Necker Island awards now cost 630,000 points…and $5,700 in cash
Update 7/4/24: It appears that Necker Island can no longer booked for points alone and now require a substantial cash co-pay. The minimum stay is now down to three nights, but costs 630,000 Virgin...
How to maximize value with your Amex Platinum Card
Thanks to the almost unbelievably good welcome bonuses that have been available in recent times for both consumer and business Platinum cards, I expect that many readers have a Platinum card of one type...
Best uses for Virgin Points (Sweet Spot Spotlight)
Virgin points are super easy to accumulate. Points transfer 1 to 1 from most major transferable points programs. Even better, transfer bonuses are common such that transfers to Virgin Atlantic are often better than...
Taking Spirit for a spin to test the value of the Savers Club and...
I recently flew the first half of a round trip on Spirit Airlines, which gave me a chance to give a few aspects of the Spirit Airlines Free Spirit and Saver$ Club experience a...
Virgin Atlantic devalues Delta, destroying deal
In sadly unsurprising news, Virgin Atlantic has finally done the seeming inevitable and devalued one of its few remaining sweet spots. Thrifty Traveler has spotted that if you'd like to book Delta flights to...
[Update] My frustrating, awesome experience with Greg’s trick to book Air France with Virgin...
Update: A day after publication, many readers reported being told by chat representatives that there is a known issue booking Air France / KLM and that it will be resolved on 7/9/24. Here's hoping...
Complete Guide to Sonesta Travel Pass
Sonesta is a hotel program that’s tended to fly under the radar for most points and miles folks (including me). It’s been around since the 1930’s, but remained fairly small for several decades. That’s...
A trick for cheaper business class awards, Chase incorrectly denying bonus points and a...
Chase is incorrectly denying cardholders Sapphire Preferred welcome offer points, Hyatt buys a new brand and a trick for booking cheaper business class awards. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our...
Bigness from Bilt, tricks for booking Air France & KLM, updated hotel point values...
Mark your calendars: if you have Bilt points, Monday will be a great day to consider transferring them. If you'd like to fly Air France or KLM in business class, we published a couple...
Lessons from another “free” cruise booked: Holland America via Wynn Platinum status
In April and May, there was a limited-time status match available to match from Caesars Diamond status to Wynn Rewards Platinum status. That was really notable for a few reasons: First, Caesars Diamond is...
What are Sonesta points worth?
Sonesta is a hotel program that's tended to fly under the radar for most points and miles folks (including me). It's been around since the 1930's, but remained fairly small for several decades. That's...
Solved: Problem booking Air France/KLM with Virgin points
Virgin points are often the cheapest option for booking Air France or KLM flights. For example, for a trip to Paris I'm planning, I found a great Air France business class award that was...
Swapping my Bilt points for Alaska miles
On Monday, July 1, for that day only, Bilt will be offering up to a 100% transfer bonus to Alaska Mileage Plan. That's awesome. Yes, I know that previous Bilt transfer bonuses have been...
Chase Sapphire Lounges: Locations and how to access them
A few years ago, Chase first dipped its toe into the model of offering a dedicated airport lounge for ultra-premium cardholders with the Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club. While not offering as robust...
