Assembling a cheap award to paradise
The old $49 per year IHG credit card is no longer available to new applicants. Worse, it no longer offers an uncapped free night each year. Today, just like the IHG Premier card, it...
Marriott changes terms: Hotels can now charge more than Cat 8 price
Update: According to TPG, Marriott has said that they have no current plans to increase pricing on current Category 8 properties. Marriott claims that this change was made specifically for the North Island Seychelles...
(EXPIRED) Delta One: from 100K RT to Japan (many US cities for 120K RT)
Delta is showing excellent award ticket availability in business class between several US cities and Japan for 64K miles one-way or 100K round trip in business class. While this is not on Delta One suites routes, it is still an excellent...
Doing Disney off-property? Magic Village is a great property.
Last week, I spent a few days at the House of the Mouse. I made what used to be a fantastic redemption with Wyndham Rewards points. It isn't a very good value on points...
(EXPIRED) Alaska award flash sale: from 5K miles + $6
Alaska Airlines is running an award ticket flash sale, with some routes on sale for as few as 5,000 miles and $5.60 one-way. You'll need to compare against paid prices to be sure you're getting...
Radisson adds Treasure Island Las Vegas partnership
Radisson Rewards is rolling the dice on a new casino partnership: this week they have launched a new tie-up allowing you to earn and redeem points at Treasure Island in Las Vegas. You can...
(EXPIRED) Good biz class availability to Tahiti from LAX
Air Tahiti Nui currently better-than-average availability for two passengers in business class from Los Angeles to Tahiti. Most of the departures for two passengers are Sundays to Wednesdays, but the good news is that it is fairly...
Searching for Hyatt SLH extreme luxury
Last week, One Mile at a Time wrote "AMAZING: Redeem Hyatt Points At $2,350+ Per Night Nicaraguan Private Island." This got my attention. Calala Island is an all-inclusive resort that is part of SLH...
(EXPIRED) Europe from 16K miles round trip on Delta main cabin / 36K Comfort+
Update: If you're willing to pay a bit more in taxes, you can find flights to London from 16,000 miles round trip in the main cabin or 36K round trip in Comfort+ (from as far as...
(EXPIRED) 5K awards widespread on American Airlines
Drew at Travel is Free noted an interesting phenomenon he discovered that likely won't last long: on most American Airlines domestic US routes, you can find at least some (and in some cases widespread)...
Turkish changes award chart: Act now for some sweet spots (but don’t panic –...
Turkish Miles & Smiles has taken me for a roller coaster ride this afternoon. I have spent almost all day making myself crazy: first, I thought that Turkish had completely obliterated its award chart (they...
Good news regarding United nixing award charts (and some bad news too)
As promised and threatened, on November 15th 2019, United eliminated close-in booking fees and stopped publishing award charts. I previously covered my thoughts about these changes with both a pessimistic view and an optimistic...
[Update: surcharges resolved] Iberia business class space for summer 2020 from Washington Dulles
Update: The surcharge issue has been resolved (H/T: View from the Wing). Also, I am now seeing off-peaking pricing on some fall dates (34K each way in business class) as shown below.
Iberia has wide open business...
(EXPIRED) 20% back on Radisson award stays
Radisson Rewards is offering 20% back on award stays when you book by 11/20/19 for stays from 11/22/19 through 3/31/20.
The Deal
Radisson Rewards is offering 20% back on free award nights when you book by 11/20/19...
