Bilt card first impressions
In a recent post (First steps towards rebuilding my point fortune: Bilt and AA) I reported that I had been approved for a Bilt...
New Choice Hotels sweet spots: Booking suites at Radisson properties
In late July 2023, Choice Hotels finished incorporating former Radisson Rewards Americas properties into their portfolio which made it possible to book those Radisson...
(EXPIRED) Targeted Marriott promos giving up to 10k bonus points after 1-3 stays
Marriott is out with another round of targeted promotions awarding bonus points after staying with them x number of times. I didn't have an...
(EXPIRED) Alaska Airlines running award & fare sale for flights through mid-December; book by...
Alaska Airlines has launched a new sale that's valid on both paid and award tickets. Award flights are starting at 4,500 miles one-way, while...
(EXPIRED) Frontier offering 20x-30x on flights booked by 9/5 for travel through 9/30
Frontier is out with a new promotion offering 20x-30x bonus miles on all flights booked by September 5 and flown by September 30.
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Cancelling a LifeMiles award ticket: maybe less painful than you thought
Yesterday, I cancelled an Avianca LifeMiles award ticket. It was as expensive as I expected ($200 per passenger), but in the process I learned...
Air New Zealand business class awards wide open close-in
Historically, Air New Zealand has been very stingy with business class award space. That seems to have changed... a bit. Currently, we're seeing a...
PSA: Check statements for CLEAR overcharging if you have dependents on plan
Heads up if you have a CLEAR subscription with dependents on it. We've now seen at least two reports of people being overcharged at...
(EXPIRED) Quick! Fly Boston to London for ~$900 round trip in business class
This won't last long, so we wanted to get this out there ASAP. Thrifty Traveler Premium has alerted us to the opportunity to book...
(EXPIRED) (Update) Choice Privileges Sweet Spot Rewards For July-Sept 2023
Update 8/8/23: Now that former Radisson Rewards Americas properties are bookable through Choice, Choice has added a number of those properties to the current...
Choice Privileges sweet spot: Frenchman Orleans at 519 in New Orleans
I'm currently working on a post highlighting some new Choice Privileges sweet spots now that the Radisson Rewards Americas program has been merged into...
Aer Lingus: 4+ Business class seats available from East Coast to Ireland Spring/Summer 2024
Aer Lingus has opened up a ton of business class award availability between Dublin, Ireland and Philadelphia (PHL). There are 4+ business class seats...
The best time of year to visit every country in the world (in one...
There are a lot of reasons that people travel at non-ideal times. Holidays, work, school calendars, fare-sales, etc. For some people, off-season travel affords...
A $50,000+ luxury safari using points and miles: JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge Reader...
JW Marriott Masai Mara has had quite some buzz around it lately. It's Marriott's first entry into the world of luxury game lodges/safaris and...
