Rachel’s Personal Resource Bank

Data Points & Hacks
FlyerTalk
https://www.flyertalk.com/
How to use Airline Fee Credit with data points on what’s working. Airline tips and reacommendations.

Doctor of Credit
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/
Rumors about credit cards credits changing, launches, utilizing credits.

Reddit Threads
https://www.reddit.com/r/pointstravel/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AmexPlatinum/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Rakuten/
https://www.reddit.com/r/sapphirereserve/
https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/
https://www.reddit.com/r/biltrewards/
https://www.reddit.com/r/amex/

Find award space
Seats.aero
https://seats.aero
My primary award search and worth the paid tier; scans dozens of programs at once so you see where premium-cabin space actually is. Free to use for searches up to 60 day from today, and 14 day flight search window.

Roame.travel
https://roame.travel
My free cross-check, and great for flexible-date searching. Free to use for searches up to 360 days out.

point.me
https://www.point.me
Search by the points you already hold and it tells you what they'll book; the most beginner-friendly of the bunch. Free to use if you hold a US Amex card. Head to amex.point.me to login. Amex version only shows redemptions that are available with Amex points.

Seat Maps
https://seatmaps.com
My favorite for figuring out the best deat on the aircraft to sit in.

Points Path
Chrome Web Store
Free Chrome extension that shows award availability on top of Google Flights while you search cash prices. Tells you whether you should pay points or cash.

Maximize Points

Rakuten
www.rakuten.com/r/RACHEL62621?eeid=28187
(sign up with this link for 5,000 bonus points when you spend $50)
Cash-back-into-points on shopping you're already doing; an easy way to top off a balance before a transfer.

Rove
https://www.rove.com/rachel
(sign up with this link for 1,500 bonus Rove Miles)
Where I go for hard-to-find space and for stacking miles on hotel stays.