Program Mechanics

Marriott Points Regularly Return to the Same Sale Price Range

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7 min read

Marriott Points Regularly Return to the Same Sale Price Range

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Hilton

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7 min read

Hilton Points Are Almost Always on Sale

How Often Hilton Runs Buy-Points Bonuses, Quantified

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Expat Logistics

Jan 30, 2026

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9 min read

Capital One Offers: A Test From Abroad

A real-time experiment using Capital One Offers outside the US

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Are Frequent Flyer Miles Taxable for Expats?

Jan 29, 2026

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6 min read

Are Frequent Flyer Miles Taxable for Expats?

The border-proof perk hiding in plain sight

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Lifetime Platinum Is About to Be Everywhere

Jan 27, 2026

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7 min read

Lifetime Platinum Is About to Be Everywhere

How Marriott’s post-2020 mechanics turned an elite status into a default outcome

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IHG

When Points Pricing Ignores Room Hierarchies

Jan 26, 2026

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7 min read

When Points Pricing Ignores Room Hierarchies

How IHG’s “standard room” logic can quietly erase cash premiums

Second Order Travel

IHG

Jan 24, 2026

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6 min read

IHG Points Are Almost Always on Sale

How Often IHG Runs 100% Buy-Points Bonuses, Quantified

Second Order Travel

Program Mechanics

Marriott Points Regularly Return to the Same Sale Price Range

Hilton Points Are Almost Always on Sale

Capital One Offers: A Test From Abroad

Are Frequent Flyer Miles Taxable for Expats?

Lifetime Platinum Is About to Be Everywhere

When Points Pricing Ignores Room Hierarchies

IHG Points Are Almost Always on Sale

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