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 than normal in December 2015 through January 2015:
The DealAward bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between December 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015.
For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:
REGION—- USA CITY————————- Boston-BOS to Europe——– CABIN—– Business— 1-way— 46,875— Round-trip 93,750—– USA Chicago-ORD [...]The iPhone 6 mania is amongst us. That special time of the year where the overlords at Apple tell us what we’ll be spending our money on immediately. So, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the iPhone 6 is out and that you want need to have it ASAP.
I was about to pledge my allegiance to Verizon for the next 2 years and renew my contract but wanted to have the flexibility to use my new smartphone abroad, possibly using a foreign carrier’s SIM card. So, my nagging question that I needed answered before getting my hands on the newest iGadget:
What’s the best iPhone 6 to get for international travel?
Is it possible [...]
Our experience with the Thai Royal First Ground Service was short and speedy — just like it’s supposed to be. After touching down from our Frankfurt, Germany to Bangkok, Thailand journey (read more about our flight here: Thai Airways A380 Royal First Class – TG 921 Frankfurt-FRA to Bangkok-BKK) at 6:01am, we were welcomed at the gate by a Thai Airways staff member. Once she gathered us together with one other First Class passenger, she led us to a golf cart and promptly whisked us away through connecting security and masses of other passengers to the First Class lounge. We were inside the lounge (clear across the airport) by 6:25am… that’s what you call first [...]
Update 9/29, 8:50am: The properties are now bookable by following the links here: IHG Rewards Club Connect > Promotions > Point Breaks.
The Priority Club PointBreaks preview list has been updated through November 30, 2014! Below is a list of all of the hotels that IGH/PriorityClub Rewards is offering for just 5,000 pts a night. Since this is just a preview, we expect more hotel to be added when the list goes live on Monday. 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 $35 / night
When you’re ready to book [...]
Don’t miss out on Starwood’s Fall 2014 promo, “More For You”:
The Deal
From September 15 – December 15, 2014 you’ll earn:
2x Starpoints on all stays of 2+ nights (for a total of 4x points/$ spent) 3x Starpoints on all stays that include a Friday or Saturday night (total of 6x points/$ spent)How to Get It
Register here: SPG Promos: “More For You” by October 31. Book your SPG stays, remembering that Friday or Saturday nights will get you 3x Starpoints. Bonus points will post to your account within 2-4 weeks. AnalysisHere’s what you stand to gain on a typical $250 stay:
The [...]
In light of its recent credit card data breach that could lead to up to $3 billion in fraudulent charges, Home Depot has teamed up with credit monitoring and ID theft prevention company AllClear to offer any affected Home Depot customers free protection.
The Deal
If you have shopped at, or think you have shopped at Home Depot since April 2014, you are eligible to enroll in the AllClear ID protection services which provides 12 months of protection. You will receive the following services for free (a $14.95/month value) until September 8, 2015:
“With AllClear ID PRO, you get all of the great benefits of our Basic identity protection including Fraud [...]
It’s no secret that Park Hyatt is one of the nicest hotel brands in the world, and it’s (by far) my personal favorite (so, no, this post is not sponsored by the Park Hyatt). Whenever Jeffrey surprises me with a stay at a Park Hyatt, I am over-the-moon excited! From the rooms’ decor to the delicious food to the incomparable service, there are no disappointments with Park Hyatt. Each time I stay in a Park Hyatt, I find my stay in the hotel a destination in and of itself — it’s hard to even leave the hotel to venture out to explore!
Like many other hotel chains, stores and restaurants, Park Hyatts are all pretty similar in “niceness” but [...]
Here’s a pretty cool travel “trick”: Turkish Airlines will either put you up in a hotel for the night or give you a free tour of the city if you have a long enough layover in Istanbul-IST. We covered the details on the free hotel room here (Secret Travel Trick: Free Hotel Layover in Istanbul with Turkish Airlines), now for the free city tour:
The Deal
You can participate in Turkish Airlines’ “TourIstanbul” for free by meeting the following requirements (can be a paid or award ticket):
You’re flying Turkish Airlines into and out of Istanbul You’re just passing through Turkey, your origin and destination is [...]