Yet another bank is giving benefits to military cardholders under the auspices of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). First I reported about how to get your American Express annual fees waived, and then I wrote about how to get your Chase annual fees waived, both under the benefits provided by the SCRA. Now I’ve…
Alright, gang. Andy and I gave you quite a few tips to max out your travel, now let’s hear from you! You all have more brain cells than I do and almost as many as Dr. Andy so I know there are some good tips that others could benefit from. As an incentive, I will…
Hey gang, I hope you all had a fantastic Holiday season (I was stuck working in the ER ;), and thank you to all our loyal readers out there! One of my (many) New Year’s resolutions is put out more frequent, better, and more germane posts. So, to piggyback on the COL’s 5 excellent tips:…
Welcome to a new year and the start of the yearly race to make your goals for 2014 whether they are to make a certain status level or just to save up enough for a fantastic trip you have planned. Last year I gave out Ten Tips that proved very popular and so I am…
The main reason that you may not see a comment you wrote posted right away is that I must push the “approve” button on anyone who has not published a comment before. This is to prevent Spam from dominating the comments. My little counter on the Comments page in WordPress says that we have received 1,801…
So we just received an email from MAJ Brian (last name held per his request), as follows: “Wanted to thank you for your posts about American Express’s unique support for SCRA. I called AMEX last month (Nov ’13) and applied to have my account associated with the program. Last week I received $2500 in returned…
As of 19 Dec, TSA Pre-Check is automatically available at all100+ Pre-Check locations for all military members with a CAC card. TSA’s web page here gives the details. This is a huge expansion from the previous 10 airports listed for military members. Note that you need to enter your DoD ID number (shown in the middle of…
A reader alerted me to a giveaway from The Frugal Travel Guy. He has a large number of Admirals Club and United Club passes to give away to active and retired military. The catch is that they expire on 31 December therefore you need to have a pretty immediate need. Here is his post on the…
So I meant to get this article out at the beginning of the week, but I had to pick up some extra shifts due to illness, and we just got killed in the ER. That being said, and apologizing in advance, here we go, with the best gifts to give those travelers that you…
I will be the first to admit that I can’t remember the last time I stayed at a La Quinta Inn, but I remember them as pleasant middle of the road hotels. Reader Mike M. turned my on to their incredible support for military members. Discounts and free status are always great and this certainly…
