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Marriott travel packages in a Peak world: good value?

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When Marriott merged with SPG in August 2018, they massively increased the prices for travel packages.  Travel packages offer a way to spend a...
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Marriott Cash + Points Revised. Good deal?

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This morning Marriott announced several changes to Marriott Bonvoy awards (details here).  One of the changes is that they revised Points + Cash pricing...
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Marriott announces major award changes: peak/off-peak, cash+points, and more

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Marriott has announced several major changes to their awards program.  This information was sent to us directly by Dan Forman, Senior Director Consumer PR...
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Surviving Marriott Peak & Off-Peak Award Pricing

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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...
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Stacking sweet spots with Miles & More

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Last week, we found out that Barclays has increased the offer on the Lufthansa Miles & More credit card to an all-time high of...
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Last Chance Deals: Portal bonuses, 15% off Hotels, 4x fuel points & more

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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...
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Messing up MS, Maui wow-y, getting the most dough back, and more

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This week in review around the web brings us a post of cautionary tales with which many MSers are all too familiar, how to...
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Hacking the IHG offer, stacking sweet spots, flying up front for fewer miles than...

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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...
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Simon’s effect on my Marriott 50-night choice benefit

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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...
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Booking Turkish online: my bumbling experiments

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Over the weekend, Ian Snyder at Miles to Memories posted some great news about Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles: some domestic United Airlines flights can...
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Cap One to take on Sapphire Reserve?

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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...
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Last Chance Deals: Easy 5x at Staples, 10% back at Kroger, Choice bonus

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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...
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Access No More, a sweet spot we’re missing, a Match made by miles, and...

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From the sad passing of a bonus category icon to the everlasting happiness of a match made by miles and a tool to help...
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An award travel save, why airline credit changes are a non-issue, amazing value w/...

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What do you do when your positioning flight gets canceled hours before you are due to fly 15 hours away on an award ticket?...

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