Top 10 shortcuts to earning SPG points
Less than two weeks ago, in the post “Top 7 shortcuts to earning Alaska Mileage Plan miles,” I asserted that Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan...
The real deals: A quick guide to Daily Getaways 2016
The Daily Getaways are a set of travel deals available in limited quantities. Each day, for the next several weeks, a new deal becomes...
SPG vs. Marriott credit card face off. Which is worth keeping?
Last week I compared the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) credit card signup bonus to the Marriott Rewards credit card signup bonus (see: 35K SPG...
Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile Ambassador Suite $163 per night!
Extreme Hotel Deals reports that all rooms, including the top of the line suites, at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile, are available for $163...
35K SPG vs. Marriott 87.5K. Surprising results…
There are a number of interesting current events relating to Marriott, Starwood, and their co-branded credit cards…
The big news, of course, is that Marriott...
Should you pay in cash, points, or points plus cash? Introducing the Hyatt MakeUpYourMinder.
When Hyatt introduced their Points + Cash option, I wrote “Hyatt’s Points plus Cash: Opposite conclusions from two viewpoints.” The gist of my post...
Bet You Didn’t Know: New(ish) Rules on Hyatt Free Night Certificates
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
There are two different flavors of Hyatt Free Night certificates associated with the Hyatt Visa credit card. One of them...
How to find Hyatt Points plus Cash availability
Will Run for Miles reports that its possible to use a special corporate rate code to more effectively search for available Points plus Cash...
[Expired] SPG 35K offer: Earn up to 110,000 points by referring friends
As I reported earlier this morning via Frequent Miler’s Quick Deals, Amex has increased the Starwood Preferred Guest signup offer to 35,000 points through...
Hyatt Diamonds: (maybe) extend your expiring upgrade certificates through Feb 2017. Act now!
If you have Hyatt Diamond upgrade certificates set to expire at the end of day today, you may be able to extend the life...
Shortcuts to earning and renewing Marriott elite status
High level Marriott elite status is good, but not great. Gold membership (which you get with 50 qualifying nights per year) offers a 25%...
Hyatt points + cash: No upgrades for the Diamond-less
Quick Summary: Hyatt Points + Cash stays can be upgraded with Diamond Suite Upgrade certificates, but cannot be upgraded with points.
Oops. Yesterday’s post about...
Hyatt Carmel Highlands
Last week, my wife, son, and I vacationed in California at the Hyatt Carmel Highlands. The hotel is on Highway 1 just south of...
Hilton 70K, 75K, and 85K offers in perspective
Update: This offer was valid at the time of publication, but has since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available.
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