I wrote an article in March about how to get a Chip & PIN card while living in the US. It’s surprisingly hard here, while in Europe they’re the norm. The USAA rewards World Mastercard offers a chip & PIN, in addition to having the magnetic strip for swipe purchases. However, when you initially apply…
I think LoungeBuddy is a great little app that I use all the time to find a lounge (including the USO) in whatever airport that I am stuck at. They are now announcing that starting today they are holding a contest to win a trip on Cathay Pacific Airlines, including elite status on Cathay Pacific’s…
For only the next two days, until April 25th, Uber is still offering a $20 referral credit. After the 25th, it will go down to $10 credit. The good news – you don’t need to use Uber by then, just sign up for it, and that $20 credit will be good forever. NOTE – this…
I know the DTS Fan Club can be counted on one hand, but as with most things in the military, we aren’t given a choice and must use it. However, I have just discovered a very useful tool that they now have in Beta test called the Travel Explorer. They are trying to market it…
We received an email from a longtime reader, Harry Campbell, author of the blog yourpfpro, who wrote to us concerning an interesting website for manufacturing spend. Here is his article concerning the subject. It concerns an online brokerage website called Loyal3, where the main draw is the ability to trade stocks for free, with a…
Once or twice a year I talk to Scott Higgins, CEO of Veterans’ Advantage, and see what is new over there. I wrote about that recently, but this post is about something else that Scott is impassioned about – Identity Theft amongst veterans. He referenced articles that say that veterans are twice as likely to…
We received an email a little while back from Katie Pelletier, of Milecards, which is a website that, “that lets consumers compare travel credit cards based on their own personal travel goals and spending habits”. Her contention is that Airline cards are worse for generating miles on airlines than bank cards. Some examples are provided…
News courtesy of reader Charles that DoD has made a huge addition to Pre-Check eligibility by including all 800,000 DoD and Coast Guard civilians starting 15 April. News release here. Here is their main blurb: WASHINGTON, March 26, 2014 – Beginning April 15, Defense Department and Coast Guard civilian employees will be able to take advantage…
Good morning everyone, we have some exciting news to announce – our blog has been added to the Top 100 Points & Miles Blogs: http://www.mightytravels.com/top100milespointsblogs I have to admit, I hadn’t heard of mightytravels before receiving the update, but it’s good to be recognized. We couldn’t have done it without you, our loyal…
I have written about LoungeBuddy, the airport lounge finding app, since being asked to be in the early Beta last July. I appreciated the fact that they made it military-friendly by including all USO lounges. They started with only about 50 airports, but have continued to add to that number and just announced they are up…
