As a Starbucks Rewards Gold Member after you accumulate 12 Stars, you earn a “Free Reward.” Unfortunately, Starbucks doesn’t specifically state what items you can get and what you can’t with your free reward. On the Starbucks website under FAQs they say: With a few exceptions, yes! Present your registered Starbucks Card and your free…
IHG Rewards just released their “Into The Nights” promotion where you can earn up to 2 free hotel nights by completing a set of tasks. The promotion requires you to complete a set of tasks where you earn bonus points for completing a certain amount of tasks. Many will ask, are 50,000 points worth two…
UPDATE: Code is value as of August 29, 2014! Two Smiles by HP is an online gift card seller that occasionally offers promotions where you can buy gift cards at a discount. Right now they are offering 15% off select gift cards using promo code: SUMMER15 I would act fast because this deal is valid…
It’s been a looong time, but Chase has suddenly increased the Chase United MileagePlus Explorer Visa card sign up bonus to 30,000 United miles. The minimum spend to earn the bonus is only $2,000 in three months. Remember that the annual fee is $95. United MileagePlus Explorer Card Benefits 1 United mile per dollar spent on all…
I have never been a loyal Sears customer, but recently I’ve found myself ordering quite a few items from them. In fact, their “Shop Your Way” deals on certain electronics items have been pretty spectacular. When you combine the points with a miles earning portal bonus, you can often buy electronics for cheaper than any…
Marriott is now offering a Platinum challenge called “Road to Platinum” to select members. The program basically grants you Platinum (or Gold) status after completing the required number of stays in a 3-month period. The following are the stay requirements for each level. Marriott Rewards Elite Status Challenge Requirements Status Stays Required Time Period Platinum…
American Express is now offering a Los Angeles Restaurant Week promotion where you can get $5 back after spending $21 at a participating restaurant. Amex has done an LA restaurant week promo for the last 3-4 years, and unfortunately the promotion has gotten less and less generous over the years. Still, if you are foodie…
My friends know that I’m both a travel and coffee junkie. That’s why one of my favorite travel items, especially if I’m going to a place where good coffee is either unavailable (camping, treking) or prohibitively expensive. I’m a huge fan of the Handpresso Wild Hybrid Coffee Machine. Handpresso Wild Handheld Espresso The first thing people…
Ritz Carlton Rewards is now offering double elite qualifying nights for all stays in 2014. All you need to do is make sure you are a member of the Ritz Carlton Rewards program and register for the promotion. The terms of the promotion say that for each qualifying stay at a participating Ritz Carlton property…
One of my all time favorite credit cards is the American Express Starwood Preferred Guest card. It’s great because Starwood hotel redemptions are among the most favorable in the industry, but the option to convert Starpoints into airline miles often at a 1:1 ratio offers another tremendous avenue to value. To top it all off, if…