If you are a Visa Signature card holder (just to name a few: CapitalOne Venture, Marriott Rewards, AAdvantage, Chase Sapphire Preferred, etc.) you can get a free 90 day trial of platinum status. This promotion ends Friday May 11th, so tomorrow is your last day to register. You can register here. Also,t he 90 day… Read full article

Starting May 1st, you can earn bonus miles with almost every Hyatt stay. With the announcement of Starwoods weak promotion yesterday, I am really hoping that this miles promotion is not Hyatt’s sole summer promotion and that we’ll see a bonus points promo as well (come on Faster Free Nights)! Essentially, between May 1st and… Read full article

Between now and March 31, 2012 you can get a 50% bonus when you transfer your hotel points to US Airways. There is no registration needed – bonus points will automatically post to your account. Hotel transfer opportunities with the 50% bonus included: Best Western: 5,000 points = 1,500 US Airways miles Choice Privileges: 5,000… Read full article

A few days ago I posted on how to keep your airline miles from expiring. Although airlines have much more strict policies than hotels, I still wanted to outline each hotel’s policy. Typically with hotels, a quick call to customer service can get your points reinstated – hotel programs are pretty lenient with this. Hotel… Read full article

This is post #4 of a series regarding the Chase Ultimate Rewards program. Related Posts: Post #1: Introduction to Chase Ultimate Rewards Program Post #2: Maximizing Chase Ultimate Rewards with Chase Freedom Post #3: Downgrading your Chase Ultimate Rewards Card to Avoid the Annual Fee Post #4: Best Redemption for Chase Ultimate Reward Points –… Read full article

Yesterday I posted about my ski vacation this past weekend, but really never got into the hotel review. For my trip to Park City, Utah I decided to try out the relatively new Hyatt Escala Lodge. It is only a category 4 hotel (which means 15,000 points a night) so I figured there was nothing… Read full article

I wrote about this promotion within minutes of it being announced, however, at that time there was no registration link. The promotion started TODAY and you can register now. Promotion recap: Between February 1 – April 30, 2012, you can earn the following bonus points by staying at any Hyatt hotel (which includes Park Hyatt,… Read full article

Hot off the press… the Hyatt promotion has been announced. I heard this first hand from Jeff Zidell (Vice President of Hyatt Hotels) during the Hyatt/American MegaDO last night. While I am happy a promotion has been announced, I must admit, I am not too excited over it. Between February 1 – April 30, 2012,… Read full article

With so many hotel promotions going on, I wanted to detail them all out for you in one compiled post. I also have my strategy set, so hopefully this will help you decide where to stay based on a promotion. Unfortunately, there are no promotions that I am super excited about, but hey, something is… Read full article

Between January 18 and March 15, 2012, you can get up to a 30% bonus when purchasing Hyatt Gold Passport points. Typically, I do not think purchasing points is worth it, but with this bonus and at a few select hotels, it can absolutely save you a boat load of money. To purchase points cost… Read full article