A contest gone awry
Last week, I showed “How to feed the hungry and fly for free.” In that post I showed how to donate 74 boxes of fruit or nuts from 1-800-Flowers to a food charity (Food...
Up to 40% off Virgin America, 2 hours only!
Today only and only until 9 am PT (noon EST), Virgin America is offering up to 40% off with code FOMO40.
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Avianca LifeMiles 125% bonus on purchased miles
Avianca LifeMiles is offering a 125% bonus on purchased miles, today only. This brings the price per mile to 1.47 cents per mile. That’s a good rate, but probably not worth buying unless you...
How to feed the hungry and fly for free
UPDATE 12/1/2014: The offer that this deal was based on has expired earlier than advertised. The advertised offer said that code RR57 was good until December 31, but it turns out that the code...
30,000 miles to nowhere. Amazing fare!
This is just a quick note for anyone seeking US Airways elite status through the Preferred Status Trial program (see “30,000 miles to nowhere. Let’s do it!”)…
US Airways is offering an incredible fare between...
Gifting your way to a Southwest companion pass. Experiments in progress
UPDATE 12/1/2014: The offer that this deal was based on has expired earlier than advertised. The advertised offer said that code RR57 was good until December 31, but it turns out that the code...
30,000 miles to nowhere. Let’s do it!
In my post “The last great mileage run” I described a one time opportunity to get top tier AAdvantage elite status (Executive Platinum) by enrolling in and completing the US Airways Preferred Status Trial. ...
Virgin America: Fly first class for the Thanksgiving holidays for half off
Purchase by November 14th 11:59 PT to get half off First Class or Main Cabin Select flights for travel between November 20 and 28. Never miss a Quick Deal,...
Huge Aeroplan sale on awards!
UPDATE: Deal is dead. Never miss a Quick Deal, Subscribe here. Via Canadian Kilometers, Air Canada Aeroplan is currently pricing awards incorrectly and massively in your favor. The longest international flights can be booked...
Delta award stop-overs only partially broken
Delta has long allowed both a stop-over and an open-jaw on round trip awards. This meant that it was possible to stop in multiple cities for the price of a single award. For example,...
Manufacturing miles for free flights
The fastest way, by far, to earn miles for free flights is to sign up for the best credit card offers. The next best option is often to earn miles through online shopping portals. ...
How to manufacture Delta elite status
Please see an updated version of this post, here: How to manufacture Delta elite status.
Most airlines offer extra benefits to their most valuable customers. This is usually handled through elite status. If you fly...
Free AA Platinum status for some
Milenerd reports that some people have been targeted for free American Airlines Platinum status. The offer appears to be tied to the Hilton HHonors program (indicating a possible tie up between AA and Hilton...
Buy Alaska or Southwest miles for 1.6 cents each. Today only.
Today only, Southwest is offering 9 points per dollar at Sears when shopping through the Southwest Rapid Rewards portal. Similarly, Alaska Airlines is offering 9 miles per dollar at Sears when shopping through their...
