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Book a stay using Starpoints at the following six Starwood resorts between July 18, 2014 and March 3, 2015 and save 35% off redemption rates. All hotels listed below have “Limited Participation” in the Starwood program therefore you cannot make y…
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ContestWhiz: American Airlines Where could you be in 24 HOURS from now?
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Five winners will win a trip to the continent of their choice.Enter for your chance to win a luxurious trip for two including:two First Class ticketsa seven-night stay at any hotel within the Hilton portfolioa Hasselblad Steller cameraEnter herehttp://…
VisaWhiz: USA – Chile Visa, a thing of the past
Written by Corey @ Miles&PointsWhiz
On February 28th, 2014, the United States made Chile the 38th participant in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). This move will save both Chileans and Americans $160, the fee the US charged Chileans and the same reciprocity fee Chile charged Americans…
Norwegian Airlines: fare deals to Europe
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Norwegian Airlines has a great deal on airfare with non stop service to Europe.To Bergen (new route) from:New York : $279To London from:Los Angeles: $297Ft Lauderdale: $297New York: $244To Oslo from:Oakland-San Franscisco: $297Orlando: $242New York: $2…
Delta New Premium Club Offerings – Now Testing
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I just received new that select Delta Sky Club locations will be testing new premium products and services from mid- February through late April. Hoping to be a test subject, if you visit please let us know what you think.New offerings include:Mo…
Hyatt: 100 Hyatt FREE Gold Passport bonus points
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Hyatt is one of my favorite Hotel chains and I am always happy accept any denomination of free points. For as few as 2,500 points +$50 you can redeem a free night. You can earn Gold Passport points by transferring Chase Ink Points to Hyatt …
VIP Lounge for Chase United Cardmembers – Big Game Week
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Join Chase in NYC for a week of action leading up to the Big Game. Escape from the cold and join Chase in their VIP Lounge with complimentary amenities including sports themed food, beverages and more. Access is open to all Chase United MileagePl…
ToyWhiz: LEGO City Cargo Terminal
Written by Corey @ Miles&PointsWhiz
My twin babies were born November 29, 2013 and I want to share my passion for travel with them. Our first trip as a family is booked already but they are going to need some toys to hold them over between travels. I plan on regularly featuri…
American Express OPEN Savings: Hertz – New Benefit
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American Express Business card holders enjoy additional discounts personal cardholders aren’t able to take advantage of. You do not necessarily need to own a business to have a business card so if these savings interest you, your next American Ex…
Airbnb: Free night for stays of 2 or more nights
Written by Corey @ Miles&PointsWhiz
Airbnb brings together property owners (hosts) and guests. You can rent apartments and rooms to treehouses and boats in 192 countries. I actively use airbnb to fill my rental property and for my worldwide travel needs when I am looking not to sta…
jetBlue: The Cold-Turkey Sale – 20% off
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jetBlue is running their “The Cold-Turkey Sale” offering a 20% discount off base airfare.
Offer Details: How to Book:
- Promo Code: COLDTURKEY
- 20% off* the base fare of a domestic JetBlue flight. (Base fare is everything but the gov’t taxes/fees)
- Book by November 18, 2013 (11:59 PM PST)
- Travel December 3 – December 18, 2013 or January 7 – February 12, 2014
- Blackout Dates: None
- Not valid for Friday or Sunday flights.
- Not valid on previous bookings
- Promo codes can only be redeemed online at jetblue.com/promo
- Search an eligible flight
- Enter promo code from www.jetblue.com/deals/the-cold-turkey-sale exactly as it appears (case sensitive)
- You must select flights in order for discount to appear. Once selected you will see the discount amount displayed in the itinerary subtotal on the right side of the flights page
- Only one code per reservation
FAA now allows expanded use of Personal Electronics
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Google Voice: Sad News, no more third party apps
Written by Corey @ Miles&PointsWhiz
Some things are just too good to be true. I have taken advantage of calling friends and family in the USA when traveling abroad free for many years. Calling while logged into googlevoice through your laptop/tablet will still work (you…
Lufthansa: Limited time offer: 50,000 miles
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The Lufthansa Premier Miles & More World MasterCard®
- Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
- Earn an additional 30,000 award miles when you spend $5,000 in purchases within the first 90 days of account opening
- With 50,000 award miles you can redeem for a round-trip award flight to Hawaii, Europe or the Caribbean!
- Cardholders receive a Companion Ticket annually
- Enjoy 2 award miles per $1 on Miles & More integrated airline ticket purchases and 1 award mile per $1 spent everywhere else
- No mileage expiration with monthly qualifying purchases
- No foreign transaction fees
- $79 annual fee
Lufthansa is a member of the Star Alliance, which enables you to use Lufthansa Miles on its partner airlines.
I recently flew First Class JFK-FRA-MUC on Lufthansa for 67,500 UA miles, cost to purchase flight without miles was over $11,000. Click here to read more.
Hertz Rent-a-Car: 100 Free Hertz Gold Plus Rewards bonus points
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Hertz is running a promotion “Fast Forward to FREE DAYS” where you will earn 50 bonus points for registering and another 50 points for answering a 3- question survey. By registering you will earn 250 Hertz Gold Rewards bonus points for every Hertz car …
Free Brunch in Brooklyn: Barboncino Neapolitan Pizza & Bar
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781 Franklin Avenue – Brooklyn, NYBarboncino Neapolitan Pizza and Bar was in attendance at the Slice Out Hunger event I volunteered at last night. They handed out post cards announcing their second anniversary by offering FREE BRUNCH on Sunday Oc…
slice out hunger: NYC’s Biggest Pizza Party Charity Event – Today October 9th @ 6PM
Written by Corey @ Miles&PointsWhiz
Tonight is Slice Out Hunger’s annual charity event where everything revolves around Pizza. The entire event is run by volunteers and yours truly will be one of the volunteers serving pizza tonight. 100% of proceeds go directly to Food Bank …
Bluebird: No fee debit loads online – Don’t use gift cards!
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Don’t use gift cards!The news hit a few days ago that Bluebird is no longer charging fees for online debit card reloads up to $100 per day, $1000 per month. This sounded like fantastic news as there are no Walmart conveniently located near where …
American Express: Small Business Saturday only $10 credit for 2013
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Small Business Saturday Promotion:For the past 3 years American Express customers were able to enroll each of their American Express cards and receive a $25 statement credit after making a purchase at a small business on “Small Business Saturday”Though…
The View: Oktoberfest Fair Ground on September 20th, a day before it begins
Written by Corey @ Miles&PointsWhiz
Oktoberfest begins on September 21st, though I won’t be there for the opening ceremonies, I will be arriving into Munich the following morning from New York via Frankfurt. My travel itinerary can be seen here, with a breakdown of how I am flying F…