As one of 12 American Express Membership Rewards experts in the #PointsForPresents program, I found a reader who needed help finding ways to use their Membership Rewards points on holiday presents. James M. from Los Angeles asked me this: “I would love to find some great, not terribly expensive, holiday deal for me and my two [...]
Can you believe it’s that exciting time of year when we gather with friends and family to celebrate the season, forget about our diets, and of course, make a mad dash to the mall to buy gifts. Thanks to American Express for helping to ease the pain of shopping by allowing their Cardmembers to earn and use Membership Rewards points. You probably already know you can earn points for almost [...]
Last week I left off from New York City. I wrote a post about how to get the best seat in coach but didn’t tell you about my trip. I ended up meeting Natalie at the W Hotel in Union Square and grabbed some spicy Asian food at nearby Republic. In the morning we checked [...]
American Express just announced a limited-time offer for The Business Gold Rewards Card® from American Express! What’s exciting about it is that from now until November 26th, 2012 cardholders can earn 50,000 Membership Rewards after spending $5,000 in the first three months. Other reasons why this card might be of interest to you: 3X points [...]
Update: The 30,000 point bonus is no longer available. It is now 25,000 points. Great news! American Express has extended the limited-time offer for the Starwood business card and Starwood consumer card. Now, you can earn up to 30,000 bonus points until Tuesday, September 4th and get the first year free! Every traveler I know [...]
Good news! Today through September 27, 2012, American Express Cardmembers will receive 40 percent more Avios when transferring American Express Membership Rewards points into British Airways Executive Club. For example, instead of receiving 1,000 Avios for 1,000 Membership Rewards points, Cardmembers will receive 1,400 Avios for the same 1,000 Membership Rewards points when they transfer [...]
After witnessing my nephew being born I took the Metro North commuter train from Stamford, Connecticut to New York City.
Great news! I’ve just been named one of American Express’ star travel blogger!
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