Marriott SPG Complete Guide to Sweet Opportunities
Thanks to the Marriott Starwood merger, it is now possible to link your Marriott Rewards and SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) accounts. By linking accounts you can now do the following:
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Bet You Didn’t Know: Left an Item on the Plane? Use the Online Automated...
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
When I'm getting off a flight, I'm fanatical about collecting my carry on stuff. I double and triple check around and under my seat, in the seat pockets, everywhere, to make...
Bet You Didn’t Know: JetBlue Blue Flex Fares Are Cancelable, But NOT Refundable
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Airlines have gone out of their way to make their industry as complicated as humanly possible. If you were to sit down and consciously try to create a system that was convoluted,...
Visa Infinite: a path to elite status for couples?
Until recently, the only Visa Infinite card available in the US (to my knowledge) was the CNB Crystal Visa Infinite card (which currently has a 50K signup offer). Unfortunately, that excellent card is extremely...
Delta’s big upgrade: Nearly ad-free flights
While I’m not a fan of the way that Delta now handles Comfort Plus upgrades, Delta has made a number of nice improvements recently. Top tier elites will like that status now trumps fare...
Prestige 50K offer hanging on by a thread. Still possible to get up to...
A couple of weeks ago I reported that the writing was on the wall for two great Citibank signup offers: the Citi Prestige 50K offer and the Citi AT&T Access More free phone offer...
Bet You Didn’t Know: A New Way To Book Flights Directly From ITA Matrix
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
ITA Matrix is still the godfather of booking engines. There simply isn't a more powerful tool out there for piecing together complex flight itineraries. Even though Google Flights has become...
FlexPerks nerfs online first class and multi-city flight awards
With US Bank’s FlexPerks program, flight awards usually offer the best value (see: FlexPerks award charts for flights, hotels, car rentals, and annual fees). And, it has been possible to maximize value from flight...
FlexPerks award charts for flights, hotels, car rentals, and annual fees
US Bank’s FlexPerks program offers several options for getting better than 1 cent per point value from your FlexPerks points. The details, though, can be hard to find. So, I thought it would be...
Is JetBlue denying Points Match to those who transfer points? Here’s what to do…
UPDATE: View from the Wing reports that JetBlue has not changed the terms of the promotion and will fully honor the deal even for those who transfer points.
Dan’s Deals has reported that JetBlue may...
Should you play the amazing JetBlue points match deal?
JetBlue is currently offering to more than match your Virgin America Elevate point balance, up to 75,000 points. JetBlue points are best used to pay for JetBlue flights. Virgin America points are valuable not...
My strategy for tackling the amazing JetBlue points match deal
Given the current and awesome JetBlue point match deal, I’ve been trying to figure out my personal strategy. Should I transfer points from SPG to Virgin America? Should my wife and son participate too? ...
Yes, JetBlue’s points match deal requires booking a NEW flight
JetBlue is currently offering an amazing deal: they’ll match the number of points in your Virgin America Elevate account simply by registering and then booking and flying a JetBlue roundtrip flight by August 31. ...
The Ultimate Guide to JetBlue’s points match deal
Intro: JetBlue’s points match deal is arguably one of the best non-credit-card related deals we’ve seen in years. While the deal itself is simple, figuring out the best way to “play the deal” is...
