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British Airways flies a surprisingly large number of routes within the Caribbean–this can save hundreds of dollars if you’re interested in doing some island hopping and really opens up your vacation possibilities. Here are the destinations served:
Legend: Red = British Airways operated flights (confirmed bookable with Avios)Green = Codeshare American Airlines, operated by Seaborne Airlines (confirmed bookable with AA miles, not positive about Avios)
As stated in the caption, any flight in Red on the map or with a designation of BA in the [...]
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 [...]
(A preview of) the Priority Club PointBreaks list has been updated through March 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 January 27): Click here to go to the PointsBreaks site (the new IHG site)
Good values that I’m seeing:
Intercontinental Phnom Penh is usually $200+/night InterContinental Mendoza averages [...]Don’t miss out on Hilton’s Winter/Spring 2014 promo “Weekend Rewards“:
The Deal
Hilton is offering 1,000 bonus Hilton HHonors points for every night stayed + 5,000 bonus points for every weekend stay of 2 nights or more.
This means a 4-night stay from Thursday-Monday will net 9,000 bonus points: 1k/night + 5k for the weekend. Unfortunately, you can only earn one 5k bonus/weekend so it’s not possible to stay Thurs/Fri at one hotel and then switch for Sat/Sun to net you a 14k bonus points = 1k/night + 5k for the Thurs/Fri stay and another 5k for the Sat/Sun stay.
How to Get It
Register here: Hilton HHonors [...]While flipping through the Delta Sky Magazine, I saw an announcement that Delta was increasing their flights from Raleigh-Durham-RDU with the addition of non-stop routes: Nassau-NAS, Salt Lake City-SLC, Philadelphia-PHL and (increased service to) Los Angeles-LAX. This prompted me to dig into all of the Delta cities that are served from RDU:
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The grand total equates to 50+ flights per day and 380+ flights per week.
There’s some pretty good award availability out there, too:
Good non-stop flight options for a weekend ski trip to Salt Lake [...]
I just received this in the mail from AMEX:
The Deal:Get an additional 4x the points per dollar spent at all MGM Resort in Las Vegas between Nov 25, 2013 and Feb 27, 2014. Offer valid at the following resorts: Bellagio, Aria Resort & Casino, Vdara, Mandarin Oriental, The Mirage, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand Las Vegas, The Signature at MGM Grand, Monte Carlo Hotel, Excalibur, New York New York, Circus Circus.
How to Get It: Technically the T&Cs state that this is a targeted offer and that you “must be the named recipient of this invitation,” but I suggest that anyone can try to get in on it. To [...]
Both Starwood and Hyatt promise “guaranteed room availability” for their top tier elites. I was forced to put this to the test on a recent business trip to Charlotte where I already had a few nights booked but needed to add an extra night on the front end of the stay. As a result of the conference and a Monday Night Football game downtown (thanks for nothing, Carolina Panthers), ALL Starwood and Hyatt properties in ALL of the Charlotte area (yes, including those 20+ miles from Downtown) were sold out.
StarwoodThe official policy at Starwood is “guaranteed room availability when your room is booked by 3 p.m., 72+ hours prior to arrival” with the [...]
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 [...]
