Points.com is a site where you can manage all your loyalty programs in one spot, move points and miles between programs and have access to promotional offers. You can also redeem points and miles via the site for shopping and gift cards. It is free to join. You can see which loyalty partners Points.com partners […]
Category: Other Useful Programs
Global Entry
Global Entry is run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and allows “pre-approved, low risk” travelers an expedited means of clearing customs upon reentering the country. It is a better option than TSA Pre√ for those who frequently travel internationally because the program is designed to expedite the customs process. (TSA Pre√ does the same for the […]
Award Travel Booking Services
You may be a person that has many points and miles and would like to use them to book free travel but don’t want to do the work yourself. (Even though you could use my site as a guide 🙂 ) There are services out there that will actually look for and book award travel […]
Rocketmiles
I just joined Rocketmiles and although we typically do not pay for hotel stays, I will let you know if and when I use it. Rocketmiles, similar to PointsHound, is an online hotel booking site. It has partnered with many frequent flier programs to offer bonus miles to members that book and stay at […]
TSA Pre √
Years ago we had our TSA Pre√ appointment so I thought I would take the opportunity to write a little bit about the TSA application program. TSA Pre√ is one of Homeland Security’s Trusted Traveler Programs and is the best option for people that primarily fly within the United States. Basically, the program allows low risk travelers, […]
PointsHound
I just joined PointsHound and although we typically do not pay for hotel stays, I will let you know if and when I use it. PointsHound is an online hotel booking site. It has partnered with US frequent flier programs to offer bonus miles to members that book and stay at hotels reserved through the PointsHound […]
Thanks Award Wallet For Reminding Me About My Free Hyatt Night
Award Wallet sent me the following email the other day….. “According to our records the following points or miles or coupons are going to expire soon: Program Name: Hyatt Gold Passport Owner: Cindy Greenstein Expiring Balance: Anniversary Award Nights – 1 Coupon Expires on: February 28, 2015″ And they were right! With the Chase Hyatt […]
Join A Service To Help You Keep Track Of All Of Your Program Information
I am in the process of creating an app that will help you keep track of all of your rewards programs, point balances and point expiration dates, but in the interim, you can join a service such as AwardWallet or Points.com to assist you with your tracking. Go To Tip 10-Know That You Will Make Mistakes Along […]
Mint.com
The plan to earn points for free travel by paying for everything by credit card only works if you are timely about paying your credit card bills. Carrying balances and accumulating interest charges, even though you still earn points, could end up costing you more than had you just booked a trip and paid for […]
Award Wallet
Once you start joining many different travel rewards programs and earning rewards points, it can get tricky keeping track of all of your programs, point balances, and expiration dates. This is where a service called AwardWallet can help you out. AwardWallet provides a free service that helps you manage your reward balances and travel itineraries. […]