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Club Carlson e-cert

How to book US Bank Club Carlson e-cert free nights (it may be harder...

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The Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa and its business card twin used to be among my favorite cards.  In fact, I have one of each, and my wife has the personal card.  Until May...
AccorHotels to acquire Fairmont

AccorHotels to acquire Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel

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AccorHotels has issued a press release stating that they will acquire the collection of hotels that include Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel. You can find the full press release here. No word yet on how this will...
Marriott 7 Night Travel Packages

SPG Nights & Flights vs. Marriott Travel Packages

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When Marriott announced their acquisition of Starwood Hotels, most SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) loyalists were not happy.  Where SPG is often regarded as one of (if not the) best loyalty programs, Marriott’s program is...
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To and from Santiago Chile, my favorite Diamond upgrade ever, and a weird Centurion...

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On October 8th, my wife and I were discussing options for Thanksgiving week travel.  She and my son would be free from work and school as of Monday afternoon before Thanksgiving.  Maybe we should...
Necker Island Free Week

How to book a free week on Necker Island

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Richard Branson’s Necker Island is available to rent in-whole for a party of up to 30 people for an astronomical sum.  Or, one can book an individual room on Necker Island for two people...
Chase Hyatt credit card w/ $50K spend gives you Explorist status

Hyatt Diamond status: the first benefit of the Marriott SPG merger

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Early last week, Marriott announced its acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts.  And, even though Marriott says that they will preserve the best of both loyalty programs, I’m not too optimistic.  Mergers like these...
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Convert SPG points to miles? How to play the Marriott merger.

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On Monday we learned that Marriott will be buying Starwood in 2016.  Under the assumption that Marriott’s rewards program will be the surviving program after the merger, I made a plea to Marriott: Hey...
SPG two free nights:

SPG: Two free nights (cat 1-5) after two stays!

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Every now and then I learn something cool about the miles & points hobby from my son.  For example, I previously reported a way to get targeted for Amex business card offers based on...
Marriott SPG

Hey Marriott: Here’s how to keep SPG loyalists loyal

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Yesterday, Marriott announced its acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts.  The transaction is expected to close “mid 2016”, but we have no information yet about how or when the loyalty programs will merge.  My...
IHG Priceless Surprises

More than 40,000 IHG points for more than $46 and a cramped hand

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Last week I wrote “Between 23,000 and 40,000 points for $46 and a cramped hand.” The idea discussed in that post was that you could enter the IHG and MasterCard® Priceless Surprises® Promotion by...
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1,200,000 miles for Necker Island: Not easy. Not free.

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Yesterday I reported my success in earning 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles which I plan to use for a week on Sir Richard Branson’s private Necker Island.  In response, a number of readers wanted...
Necker Island Wildlife

Necker Island, here we come!

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7 months ago I decided that it would be cool to use miles to book a week on Sir Richard Branson’s private Island.  Virgin Atlantic lists this award on their website under Partner Offers…...
IHG Priceless Surprises

Between 23,000 and 40,000 points for $46 and a cramped hand

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Finally, a fun(ish) promo that doesn’t require flights or nights… On Monday, Deals We Like published a cool idea in the post “Spend $46 and Earn at Least 47,000 IHG Points!”  IHG (Intercontinental Hotels Group)...
Necker Island

Necker Island and the 30% transfer bonus dilemma

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Oy.  Amex is offering a 30% Membership Rewards transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic this month, but the offer is targeted.  I was targeted for the offer, but my wife was not. Why does this matter? ...

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