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(EXPIRED) New Hyatt fast track [Targeted]

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Hyatt is once again offering a fast track to Globalist status "lite" for employees of select corportations. I'm not aware of a list of qualifying companies, but it's worth checking with your travel department or perhaps...
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Plans are progressing towards our married million miler mileage run

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My wife and I will both hit Delta Million Miler status this year.  As I reported in January (see: My married million miler mileage run) I decided to turn this into a challenge.  I...
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How to get top-tier Hyatt elite benefits without status

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Among the major hotel chains, Hyatt's top tier elite status (Globalist) is arguably the best... if you can get it.  Unfortunately, Hyatt also makes it prohibitively difficult to reach that status level.  Fortunately, there...
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(EXPIRED) Match M life to Hyatt Explorist NOW, skip extension and get club upgrades!

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Greg recently wrote a post about the misfortune of Hyatt extending his wife's Explorist status (See: Hyatt extends wife’s elite status by 3 months but I’m not thrilled). Good news: both she and Greg just matched...
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Top 4 Ways to get Marriott Platinum status without staying

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Last week, my Marriott Rewards Gold Elite membership kit arrived in the mail.  You'd think I'd be happy to see it, but not at all.  For the past six years or so I've had...
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Hyatt extends wife’s elite status by 3 months but I’m not thrilled

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Earlier today my wife received an email from Hyatt stating that they were going to extend her Explorist elite status for 3 months beyond its set expiry.  Plus, if she completes 10 nights between...
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Delta upgrade certificate rules appear just in time

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Just a few days ago Delta announced new more flexible rules for using upgrade certificates: Upgrade certificate owners can now upgrade companions without upgrading themselves Upgrade certificates can now be applied to Companion Certificate...
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Kimpton IHG Platinum experience redeeming free nights at the Kimpton Muse

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IHG bought Kimpton a while ago, but integration between their rewards programs has taken a while. Now, it's here and I got an early look at what happens when an IHG Platinum elite uses free night certificates to book rooms at the Kimpton Muse hotel NYC
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My married million miler mileage run

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My wife and I are planning to earn million miler status with Delta, the day after our anniversary, on the same Airbus A350 flight. Why? Because we can... and it's fun. Here's how we plan to do it...
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(EXPIRED) Free Or Fast Tracked American Airlines Status – Targeted

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American Airlines is sending out targeted offers to some AAdvantage members offering free or fast tracked status. The Deal There are various different targeted offers being sent out. Some emails are offering free American Airlines status...
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Hilton program changes: a net win

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This morning, Greg wrote a post about whether or not you should cancel your Hilton card ahead of the big changes coming to the credit card lineup (See: Should you cancel your Hilton card...
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(EXPIRED) Caesar’s promotion: Earn Diamond status in 15 nights

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Caesar's Total Rewards is out with an interesting promotion that might be an easy way to fast-track to Caesar's Diamond status through tier points. There is a (potentially targeted) email offer going out to...
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Secret Marriott cards, and how to get them

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Chase advertises two Marriott cards: Marriott Rewards Premier ($85 per year) and Marriott Rewards Premier Business ($99 per year). The cards vary in a few details, but they're very similar.  Both offer: An annual...
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Marriott pays up when they fail to deliver elite benefits

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Marriott has a set of elite benefits which can result in cash in your pocket if those benefits are not honored. Here's everything you need to know about which benefits are guaranteed, and how much compensation you can expect...

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