that my Air Canada Aeroplan miles were going to expire soon:-( Aeroplan miles aren't like Southwest, Delta, or JetBlue miles which never expire. Aeroplan miles will expire 12 months if you don't have any...
TAP Portugal Cancellations – 120% Voucher + 24 Months
Unfortunately another trip got cancelled due to COVID 🙁 This one was my wife's European cruise with her mother. Royal Caribbean ended up cancelling her cruise and a day later TAP Portugal cancelled her flight. My mother-in-law already found a...
Spend Your Way to Hyatt Globalist Status
Years ago I completed a Hyatt Diamond Status challenge and it turned about to be well worth the 60,000 Hyatt points and $650 I spent on a 12 night mattress run. My family received over $4000 worth of free breakfasts plus numerous room upgrades - you can read about it...
Buying a Car with a Credit Card
After 14 years and a daughter who just turned 16, it was time to buy a new car for my wife and pass down her 2006 Nissan Pathfinder to our daughter. My wife decided on a 2020 denim blue Volvo XC40 fully loaded! It's an amazing car that even drives and parks...
20% Off Parking at Dulles & Reagan
Want to snag 20% of your parking costs at both Washington Dulles and Reagan airports? Here's how: First - download the 'DC Airports' app from the Google Play store or the Apple App store. Next - simply click on the '20% Parking Discount' link in the app....
Unlimited BOGO Free Flights until December 31, 2021
How to get unlimited Buy One Get One free flights on Southwest.
Wyndham & Fairmont Class Action Settlements
Two surprises came in in the mail yesterday. First a postcard about a class action lawsuit against Wyndham Hotels. Apparently if you paid a resort fee at a Wyndham hotel in the US and booked it using Wynhdam's website you can get a $22 payment or 2200 Wyndham Reward...
Breaking Bills for Tips without a Bank
As a travel hacker I use credit cards for just about everything to earn miles and points. But I still carry some cash, mainly a bunch of 20s from the ATM, in my pocket for the unexpected. But before heading out on a trip, I always like to break a bunch of $20s...
The ABSOLUTE Easiest Way to Keep Radisson Rewards from Expiring
I just recently got an email alert from AwardWallet that my Radisson Rewards points were going to expire in a few months. So I quickly did a google search on how to keep the points alive but most of the suggestions revolved around buying more points,...