Weekend Blitz

How did I just learn about this one?!

So, Club Carlson (Radisson, Country Inn, Park Plaza etc…) is offering a signup bonus of 85,000 points for getting their “Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature Card.” Their reward chart looks a little something like this:

…Which means that 85,000 Gold Points will get you nearly 10 free nights at any Category 1 Club Carlson property (85,000 / 9,000 = 9.4 nights). But, wait, that’s not even the best part: Club Carlson credit card holders get an added benefit “Bonus Award Night – When you redeem Gold Points for 2 or more consecutive Award Nights, your last night is free.” [...]

Note: These are bookable now.. Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less that normal in July & August 2014:

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between July 1 – August 31.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

Don’t miss out on Hilton’s Summer 2014 promo “Earn Twice the Rewards“:

The Deal

Hilton is offering a choice of either double points or double miles on all (eligible) nights at (participating) properties from May 1 through July 31, 2014.

The normal base rate for Hilton HHonors points is 10x points/$ spent (Home2 Suites by Hilton is only 5x), so, with this promo, you’ll be getting 20x points/$ spent.

The normal rate for airline miles varies from airline to airline; check the normal list here: Hilton HHonors Airline and Rail. Common examples: Aeroplan, Alaska Airlines, American, Amtrak, Delta, Frontier, jetBlue, Hawaiian, [...]

Starwood’s Summer 2014 promo, “Earn Away, Get Away” was just announced:

The Deal

From May 1 – July 31, 2014 you’ll earn:

How to Get It

Here’s what you stand to gain on a typical $250 stay:

The value of the promotion really [...]

Starwood has just announced a new “Hear the Music” promo, very similar to the one it ran last year (Free $50 in Ticketmaster/Live Nation Cash with Starwood stays).

To encourage use of its mobile apps for booking, Starwood is offering a $50 gift certificate to Ticketmaster for every 2 nights you stay at a Starwood property that is booked on either the iPhone, iPad, or Android app.

A few weeks ago, I posted Flying Blue’s summer promo awards for June & July 2014 where Air France/KLM awards are between 25-50% off. It turns out the original list had an error and that Boston is really 50% off, meaning you can booking roundtrip flights from Boston to virtually anywhere in Europe for 25,000 Flying Blue miles (aka 25,000 AMEX points by transferring to Flying Blue). There is still great availability, here are some of the options:

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There have been a ton of great business class fares posted across the internet the past few days. Here are some of the tops deals, many are still available:

Note: These are bookable starting Tuesday April 1. Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo where Air France/KLM awards are between 25-50% off in June & July 2014:

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between June 1 – July 31.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

(A preview of) the Priority Club PointBreaks list has been updated through May 31, 2014! Below is a list of all of the hotels that IGH/PriorityClub Rewards is offering for just 5,000 pts a night. Don’t forget that you can buy 5,000 points for just $35, which basically allows you to book any of the rooms below for just $35/night:

Check our tutorial on how to book rooms for $35 / night

When you’re ready to book (note, booking starts Monday March 24): Click here to go to the PointsBreaks site (the new IHG site)

Again, this is just a preview list with 150 properties, more hotels will be released on March 24 (according to IHG). Sample prices below [...]

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo where Air France/KLM awards are between 25-50% off in May & June 2014:

Award bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between May 1 – June 30.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in: