One Mile at a Time mourns the loss of buying American Express travelers checks fee-free with co-branded American Express cards and earning the miles.
I too am sad to see this go, and of late when you could buy them online even with under $6 shipping and save the trip to the Amex travel office it was even better. They’d mail you the travelers checks, you’d deposit them in your checking, and use the funds to pay off the card.. generating easy miles.
A moment of silence, please.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
