Author: Kyle Burbank
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Bask Bank Has Once Again Raised Its Mileage Earning Rate
In hindsight, Bask Bank either launched at the best or worst time ever: January 2020. On the one hand, debuting an account emphasizing travel just before the world shuts down can’t be good for branding. But, on the other hand, one could argue that the account allowed people to build up their frequent flier accounts…
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Travel Tuesday: Home2 Suites Chicago McCormick Place Hotel Review
Last month, for the fourth year in a row, my wife and I headed up to the Windy City to attend C2E2. As you may recall, after previously staying downtown and shuttling or driving in to the convention center, we decided to try staying at McCormick Place itself. Having tried the Hyatt Regency last time,…
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Facebook Probably Owes You Money (But You May Not Get Much)
As the headline says, Facebook probably owes you money. Or, to put it in television commercial terms, “If you were a Facebook user in the United States between May 24th, 2007 and December 22nd, 2022, you may be entitled to compensation.” That’s because Meta (Facebook’s parent company) has agreed to pay $725 million to settle…
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Bilt Continues to Expand Its Platform with Bilt Dining, Bilt Wallet
Remember when I joked that I basically write about Bilt on a monthly basis? Well, in actuality, it seems to be about every three weeks now. But it’s not my fault! The company continues to do interesting things — including launching a new program that not only allows customers to earn bonus points but also…
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Travel Tuesday: Hyatt Introduces Hyatt Studios Brand for Extended Stay
When you’re traveling and looking for a place to stay, you’ll likely see several different brand names pop up in your searches. Yet, in reality, many of these brands really fall under the banner of a few key companies such as Marriott, Hilton, IHG, or Wyndham. The idea is that each of these sub-brands is…
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T-Mobile Money is Offering an Extended Free Trial of Greenlight
For years, T-Mobile has offered a number of “on Us” promotions. To my memory, this started with Netflix on Us (which would eventually be followed by additional streaming services) but has continued to pop up in other ways, such as new cell phone model upgrade deals. Well, now, it looks as though T-Mobile Money is…
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Spirit is Offering a Status Match Opportunity to Other Brands’ Elites
Here’s a fun fact about me: I’ve never flown Spirit Airlines. This isn’t to say that I wouldn’t ever fly Spirit — but I’ve never had an opportunity to and don’t exactly feel a need to find one. Despite this, I found myself taking a sudden interest in the airline this week as I came…
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Travel Tuesday: Curb App Review — Trying the Cab Service in Chicago
When I was in New York last year, it was the first time in a long time that I remember being in a taxi (as opposed to a rideshare like Uber or Lyft). During that ride, I saw an advertisement for an app called Arro, which I then used to hail a cab later in…
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Bilt is Offering a Hyatt Status Trial/Challenge for Rent Day
It’s almost the first of the month and you know what that means: time for me to write about Bilt again. If you’re new, since October of last year, Bilt Rewards and the Bilt Mastercard have featured special promotions and perks on Rent Day each month. In addition to standing offers such as double points…
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Athletic Brewing Non-Alcoholic Beer Subscription Review
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had an odd aversion to alcohol. I distinctly remember running out of the room crying during the Pleasure Island scene of Pinocchio and the apparently famous Tiny Toon Adventures episode “One Beer” left me scarred for life. Whatever the reason for this, I’ve never drank and am…
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I Just Returned My DirecTV Equipment and It Wasn’t Horrible!
Last month, a most unpleasant email reached my inbox. It was from our apartment complex informing us that they’d no longer be supplying us with complimentary DirecTV and that our service would be canceled on March 1st. Not to worry though – the message noted that they were making this move to give us more…
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Travel Tuesday: Discovering American Airlines Web Specials
As I’ve admitted several times before, I find the whole “points and miles” game to be pretty intimidating at times. That’s why I’m always excited to find something that I believe I can definitively state is a good deal — and is easy for me to understand. This happens to be the case with American…
