US Bank Cash+ Visa – A Great Credit Card for Business Travelers

The US Bank Cash+ Visa is probably the most lucrative credit card product that you haven’t heard about. The card allows you to earn 5% cash back on three categories of your choice, 2% back on either gas, groceries, or drug stores, and 1% back on everything else. I find this product compelling for two reasons:…

Fare Deal: $300 round trips to Hawaii from PHX on Delta and American

If you’re looking to get away from the winter weather, the folks at FlyerTalk found some attractive fares to Hawaii for February and March. Just searching now, I found plenty of availability in February and March for weekends. Details are on the FlyerTalk thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mileage-run-deals/1421400-aa-dl-phx-hnl-298-ai-rt.html Edit: Now apparently available from the San Francsico area as…

Marriott – Earn up to three free nights with MegaBonus

Marriott just announced their first quarter MegaBonus promotion. Every second stay will earn you a free night at a category 4 (or lower) hotel. You can only earn a total of three free nights, so this promotion isn’t quite as exciting as Starwood’s, but if you are a Marriott person, you should definitely register. To…

New Starwood promotion: Power Up with up to 18,000 bonus Starpoints.

Starwood has just announced their first quarter promotion, which will be quite lucrative for the consulting crowd: With the SPG® Power Up promotion, you’ll earn 2,000 bonus Starpoints® for every four eligible nights you stay (up to 8,000 bonus Starpoints and 16 nights). You earn an additional 10,000 bonus Starpoints when you hit 20 eligible nights between January 15th…

Best uses of Starwood Starpoints

For almost every airline, hotel, and credit card program, there are myriad ways to earn and spend points. Some are much better than others. Over the next few months, I will be examining all of the major programs and posting the best ways to earn and spend points in each program. Best use of Starpoints:…