Amex

Loyalty Programs

Turning a £70 Thursday Pub Habit Into Two Marriott Elite Night Credits

May 1, 2026

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2 min read

Turning a £70 Thursday Pub Habit Into Two Marriott Elite Night Credits

How a £249 cash rate (no points, no certificates) became a net-positive stay after stacking Amex offers, Marriott promos, and our existing routine.

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Hilton

Trying to Do It Again: Manufacturing Another FNC

Apr 22, 2026

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5 min read

Trying to Do It Again: Manufacturing Another FNC

Removing the final 240,000 Hilton points from a Calala booking by creating another Free Night Certificate, and the portfolio decisions required to do it

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Hilton

Apr 18, 2026

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3 min read

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Review (Curio Collection by Hilton)

A one-night stop built around credits, not the room

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IHG

Apr 15, 2026

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2 min read

When Amex Offers Beat Points

The real cost of switching from points to cash on Marriott and IHG stays

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Netherlands

Apr 12, 2026

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5 min read

Testing Hilton Credits Abroad: Netherlands

Same test as London, with different outcomes across Hilton-operated and SLH properties

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Expat Logistics

Apr 9, 2026

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6 min read

Amex as a Global Credit Footprint

How Amex’s Global Card Transfer can help when you arrive with no local credit history

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Expat Logistics

You Can Use Amex Abroad. We Didn’t Even Need to Try.

Mar 19, 2026

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4 min read

You Can Use Amex Abroad. We Didn’t Even Need to Try.

The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant dining credit in London, tracked over 41 months

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The Lab

Marriott Gift Cards at Hotels: A London Field Test

Mar 7, 2026

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6 min read

Marriott Gift Cards at Hotels: A London Field Test

Trying to trigger a £75 Amex rebate without booking a stay

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Amex Platinum

Feb 7, 2026

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6 min read

Taking One for the (Expat) Team

Testing Amex’s New Q3 Resy Credit From Outside the U.S.

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Amex

Turning a £70 Thursday Pub Habit Into Two Marriott Elite Night Credits

Trying to Do It Again: Manufacturing Another FNC

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Review (Curio Collection by Hilton)

When Amex Offers Beat Points

Testing Hilton Credits Abroad: Netherlands

Amex as a Global Credit Footprint

You Can Use Amex Abroad. We Didn’t Even Need to Try.

Marriott Gift Cards at Hotels: A London Field Test

Taking One for the (Expat) Team

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