Best Use of the $300 Amex Platinum Hotel Credit: Bellagio Las Vegas (Part 2)
Welcome back to Part 2 of the Best Use of the $300 Amex Platinum Hotel Credit series! If you’ve read Part 1, you’ll know that I already used $195 of my $300 credit at the Wynn Las Vegas. I intentionally didn’t book a more expensive room there because I wanted to use the remaining credit for an extra night at another Fine Hotels + Resorts property. And with that, we’re off to the Bellagio. Related
Best Use of The $300 Amex Platinum Hotel Credit: Wynn Las Vegas (Part 1)
Previously, I have found the annual Amex Platinum hotel credit of $200 to be pretty insignificant especially when hotels through their Fine Hotels and Resorts Program or Hotel Collection can start around a couple hundred dollars just for one night. Well, if you haven't heard, Amex has changed the benefit from a $200 credit once per year to $600 split between $300 for the first half of the year (Jan-June) and the other $300 during
Casino Status Match Run (Part 6): Status Match to Ocean Prime + Benefits
The next step in the casino status match run is to status match to Ocean Prime! This is the big one where you get most of the benefits that we've been working towards. It's crazy to think that you can get all these travel perks for free just by status matching your status from another casino. I'm sure it's not going to be around forever so if you are thinking about doing this casino status
Casino Status Match Run (Part 5): Status Match to Hard Rock Unity Icon + Benefits
You've made it to Atlantic City and now are ready to status match to Hard Rock Unity Icon! I'll go step-by-step of the process we took and some of the hiccups that we got along the way. Overall, it was pretty painless and I was impressed on how knowledgeable the staff was about getting a status match. Related Article: Casino Status Match Run (Part 4): Book Your Atlantic City Trip Pick Up Your Caesars Diamond Players
$427 Round Trip ZipAir Flight to Tokyo + $100 Off Amex Deal
There's a major sale going on right now where you can purchase a round trip ZipAir flight to Tokyo for only $427 during the winter season! That's crazy cheap and the best part is that there are a lot of available dates. The "not so" best part is that this is a low-cost carrier airline so there will be a couple extra charges for things like in-flight meals, baggage, and seat selection. With that being
First Look: New Chase Sapphire Lounge at Aria Las Vegas
The new Chase Sapphire Lounge at Aria Las Vegas has finally open this past weekend! I was lucky enough to already be in town and got to visit the cool pop-up lounge. I believe this is supposed to be a teaser of the new Chase Sapphire Lounge that's supposed to be going into LAS airport in mid-2025 along with other new Chase Sapphire Lounges opening across the U.S. The Vegas pop-up lounge is the most
Casino Status Match Run (Part 3): Caesars Diamond Status Match
The next step in the casino status match run series is to do the Caesars Diamond status match with your brand new Wyndham Diamond Status. This is probably the most crucial step since it's what's going to really kick off all the other status matches that you are going to do. Also, this status match is not automatic like the Wyndham Diamond and I've heard that it can take up to a couple of weeks
Casino Status Match Run (Part 2): Wyndham Rewards Earner Business Credit Card
The most important step of the casino status match run is to sign up for the Wyndham Rewards Earner Business credit card that's issued by Barclays US. This is because the credit card automatically gives you Wyndham Diamond status which you'll use to status match to other programs. This was interesting for me since I've never opened an account with Barclays before and I heard it could be a hassle especially if this is your
2024-25 Chase Sapphire Reserve and Ikon Pass 20% Discount
Chase Sapphire Reserve and Ikon Pass has a 20% discount right now if you haven't bought your season ski pass for the 2024-2025 season! Not going to lie though, I'm pretty annoyed by this. I bought my pass at full price back in the beginning of October because Ikon was advertising that prices were going up so I decided to pull the plug. I'm doubled annoyed because I was waiting forever for a deal like the
How to Maximize Your $200 Amex Airline Fee Credit with United Airlines
We're going deep today on how to maximize your $200 Amex airline fee credit! American Express offers Platinum cardholders a $200 Amex airline fee credit annually, which can be used to offset incidental travel costs. However, I'm sure a lot of you are unsure on how to make the most of this credit, especially when purchasing airfare isn’t directly covered. Well, I just found out that one great way to maximize your Amex airline fee