Chase Sapphire Preferred or Chase Freedom for Dining in Q2?

TPG reader Suzanne tweeted me to ask: @thepointsguy – “For next quarter, is it better to use the Chase Sapphire Preferred card and earn 2X on dining plus the 7% dividend, or use the Chase Freedom for 5X?” To be a real points pro, you need to learn how to maximize the earning of points,...



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Travel made me respect my parents

They survived the rise of the National Front and skinheads and riots, the fear and disillusionment of the Thatcher years, and never being able to articulately inform the ‘other side’ of their feelings about any of it:



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American’s New Upgrade Process is Working… Almost. Here’s What You Need to Know.

American is making some changes to its upgrade processes along with the merging of Dividend Miles into AAdvantage for a single frequent flyer program. Complimentary upgrades for all elites on flights of 500 miles or less (instead of requiring 500 mile upgrade certificates for all domestic upgrades, with complimentary upgrades only for top tier elites) […]

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Reader Success Story: Two Weeks in Disney World for 13 People!

Over the years, we’ve had many readers share their success stories with us. Folks for whom traveling domestically once a year was a luxury are now traveling the world with just a few credit card sign-up bonuses. And the best part? They are sharing their stories with us and others who benefit from knowing that […]



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April’s Lightroom Presets coming in 2 days!

Set your Cal! They are only half price for 24 hours! Here’s the Lightroom Presets page that will tell you more about them… and here’s a little video! Daily Photo – And the Lights Spiral Down This is one of my favorite photos from Dubai, I must say! I keep coming back to it over […]



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Attention, American Airlines passengers! This merger ain’t over until it’s over

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German Investigators Find Antidepressants In Co-Pilot’s Apartment

Lubitz had been deemed unfit to fly, but apparently hid his diagnoses from his employer.



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The Strange Reason American Now Requires You to Enter Your Last Name at Login

Now that US Airways Dividend Miles is being combined into American AAdvantage, the American website login process requires you to enter your frequent flyer number and password.. and last name. You can log into the American or US Airways sites with either your Dividend Miles or AAdvantage account number. If you were a Dividend Miles […]

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Why You Shouldn’t Eat Sugar Free Gummy Bears On A Plane

There's no denying this has been a really emotional week in the airline industry, especially as more and more details of the Germanwings crash unfold.

While I'm not trying to downplay that, I do think a bit of laughter every once in a while is a good thing. Let me preface this by saying that the below is not totally suitable for work, so if you're easily offended by bad language or don't have the same sense of humor as a 12 year old, then please skip this post.

But there was a Reddit thread yesterday in the TIFU section ("Today I F*cked Up"), entitled "TIFU by eating gummy bears on a plane."

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100 Free Air Canada Aeroplan Miles

Home Hardware Canada is offering 100 free Aeroplan miles if you sign up to receive emails from them.

You just have to enter your name, phone number, email address, Aeroplan number, and Canadian postal code.

You do have to select "Your Home Store" from a link in order to sign up, presumably so they can send you the most customized offers.

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The Weakest Credit Card Signup Bonus in History, 100 Free Miles, and How the TSA Knows You’re a Terrorist

News and notes from around the interweb: New Rocketmiles first time customer offer earn a minimum of 10,000 miles on a stay of 5 or more nights booked by March 29. Credit card signup bonus: A 2-liter bottle of soda The TSA’s checklist for Behavior Detection — my objections to the screening process mean I’m […]

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After a few deep cleansing breaths, these Yoga Tablet problems persist — can you help?

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14 fascinating things on Lithuania

Like: 92% of the population speaks one foreign language and 55% speak two foreign languages.



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Weekly Review: March 28, 2015

Hello from Florida!

This has been a bittersweet week in the miles and points world as we've said farewell to the US Airways Dividend Miles program.

Many of my thoughts have also been with the friends and family of those aboard the Germanwings flight, and what this means for the industry going forward.

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Ways to Maximize Your Miles Without Credit Cards

Reader WR asked for “[w]ays to maximize miles *without* use of credit cards.” I’ll take the question to mean, what are the best ways to earn miles without signing up for credit cards, or using credit cards as the means of earning miles (through bonus categories, or heavy spend – manufactured or not). I’ll allow […]

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