Alternate Alaska card offer: 60K miles + 30% flight discount code
The current best offer on the personal Alaska Airlines credit card awards 75,000 bonus miles when spending $3,000 in 90 days. There's an alternate offer available via the Alaska Airlines website that only awards...
Hotels.com Amex Offer: Get 8% back on up to $1,250 of prepaid hotels
A new Hotels.com Amex Offer appeared last week which is giving 8% back on prepaid hotel bookings. Although the terms state that you have to use a specific URL, it might be possible to...
TopCashback: Increased rates for some travel sites (IHG 12%, Best Western 15.65%, Viator up...
TopCashback is running a Spring Break Travel Event this week which is offering some attractive rates for a variety of travel sites.
The Deal
TopCashback is offering increased cashback rates for travel sites including:
IHG...
Choice no annual fee card now has 60k points welcome offer
Other than a short period of time last summer when the Wells Fargo Choice Privileges Mastercard and Mastercard Select cards had welcome offers of 70,000 and 100,000 points respectively, the bonus points you could...
Best ways to get to Europe with points and miles (2025)
Ah, the Old Continent. Whether you plan to search for Platform 9 3/4, hunt for trolls, sleep in castles, or just craving a ham baguette, Europe has an undeniable allure for many travelers. Fortunately,...
[Extended] Buy Wyndham points for as low as 0.72 cents each
Update 4/11/25: This sale has been extended through 4/20/25 for at least some members. I received an email with the subject line, "Surprise Extension: Get Your Members-Only Mystery Bonus". It's not clear to me...
15K Marriott Bonvoy points w/ 2-night Homes & Villas stay in April (min spend...
Marriott Bonvoy is once again offering a bonus for bookings of Marriott Homes & Villas stays in April 2025. This time, the requirements are to book by April 20, 2025, stay a minimum of...
Use Alaska companion fare on Hawaiian Airlines starting this summer
Last week, Beat of Hawaii covered some positive developments in the merger between Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. One of the great bits they spotted is that Alaska Airlines Visa cardholders will be able...
Kasbah du Toubkal (Mr & Mrs Smith): Bottom Line Review
Last year, my wife and I spent a few weeks travelling through Morocco. One of the most beautiful parts of the country is the High Atlas Mountains near Marrakech, and Kasbah du Toubkal is a...
Strawberry Hotels (formerly Nordic Choice) Summer Pass is back
For years, Nordic Choice Hotels ran a promotion each summer where they sold a pass that could potentially get you some great savings on lodging. Nordic Choice has since rebranded to Strawberry Hotels, but...
Guide to booking Preferred Hotels with points
Since this was last published almost two months ago, the number of Preferred Hotels that appear to be bookable with I Prefer points has dropped dramatically. Previously I counted 425 hotels that were bookable...
Cathay Pacific: Good first class award availability between New York and Hong Kong
Reader Elliot sent us an email that highlighted a surprising number of Cathay Pacific first class awards that are currently bookable between New York (JFK) and Hong Kong. Even better is the fact that...
Villa Copenhagen, Denmark (Choice / Preferred Hotels / Amex FHR): Bottom Line Review
Last month, my wife Shae and I flew over to Denmark to go on a behind the scenes tour of Thomas Dambo's studio in Copenhagen (he's the artist who creates troll sculptures around the...
Buy Choice Privileges points for 0.74cpp (40% bonus)
No sooner did one Choice Privileges point sale end than another one began. This new sale isn't quite as generous as points are now on sale for 0.74 cents per point, but that could...
