Written by Frequent Miler @ BoardingArea
Next month, many highly desirable Hyatt properties are set to move out of range for those booking with free night certificates. Some properties will see price increases of as much as 50% over the days before peak pricing, with premium suites jumping te…
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Alaska Airlines adds Malaysia Airlines as partner…or is it just a terrible joke?
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I’ve flown Alaska Airlines almost exclusively for domestic travel for several years, consistently impressed by the value to be had in its frequent flyer program. When the airline joined the One World Alliance earlier this year, I was among those who w…
46% off fees (incl. shipping) on Simon Visa Gift Cards online w/ promo code FEB22PREZ46
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Save 46% off all fees when ordering Visa and Mastercard Simon gift cards online. Use promo code FEB22PREZ46 when ordering at simon.com/volume. Note that many have experienced difficulty in liquidation in the last year or two, so this is a less attracti…
(Targeted) Microsoft Amex Offer + Dell Credits = Surface Go Laptop for ~$415
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Several new Amex Offers came out a few days ago, including one that’s good for $75 back when you spend $500 or more at the Microsoft Store. These come along every few months or so, but this time it happens to coincide with some terrific deals on the M…
(Targeted) Microsoft Amex Offer + Dell Credits = Surface Go Laptop for ~$415
Written by Frequent Miler @ BoardingArea
Several new Amex Offers came out a few days ago, including one that’s good for $75 back when you spend $500 or more at the Microsoft Store. These come along every few months or so, but this time it happens to coincide with some terrific deals on the M…
(Update: Might be fixed?) Wyndham Business Card reporting as a personal card to credit bureaus
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UPDATE 2/18: A couple of readers who originally let us know that the Wyndham Business Earner Card was showing up on their personal credit report wrote back to let us know that it has since been removed. We’re not yet sure if these are isolated incide…
Dosh App Complete Guide: How It Works & Why It’s Worth It
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The Dosh app has been around for a few years now and we’ve published many posts about deals in the app. We’d never published an in-depth look at the app though, so here’s a guide for how Dosh works and why it’s worth linking your cards in the app. What…
United MilePlay promos back through 3/31/22
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United has launched a new round of MilePlay promotions. These are targeted promotions aimed at encouraging bookings. The value of these promos really runs the gamut. A couple of years ago, I got targeted for a great offer that yielded 23,000 miles with…
Dosh suspending some accounts for gift card purchases
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Doctor of Credit reported this morning that some Dosh app users have had their accounts suspended for making many gift card purchases. This is really unfortunate and isn’t a particularly customer-friendly way for Dosh to have handled this. Dosh is a po…
Free year of GrubHub+ (advertised for Instacart members)
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GrubHub is offering a free year of GrubHub+. From the terms on the landing page, this is advertised for Instacart annual members, but YMMV as to whether or not you’re eligible. The Deal GrubHub is offering a free one-year GrubHub+ membership to Instaca…
15% back at Lenovo (up to $100 back) w/ Amex Offer (stack with portals for 25-27% back?) [enrollment required]
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There is a new Amex Offer out today for Lenovo that’s good for 15% back on LenovoPro purchases (up to $100 back, enrollment required). I’m not sure whether this will stack successfully with a shopping portal, but if it does you could get a really nice …
$40 back on Sam’s Club membership via Dosh; stack with Amex Offer
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Dosh is once again offering $40 cash back when you use your Dosh-connected card to pay for a membership in-store. This could make for a nice stack with the current Amex Offer for $25 back on a membership to make a membership net-profitable, though ther…
Capital One Travel vs Chase Ultimate Rewards Travel, head-to-head
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Many people have asked how Capital One’s travel portal stacks up to booking hotels through Chase Ultimate Rewards Travel. Capital One Travel holds up surprisingly well. Again and again, Capital One Travel beat Chase Ultimate Rewards on price for the sa…
Best Hyatt Category 1-4 Hotels & Resorts (⏱book before 3/22)
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If you have Hyatt free night certificates, now is the time to plan your Hyatt stays. Starting March 22 2022, Hyatt’s annual category shuffling will take effect and many of the best options for using category 1-4 certificates in the U.S will be gone. …
Chase Extending Additional Aeroplan Bonus For Those Who Pre-Registered To 3/31/22
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When Chase announced last year that they’d be launching an Air Canada Aeroplan credit card, they opened pre-registration for the card a few months beforehand. They advised that pre-registering would unlock an additional bonus once the card launched, bu…
Banco Popular Closing All Avianca LifeMiles Credit Cards On 3/31/22
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Banco Popular has sent letters to Avianca credit cardholders to advise them that their partnership with LifeMiles has ended and as a result they’ll be closing all Avianca credit cards from March 31, 2022. The letter from Banco Popular states the follow…
Marriott Now Lets You Buy Points During Booking Process
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Marriott launched a new sale on its points today, offering a bonus of up to 50% which means you can buy points from 0.83cpp. In addition to that, they’ve rolled out a new feature on their own website that allows you to buy points during the booking pro…
Buy Marriott Points From 0.83cpp
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Marriott has launched a new promotion when buying their points that offers a 40%, 45% or 50% bonus depending on how many you buy. That means you can buy points for as low as 0.83cpp, but only buy if you have an immediate use for the points because ther…
Delta Award Sale: To/From Phoenix From As Low As 4,000 SkyMiles Round Trip
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Thrifty Traveler Premium has picked up on another unadvertised award sale from Delta, this time offering round trip flights to/from Phoenix for as low as 4,000 SkyMiles round trip. The Deal Fly to/from Phoenix from 4,000 Delta SkyMiles round trip. Key …
Nick’s Avianca LifeMiles expired. Avoid this rookie mistake.
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I can only be thankful that it wasn’t worse: last week, I realized that I let my Avianca LifeMiles expire. The good news is that I only had a small handful of miles in my account — just over 7,500 miles. I was lucky to have caught this when I did, othe…