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Don’t forget to register for Hertz’s Spring 2014 Promotion:
The Deal:Earn 3x the Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Points for all minimum 2-day rentals from February 1 – April 15, 2014. Normal rate is 1 point = $1 spend, now $1 spend = 3 points.
How to Get It: Register here: Hertz Trip Points no later than April 15 All rentals starting after Feb 1 and before April 15 will qualify for bonus Extra points are expected to post no later than 10 business days after returnDon’t forget:
As long as you start rental on/before April 15, 2014, you can get bonus points. Base points ($1/point) are tripled. The Hertz [...]I was browsing Wikipedia the other day looking for a ranking of the top US Domestic airlines based on passengers carried and came across this:
I had no idea that Delta was the largest airline in the world as of 2012! This got me thinking: what are Delta’s longest non-stop routes? This installment joins the others I’ve compiled including:
Top 7: Longest domestic US flights Top 10: Longest Domestic Flights in the World Top 10: World’s longest non-stop flights Top 12 Longest Non-Stop Delta Flights Johannesburg-JNB –> Atlanta-ATL comes in to take the lead with an 8,439 mile journey on a Boeing [...]Valentine’s Day is on Friday and it’s the season where just about every hotel chain, airline and credit card shopping portal teams up with the various flower companies for some pretty huge points earning potential. Always keep in mind that they can afford to pay out the large bonus miles/points because their markup is usually huge. For example, a dozen roses from one of the following companies will cost you around $39-$49 + tax + delivery fees whereas you can usually get the same dozen roses from a local florist or even just Costco for $10-$20 + tax! But, here are some ideas on how to make sure that you’re earning a ton of points while getting a gift for that [...]
BWI — Baltimore-Washington International Airport Terminal D (Note: Also accessible to other concourses by presenting a same-day BWI boarding pass to Concourse D security) Between D10 and D12, the Delta/United terminal 4:30am – 8:00pm
As I’ve said before (The Club at ATL – Atlanta’s Newest (and best?) Lounge and JFK Terminal 4 Lounges/The Oasis Lounge), which lounge I go to is often a function of which one will let me in. However, at BWI, the Airspace Lounge is the only (domestic) lounge, so that adage is a little less relevant. Here are your entry options:
Complimentary Access for American Express Platinum Card–up to 2 guests Pay to enter — [...]After a fantastic meal at Schwartz’s (link to review), we continued our trek on foot to the corner of Avenue des Pins and Rue Peel (link to specific address, I suggest opening on your phone when you’re ready to go) to take a hike up Mont Royal and check out the park and view of the city.
All in all a pretty nice light walk on a beautiful day.
The steps were daunting, but not even a tenth of what we climbed to see a temple in Thailand–now that was grueling. At the top of the 200 hectare (appx 495 acres) park is a huge chalet–Chalet du Mont-Royal–with a nice, large viewing area that overlooks downtown [...]
Don’t miss out on Starwood’s Winter 2014 promo “Bring On The Nights“:
The Deal
Basically, you can earn appx 500 bonus points/night on your first 20 Starwood nights from Jan 5 – Apr 30, 2014. Nights 21-25 will earn you appx 1,000 bonus points/night.
How to Get It
Register here: SPG Promos: “Bring on the Nights“ by Feb 28. Book your SPG stays (5 night increments so that you’ll get the bonus points!) After every 5 nights of eligible stays, 2,500 bonus points will post to your account within 2-4 weeks.Don’t forget:
This is only on “eligible nights” i.e. Award nights, Cash + [...]An unusual winter storm brought snow to Charleston–schools were closed for 2.5 days and many business were as well. Check out some of the pictures we took around Charleston of the snow storm. And if you’ve got some weird thing for pictures of snow check out the photo gallery of Paris in the Snow from about a year ago.
A rare sight!
No bronzin’ going on today — from Dockside Condos over looking Charleston Harbor and Ravenel Bridge
Charleston Maritime Center Dock
Don’t miss out on Marriott Reward’s Spring 2014 promo “Marriott Rewards MegaBonus Bonus 2014”:
The Deal
You’ll have to login to your Marriott account and head to the MegaBonus page to see your personalized offer. Here are a few of the offers you may get:
For every two stays, you’ll get one free night in a Category 1 – 5 hotel (improvement over normal Category 4 maximum). You can earn a max of 2 free nights, so just 4 hotel stays will get you there. This is now the 3rd or 4th time in a row Marriott has run the same bonus. For every two stays, you’ll get one free night in a Category 1 – 4 hotel. You can [...]Spotted a possible pricing mistake on Starwood:
The Deal
The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center is undercharging for One-Bedroom Suites…rates as low as $299/night for a 902 sq ft suite where Traditional Rooms are $329-$399/night.. I’m finding good availability in June, July, September, October, etc 2014–other months seem to be pricing correctly.
Sample of pricing mistake June 18-19 booking
Normal rates are closer to the $500 mark for the suite:
The normal price: Sample booking for Apr 14-17 comes to $479/night [...]
