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Dumping fees when booking Delta One with Virgin points

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For many years, if you wanted to fly Delta One business class to Europe, your best bet was to use Virgin Atlantic points. It used to cost 50,000 points plus $5.60 for that one-way...
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Virgin Atlantic jacks up Delta One surcharges departing Europe to more than $1,000 one-way

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Virgin Atlantic long ago added big time surcharges on Delta One business class awards from the US to Europe (around $1,000 in taxes and fees one way!). Surcharges on flights departing Europe had been...
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10 more new-to-Hilton SLH properties, including 3 new countries

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Hilton has slowly but surely been partnering with more Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) properties, meaning that they're bookable through the Hilton Honors program. As a result, you can book paid stays...
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Shortcuts to Delta elite status (2025)

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Delta elite status is shockingly easy to earn this year. It was true last year too, but we figured that Delta would make things tougher in 2025. They didn't. Here's what you need to...

National Car Rental’s One Two Free Promo Returns

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Emerald Club, the loyalty scheme of National Rental Car, has just launched a new "One Two Free" promotion, which allows customers to earn free rental days after a minimum of two rentals or two...
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World of Hyatt: Complete list of all-inclusive properties in Mexico and the Caribbean

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Hyatt has a separate award chart for the numerous all-inclusive properties that it has been gradually phasing into its program since 2022. While there are locations in Europe, the majority of these properties are...

(EXPIRED) Buy IHG Points for as low as 0.5 cents each (last call)

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Update 3/28/25: This promotion is scheduled to end at midnight tomorrow. If you need some IHG points for summer travel, now's the time to grab them. ~~~ IHG has again returned with a sale that’s giving a...

Earn double points on Marriott Homes & Villas stays

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Marriott Homes & Villas runs bonus points promotions far more frequently than Marriott Bonvoy does for its main hotel brands. Hot on the heels of one Homes & Villas promo ending, there's a new...

Delta Air Lines offers Gold and Platinum Medallion status to Southwest elites

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Yet another competitor is looking lustily at potentially erstwhile Southwest elites. Delta Air Lines has followed AA's example and modified its Medallion Status Match Challenge to give higher status matches to Southwest customers for...

Should I pursue elite status with Alaska or American Airlines? (On Nick’s mind)

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Loyalty programs exist at least in part to encourage us to make irrational decisions. On the surface, it is pretty irrational for me to consider pursuing airline elite status at all. Setting that fact...

Best ways to get to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific using miles...

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Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific are bucket-list destinations for many travelers, in no small part due to the travel time and the cost of getting there. Because of that, it makes sense...

Hilton Timeshare Offer: 3 or more nights and 100K points, starting at $149

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Hilton Grand Vacations is currently offering a good vacation package that requires attending a two-hour timeshare presentation. You get 3 nights of lodging in one of several specific locations plus 100,000 Hilton Honors points...
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Southwest variable award pricing is live and values range from 1.1 – 1.7 cents...

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Southwest Airlines has been hacking away at many of the most popular elements of its business model and rewards program over the last couple of weeks. The airline has announced that it's reducing earnings...

Which United card is best?

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Earlier this week United revamped their entire lineup of credit cards. With six different cards available, and each jam-packed with coupon-like perks, it can be really tough to figure out which card is right...

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