The Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard® is currently offering a signup bonus of 40,000 miles after spending $3,000 in the first three months. While the Arrival is not a travel card per se, as in it doesn’t earn miles towards a specific airline or hotel, the 40,000 miles can be redeem for $440 in free travel. Using […]
Archives for September 2014
Wrap-up of Free Hotel Stays in Southeast Asia
My Southeast Asia backpacking trip has come to an end and while I’m back home recuperating before heading to Argentina next week, now is a great time to tally up my free hotel stays in September. If you missed my last article about free hotel stays in Southeast Asia, you can learn how to book free […]
How to Use PointsHound to Earn Airline Miles
While there are several ways to book hotel stays, PointsHound, a website which offers discounted hotel rates sets itself apart from the rest because when you book a hotel stay, you earn airline miles or points for any of their 18 partners of your choosing. How great is that? It’s an easy way to earn […]
8 Things to Know Before Visiting Tokyo
For a popular metropolis like Tokyo, Japan you would think that after traveling in countries in Southeast Asia and throughout Europe, that you have all the rules of etiquette down and can get around with no problem. It actually is easy to get around in Tokyo, as in literally to get from one place to […]
Backpacker’s Guide to Miles and Points: US Airways Award Charts and Stopover Rules
In the Backpacker’s Guide to Miles and Points I will be going over airline mileage programs—I’ll cover the quickest ways to earn miles and how to maximize the miles to help make traveling for less much easier. With careful planning and following a few strategies you can easily get a free flight or two within […]
How to Book Free Hotel Stays While Traveling
While traveling in Southeast Asia, one of the biggest money savers has been staying in hotel for free–for weeks at a time. The free hotel stays were booked using different methods: hotel points earned through credit card sign up bonuses, free credits earned from hotel booking apps and Best Rate Guarantees. In total, we booked 28 […]