Award spotlight: Marriott’s Torre de Palma Wine Hotel, Portugal
Torre de Palma Wine Hotel belongs to Marriott's Design Hotels brand. I stumbled upon this place when researching options for my 3 Cards 3 Continents trip. It turned out that this hotel didn't fit...
Best options for booking backup award flights
Last year, Greg published a post with Tips for booking “just in case” flights. The basic premise is that sometimes you may want to book a backup plan in case your preferred flight gets...
Flying Blue economy: 30K round trip between the US and Europe
Sarah Hostetler at TPG is reporting relatively open availability for economy class award tickets between the US and Europe for 30,000 miles round trip. While you'll pay a bit in surcharges and economy class...
Delta Business Class availability in November from JFK-Zurich for up to 8 passengers
Delta has released a handful of dates of business class saver availability between JFK and Zurich during the month of November. This availability was spotted by View from Wing via Thrifty Traveler Premium. Normally,...
[Dead] Every IHG property for 16K points on 8/5/23 only
OK, IHG, you win. The next time IHG Rewards puts points on sale, I'm buying big because we are once again seeing an incredible flash sale. As reported by Verylvke and Loyalty Lobby, IHG's...
Amassing free hotel nights
Skyrocketing hotel prices have made hotel points and free night certificates more valuable than ever before. These days it's not at all unusual to be able to use a free night from a $95...
Hyatt’s Miraval Berkshires Wellness Resort: Bottom Line Review
Recently, I spent 3 nights with my wife, mom, and uncle at the almost all-inclusive, Miraval Berkshires Wellness Resort in 3 separate rooms. While my uncle used his own points, I used my Hyatt...
(EXPIRED) Singapore Spontaneous Escapes: premium economy to Europe and Singapore on sale from the...
Singapore Airlines is out with its latest "Spontaneous Escapes" discounts, with this month's deals available to book until 8/31/22 for travel between 9/1/22 to 9/30/22 (though note that the US to Frankfurt route is...
Want to see Hyatt’s full footprint? There’s a map.
I learned something new today thanks to a prolific poster in our Frequent Miler Insiders group named Brant. I have long known that Hyatt has a page that lists its properties by category and...
(EXPIRED) Virgin Red: Caribbean or Mediterranean cruise for 2 people for 110k-120K pts
Virgin Red is the points program that combines all of the different spheres of Virgin's travel companies. Using Virgin Red, you can earn and spend Virgin points when staying at Virgin Hotels, flying with...
The road not taken: Greg’s abandoned plans for 3 Cards 3, Continents
Here's a piece of hard-earned advice: If an ANA rep tells you that they don't need your credit card security code to finalize an award, the wrong response is "Oh, OK." On August 3rd,...
Award spotlight: Rancho Santana, Nicaragua
Rancho Santana is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts and is bookable with Choice Privileges points. I stumbled upon this place when researching options for my 3 Cards 3 Continents trip, and even...
(EXPIRED) Business class Delta One space for 4+ from New York to Berlin in...
If you've been looking for flat bed business class across the pond for a family of four in summer 2023, you may be in luck. A couple of days ago, a member of our...
“Special Offers” can make IHG worth another look
Between now and Sunday, I will be buying IHG points; the only question is how many will I buy? In my case, I am buying IHG One Rewards points in part because of our...
