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Just at the heels of Marriott announcing their annual category changes, we are now seeing Hyatt following suit. Effective March 18, 2019, we will see 259 properties moving either up or down a category—130 properties will move up and 129…
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Last Chance to Get the Best Deal for Free Flying
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I truly believe the Southwest Companion Pass is the best deal for free flying. You’ve probably heard my rant before, but after 11 years of having this pass, I want to make sure that no one misses out on this deal. Right now, all three personal So…
1,200 Bonus Miles for Shopping Online!
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Three new airline shopping portals bonuses were just announced where you can earn some extra miles with American, United, and Alaska Airlines for your everyday online shopping. The best part about these promotions is that it literally takes just a few …
Hilton’s New Tool Helps Figure Out Award Rates
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A few years ago, Hilton fully fully got rid of their awards chart. There is no category 1, 2, 3, etc. tied to an individual property as you see with Marriott and Hyatt. Instead, they have a range for each hotel and you’ll spend more during certai…
Select Your Marriott Choice Benefit Now!
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One of the benefits of earning Marriott Platinum (50 nights) or Platinum Premier (75 nights) status is that you are eligible to select an annual choice benefit. This is a new concept to the Marriott program and a benefit that was adopted from the Starw…
Radisson Hotels Changing Hotel Categories
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It looks like Radisson is going through their annual category changes with 84 properties moving up and only 56 properties moving down. I personally gave up on Radisson properties a few years ago after they changed their credit card benefit, but I do st…
Final Days to Snag the Amazing Southwest Companion Pass and Fly 2-for-1 for 2019!
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For those who follow this blog, you already know that I am a huge Southwest Airlines fan! I love their flexible change and cancellation policies, their free checked bags allotment, and most importantly their Southwest Companion Pass benefit. For the pa…
Top 8 Questions for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus Card
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A few weeks ago I wrote about my new credit card approval for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus® World Elite Mastercard®. It was actually the first credit card I applied for in awhile, but by far the best choice for me for right now. The…
JetBlue’s Patriots Victory Fare Sale!
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To celebrate last nights victory (way to go Pats!) JetBlue is having a sale with flights starting at $49 one way. This JetBlue sale is going on through end of day tomorrow, Tuesday February 5th for travel February 12 throu…
Book JetBlue Flights Through October 26, 2019!
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JetBlue just extended their schedule to allow you to book flights through October 28, 2019. While most larger airlines allow you to book travel 330 days in advance, JetBlue extends their reservations systems a few months at a t…
Free Flights for “PAT”s Today!
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I love JetBlue for their unique promotions, especially when it comes to sporting events. With the Super Bowl taking place in just a few hours, JetBlue is offering free flights for anyone whose name starts with “PAT” and is flying into or ou…
A Better British Airways Credit Card Offer
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Just yesterday, Chase changed the publicly available sign up offer for their co-branded card card. Instead of giving new members a flat number of bonus points after meeting a minimum spend threshold, they decided to change it up a bit—instead you…
Book End of Summer Flights with Southwest! Reservation Schedule Extended October 1, 2019
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Today is the big day where Southwest has extended their reservation system allowing you to now book flights through October 1, 2019. Up until this point you were only able to book through the beginning of August which means you can now book for the end…
Might Frontier Become My New Favorite Airline?! My Kids Can Fly for Free All Year!
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Last week I wrote about Frontiers pretty ridiculously awesome “Kids Fly Free” promotion. With every paid adult fare, your child (14 years or younger) can fly with you for free. Yes, you read that right—FREE! And if two parents ar…
Purchasing Choice Points Can Save Your Family Money — Take Advantage of the 30% Discount
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Choice Hotels is running a promotion where if you purchase their points you’ll receive a 30% discount. All you have to do is purchase at least 5,000 points by February 18, 2019 and the discount is yours. This is actually one o…
Real Life Savings with the Southwest Companion Pass
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The Southwest Companion Pass has been talked about a lot in the points and miles world over the past few weeks and there is a good reason why — the current offer for the three personal cards come with the Companion Pass for the rest of 2019. This…
Marriott Premier Business Card Excluded from Chase “5/24”, Maybe?!
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This past week Marriott announced a huge rebranding effort to align all of their credit cards. As of today there are 5 Marriott credit cards between American Express and Chase. However, they are discontinuing 2 cards which means February 12 is the last…
Kids Fly Free with Frontier Airlines!
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Frontier Airlines just announced an awesome promotion for families! With every paid adult fare, your child (14 years or younger) can fly with you for free! And if two parents are flying, that means two kids can fly for free as well. Over the past few w…
Two Marriott and Starwood Cards Disappearing February 12th — Last Chance to Get Them
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With yesterdays announcement of Marriott rebranding all of their credit cards, we found out that there are two cards from the current portfolio that will not continue on post the February 13, 2019 rebranding date. Both The Starwood Preferred Guest Cred…
Purchase IHG Points with a 75% Bonus
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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is offering a bonus for IHG MasterCard members ONLY when purchasing points through February 28, 2019, purchase at least 20,000 points an earn a 75% bonus. While this can definitely be worth it for…