Free Award Wallet Upgrade

I wanted to share 3 Award Wallet upgrade codes with you guys. They’re good for a 6-month upgrade to Award Wallet Plus. Here you go:

  • Invite-28714-OAJFI

  • Invite-28714-NDRJC

  • Invite-28714-PWFXT

Gone, gone, and gone. That was fast! 




Delta Credit Cards

Delta and their Skymiles. Ugh. Well, if you do need some, the Delta credit cards from American Express are available. Spend $750 in 3 months to earn 35,000 bonus miles. The personal card is here and the business card is here


Where do these cards rank for me? Well, since the beginning of 2011, I’ve gotten the following cards:
  • Citibank American Airlines 
  • Chase United Airlines 
  • Barclays US Air (Twice)
  • American Express Hilton Honors
  • Chase Continental Airlines
  • Bank Of America Virgin Airlines
  • Capital One Venture
  • American Express Premier Rewards
  • Chase British Airways
  • Citibank American Airlines Business
  • American Express Starwood Rewards
  • Bank of Hawaii Hawaiian Airlines (Twice)
  • Barclays Choice Rewards
  • Bank of America Hawaiian Airlines (Twice)
  • Citibank Hilton Honors
  • Bank of America Alaska Airlines
  • American Express Business Gold Rewards
  • Citibank Thank You Rewards
  • Chase Marriott Rewards
  • Chase Southwest Airlines

I have not, however, applied for the Delta credit card. 

Win 1 Million US Airways Miles

Click here, click “register now” near the top of the page, and enter your information to take a shot at a million US Airways miles.

500 US Airways Miles

Just got an email from US Airways to earn 500 free miles by downloading their new StoreFront Assistant here. Just make 1 search or purchase from the toolbar to collect your miles. I normally use Google Chrome, so I downloaded this toolbar in Internet Explorer. Just wanted to avoid clogging up my main browser.

Welcome Newbies

I’ve gotten emails lately from people new to the mileage game. I’ve been repeating myself a lot, so here’s some things to do if you’re new to the game:

  1. Make sure you’re collecting rewards if you fly or stay in hotels! I still can’t believe how many people pay for flights and don’t get miles out of it!
  2. After setting up accounts, store them with Award Wallet. You won’t have to remember passwords and you’ll get reminders before miles expire. This is a must. When you have 30 or 40 accounts to track, you’ll understand why.
  3. Credit cards. You will obviously rack up the most miles this way. But only dive in if you have great credit and can handle charging money on credit cards without going crazy.
  4. If you do start “churning” cards, stay very organized. I keep a spreadsheet that tracks when I applied for a card, how much I need to spend to collect the bonus, when I have to spend it by, and when I need to close the card. It’s color coded so I know when I’ve collected a bonus or closed a card. I check this spreadsheet every day. Yes, I am a nerd.
  5. Keep cards open at least 6 months. I close most cards with annual fees between the 6-month mark and the 1-year mark.
  6. Don’t just randomly open cards. I open up a new round every 3 months, and apply for only one card per bank (Chase, Citibank, Barclays, Bank of America, etc) each round.
  7. Take advantage of all the “little” promotions. 500 miles here and there can add up after a while.
  8. Stay tuned. Every once in a while, a promotion pops up and it truly is a jackpot. Last year, United’s Months of Miles made me around 250,000 miles for under 100 bucks.