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Update 2/14/22: Loyalty Lobby reports that there’s a ton of standard award availability again at Conrad Bora Bora through the end of the year. It seems like rooms are available throughout the year rather than being confined to September-November 2022 l…
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American Airlines Shopping Portal: double miles at GiftCards.com (+500 mile stack)
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The American Airlines Shopping Portal is doubling its normal payout on GiftCards.com to 2 miles/points per dollar on up to $2000 in spend. There is an additional, stackable, 500 mile bonus on purchases through the portal of $200+. These 500 miles wil…
Simon Mall struggling with delivery delays on gift cards (up to two weeks or more)
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Simon Mall recently sent out an e-mail apologizing to customers for extended shipping delays on Visa Gift Cards. The letter blamed a combination of a COVID outbreak at a processing center as well as the extended period of terrible weather on the East …
Tip: When Emirates says you have insufficient miles, use the app
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In this great piece from Milenomics about booking JetBlue Mint with Emirates miles, Robert notes a problem that we had encountered with Emirates last fall: while miles transferred from US credit card transferable currency programs post to your Emirates…
Hyatt announces 2022 award category changes. It’s a doozy.
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Hyatt category changes for 2022 have been announced today and will take effect on March 22, 2022 at 8:00am CDT. In all, 146 properties will be affected, with 70 going up in category and 76 moving down. It’s a smaller increase than the last major chang…
Office Depot/OfficeMax: Buy $300+ Visa Gift Cards & Get $15 Off (Ends 2/19/22)
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Office Depot and OfficeMax have returned with their semi-frequent deal by offering a $15 instant discount when buying $300 or more of Visa gift cards. The Deal Buy $300+ Visa gift cards at Office Depot/OfficeMax & save $15 instantly. Key Terms Expi…
Caution: Wyndham Business Card reporting as a personal card to credit bureaus
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We’ve had multiple reports that the Wyndham Business Card seems to be reporting as a personal card to credit bureaus, unexpectedly taking a 5/24 slot. This appears to have started for new applicants in 2022. One reader reported that their spouse appli…
Ventana Big Sur vs. Miraval Arizona
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Hyatt offers a few all-inclusive luxury resorts within the continental United States: Alila Ventana Big Sur and three Miraval resorts. Recently I stayed at the Miraval Arizona resort, and then stayed at Alila Ventana Big Sur a few weeks later. Which …
Nearside Checking/Debit: up to $90 back on $100 debit spend with uncapped 2.2% cashback
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I’ve had my eye on Nearside Checking for some time. It’s a free, FDIC-insured business banking platform with a Mastercard debit card that offers a generous, unlimited 2.2% cash-back rate on all eligible purchases in 2022. There are no fees and no mini…
Miraval Berkshires to add Wyndhurst Manor in April
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Miraval Berkshires is one of three sought-after, all-inclusive Miraval “wellness retreat” properties in the US (read Greg’s recent review of Miraval Arizona here). Hyatt recently announced that it’s expanding the footprint of this property to include …
Rakuten: Earn 10%/10x On IHG, Best Western Bookings
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Rakuten is once again offering increased cashback rates when booking stays with IHG and Best Western. The Deal Rakuten is offering the following rates for hotel stays: IHG – 10%/10x Best Western – 10%/10x Direct link to offer. If you’re new to Rakuten …
Last Chance Deals: Verizon Amex Offer Giving $75 Free, Aeromexico Transfer Bonus & More
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Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon. There are deals ending almost every day this coming week. Tomorrow sees the expiry of a great Verizon Amex Offer giving $75 back…
American Airlines clawing back miles for Verizon orders
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The American Airlines eShopping portal is theoretically offering lots of opportunities to earn large amounts of American Airlines miles and thereby Loyalty Points in the new program that starts on 3/1/22. Unfortunately, we’ve seen a lot of issues with …
How to avoid Amex’s pop-up prison
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Amex offers some of the best credit cards on the market both in terms of initial welcome bonus offers and rewards for ongoing spend, but how do you stay in Amex’s good graces so you can remain eligible? On this week’s Frequent Miler on the Air, we disc…
10% back on your phone bill with PointCard Debit Card
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Through March 14, 2022 the PointCard Debit Card is offering 10x points on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. Since points are worth $0.01 each, that’s like getting 10% back, which is a solid deal. The Deal The PointCard debit card is offering 10x points …
Turkish now has a checkout button for Star Alliance award tickets (but does it work?)
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Turkish Miles & Smiles has one of the most incredible sweet spots in award travel: it costs just 7,500 miles one-way in economy class for a domestic Star Alliance flight (like anywhere in the US to places like Hawaii or Alaska on United) or 12,500 …
Slide App: Up to 21% Cashback on Apple and Target for new users, 12% for existing users.
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Update 2/11 – Slide is selling fixed-value gift cards for Apple, Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods. The Topcashback bonus is still sitting at 17% for new users, so you can get up to 21% cashback + credit card rewards on Apple purchases when going throu…
United Saver Awards to Hawai’i starting at 6,900 miles one-way
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United Airlines Mileage Plus is offering some incredible deals on economy fares to/from Hawai’i from both the US West and East Coast. Fares seem to be the best to/from Maui and to/from LAX, but there’s also reduced pricing to/from Honolulu and several…
New Marriott Boundless Offer: 75,000 points + $300 Gift Card
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Chase has come out with an interesting new offer on the Marriott Boundless Card. New applicants receive a $300 Marriott Gift Card on approval and an additional 75,000 points after spending $3,000 on the card. This is a step above the current public 1…
Buy Virgin Atlantic Points with a 60-70% Bonus
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Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is offering a tiered bonus on purchases of their awkardly renamed “Virgin Points.” Until March 11th, all Flying Club members can get up to a 60% bonus, while Silver and Gold members can receive up to a 70% bonus. The cost pe…