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Until about 10 minutes ago, I had absolutely no idea that Costco has a Hyatt discount code for members.
Now, this is not to be confused with “Costco Travel,” which is basically just an online travel agency no different than Orbitz or Expedia:
The Deal
Using Costco’s discount code can save you big when booking Hyatt hotels. A few samples:
Grand Hyatt New York (Dec 13-14): AAA $495 vs Costco $425 (14% cheaper than AAA) Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile (Oct 23-35): AAA $200 vs Costco $206 (3% higher than AAA) Grand Hyatt Seattle (Oct 23-25): AAA $267 vs Costco $240 (10% cheaper than AAA) Grand Hyatt Seattle [...]The Priority Club PointBreaks list has been updated through January 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 Friday November 1): Click here to go to the PointsBreaks site (the new IHG site)
Good values that I’m seeing:
Overall, the list is much better than the past few– probably the best all year. The highlights are [...]Amtrak’s fall 2013 promotion is in full swing– don’t miss out on getting closer to those rewards:
The Deal:Earn 2x the Amtrak Guest Rewards Points on all travel during September & October. Normal earning rate is $1 spend = 2 points, now $1 spend = 4 points.
How to Get It: Register here: Amtrak Double Days no later than October 31 All trips taken between September 9 and October 31 will qualify for bonus Extra points are posting at the same time as normal points (about 3-5 days after end of trip)Don’t forget:
“Limit of two qualifying one-way trips per day.” Amtrak has some great value awards available, check out our [...]Don’t forget to register for Hertz’s fall promotion:
The Deal:Earn 3x the Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Points for all rentals during September 2013. Normal rate is 1 point = $1 spend, now $1 spend = 3 points.
How to Get It: Register here: Hertz Trip Points no later than September 30 All rentals starting after September 1 and before September 30 will qualify for bonus Extra points are expected to post 3-5 business days after returnDon’t forget:
As long as you start rental on/before September 30 you can get bonus points. Base points ($1/point) are tripled. The Hertz Five Star 10% bonus and Hertz President’s Circle 25% bonus are [...]Hyatt Gold Passport has just announced its promo – this competes with the Starwood and Marriott promos:
The Deal:For every 5 nights, a one-time bonus (up to a max of 50,000 points –if you stay all 20 nights). Here’s the earning chart:
How to Get It: Register here: Hyatt Fall 2013 Promo no later than October 31 Book at least 5 nights at Hyatt hotels between September 9 and November 30 An extra 5,000 to 20,000 points will post to your account within 2 – 3 weeks of the 5th nightDon’t forget:
This promo is based on paid nights, so no need to frantically switch hotels everyday like the Marriott promo. Award nights do [...]The Priority Club PointBreaks list has been updated through October 31, 2013! 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 August 26): Click here to go to the PointsBreaks site (the new IHG site)
Good values that I’m seeing:
Overall the list is sort of weak, 69 of the 113 properties (61%) are in the US. The InterContinental Kiev [...]Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s Fall promo where Air France/KLM awards are 50% off in September & October 2013:
The DealAward bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between Sep 1 – Oct 31.
For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:
REGION USA CITY Chicago CABIN Economy 1-way 12,500 Round-trip 25,000 USA Dallas Economy 12,500 25,000 USA Dallas Business 31,250 62,500 USA Houston Economy 18,750 37,500 USA Washington DC Business 31,250 62,500All destinations below. Note: Everything is to/from Europe.
RegionEurope [...]Don’t miss out on Marriott Reward’s great (but predictable) Fall promo “Marriott Rewards MegaBonus Bonus 2013”:
The Deal
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.
How to Get It
Register here: Marriott Rewards Promo Center by November 15, 2013 Book at least 2 stays at Marriotts between September 2, 2013 and January 15, 2014 A free night certificate (Cat 1 – 5) will post to your [...]Plan a weekend get-away from New York-NYC to Seattle-SEA for under $220! The deal also works in reverse for those wishing to fly from Seattle-SEA to New York-NYC. The fare is from American Airlines (bookable on AA.com) for flights operated by Alaska Airlines.
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How to book it:
Check http://matrix.itasoftware.com/ using its calendar of low fares to see all availability. There’s great availability all September & October and some in November. Find a few dates that might work, jot down flight times, numbers etc… Head to AA.com, enter the exact dates in a search and select your desired [...]
