Marriott announces major award changes: peak/off-peak, cash+points, and more
Marriott has announced several major changes to their awards program. This information was sent to us directly by Dan Forman, Senior Director Consumer PR at Marriott International. Here's a quick summary:
Peak and off-peak...
Surviving Marriott Peak & Off-Peak Award Pricing
For better or worse (mostly worse), Marriott's Peak and Off-Peak award pricing will begin September 14 2019. At first glance, it doesn't look too bad. Category 1,2 and 3 award prices only vary 2,500...
Stacking sweet spots with Miles & More
Last week, we found out that Barclays has increased the offer on the Lufthansa Miles & More credit card to an all-time high of up to 75,000 mile. Getting the full bonus requires $20,000...
Last Chance Deals: Portal bonuses, 15% off Hotels, 4x fuel points & more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
This week, several airlines are offering shopping bonuses for back-to-school shopping...
Messing up MS, Maui wow-y, getting the most dough back, and more
This week in review around the web brings us a post of cautionary tales with which many MSers are all too familiar, how to stretch your dough and stack some extra cheddar, ways to...
Hacking the IHG offer, stacking sweet spots, flying up front for fewer miles than...
Is that new IHG offer worth a 5/24 slot? Is it worth forgoing award stays for a year just to accumulate a ton of IHG points? Those questions answered, plus how to fly to...
Simon’s effect on my Marriott 50-night choice benefit
I'm a big fan of hotel elite status. Part of the reason I've enjoyed it for years has been that it has been relatively effortless to come by meaningful status thanks to credit card...
Booking Turkish online: my bumbling experiments
Over the weekend, Ian Snyder at Miles to Memories posted some great news about Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles: some domestic United Airlines flights can be booked online for just 7,500 miles each way (including to...
Cap One to take on Sapphire Reserve?
Update: The Capital One partnership with Hotels.com is ending on January 31, 2020.
In a move that should surprise absolutely no one, it appears that Capital One is preparing to release an ultra-premium travel rewards...
Last Chance Deals: Easy 5x at Staples, 10% back at Kroger, Choice bonus
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
This week, Staples is bringing back its fee-free Visa Gift Card promotion. Don't...
Access No More, a sweet spot we’re missing, a Match made by miles, and...
From the sad passing of a bonus category icon to the everlasting happiness of a match made by miles and a tool to help you determine the best hotel loyalty program (for you), find...
An award travel save, why airline credit changes are a non-issue, amazing value w/...
What do you do when your positioning flight gets canceled hours before you are due to fly 15 hours away on an award ticket? Why are the changes to Amex airline fee reimbursements a...
On my mind (Amex airline fee credits and gift card edition)
Amex Platinum and Gold cards offer a perk that helps offset the large annual fees: airline incidental fee reimbursements. The idea is that when you use these cards on your selected airline to pay...
Around the world in business class for 115K [Sweet spot spotlight]
Flights crossing either the Atlantic or Pacific ocean usually cost in the neighborhood of 60K miles one-way in business class with most award programs. What if you could cross both oceans -- and connect...
