(EXPIRED) 25% transfer bonus: Capital One to Avianca LifeMiles
Capital One is offering a 25% transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles until July 2, 2021. The standard transfer rate is 1,000 Capital One Miles to 1,000 LifeMiles, but with this promotion, 1,000 Capital One...
Best Radisson hotels in the U.S. for your free night certificates
The Radisson Rewards Premier Visa Signature Card offers a free night certificate after each $10K of annual spend, up to $30K. Each certificate can be used to stay at any Radisson hotel in the...
Hilton extends free night certificates due to expire 8/31
Yesterday, Hilton announced that they have extended free night certificates that were set to Expire 8/31/21 and those will now expire on 1/3/22. This only affects those certificates that were originally issued prior to...
British Airways increases guaranteed award seats
One Mile at a Time reports a positive development from the British Airways Executive Club program: they have doubled the number of guaranteed award seats on every flight. Note of course that British Airways award seats...
Best uses for IHG 40K free night certificates
I recently wrote about my plans for using free night certificates from Hyatt, IHG, and Marriott (“Forced” to adventure due to free night certs). In that post I asked readers for recommendations, and the...
Marriott limits Points Advance holds to no more than 60 days
Marriott Bonvoy's Points Advance option is a relatively unique loyalty program feature. Unlike competitors, Marriott allows any member to easily make a points reservation online even when they don't have enough points in their...
The trick to finding IHG 40K free nights
The IHG Premier card and the IHG Select card (no longer available to new applicants) offer a free night certificate each year upon renewal. IHG also often offers these free night certificates as rewards...
What are Best Western points worth?
Have you ever thought about what Best Western points are worth? My guess is that the answer for most readers is no. You can't transfer points from bank programs to Best Western and so...
“Forced” to adventure due to free night certs… On my mind
There was a time when I sort-of hated hotel free night certificates. Often, expiration dates approached and I had no good use for them. Sometimes I'd use the soon-to-expire free night at a near-airport...
Necker Island no longer bookable with miles.
So long, Sir Richard Branson. Reports on Twitter indicate that Necker Island is no longer bookable with Virgin Atlantic miles. Greg spent a week on Necker Island in 2016 and loved it (See: Is Necker Island...
Radisson finally extends e-certificate expiration to 12/31/21
If you have free night e-certificates from spending on the the Radisson Rewards Visa cards, you'll want to check your account: while in my own account this afternoon, I noticed that the expiration date on my...
What are Choice points worth? And, should we buy points?
As I write this, the Choice Privileges credit card is out with a unique welcome bonus: Earn up to 75,000 bonus points after $2K spend plus earn an extra 2 points per dollar for...
The bright side of the Radisson changes: the rest of the world
Andy Shuman at Lazy Traveler's Handbook has put together a phenomenal post about the foreign Radisson properties changing category when the newly-split Radisson Hotels programs begins in June 2021. Whether you agreed with my...
Le Méridien Maldives: Worth buying a travel package?
It's hard to believe that Marriott has launched a brand new Le Méridien resort in the Maldives (scheduled to open in August) and assigned it to category 5. Among the other Marriott resorts in...
