Earn double Wyndham rewards(Formerly Trip Rewards) points through Jan 8,2009
You need to register here, then earn double points/miles through Jan 8,2009
My 2 nights stay at Westin Toronto Airport earning
I and my wife stayed at Westin YYZ airport last Sat and Sun, below are our points earning
First night under my wife name:
170 basic points
85 Gold bonus
500 CCC on-hold bonus
170 double points bonus for anniversary hotels
3000 points for each stay in Canada
888 points for a weekend stay
202 points for SPG credit card spending
Total 5015
Second night under my name
170 basic points
85 Platinum bonus
500 Platinum Amenity
500 CCC on-hold bonus
500 bonus for flyertalk member in Sep
170 double points bonus for anniversary hotels
3000 points for each stay in Canada
1000 points for midweek stay
202 points for SPG credit card spending
Total 6127
I spent $202 dollar in total for those two nights, and earned 11142 SPG points , this is how the points add up so quickly.
Starwood-Earning FREE weekend stay in Asia Pacific with 3 paid stays using MasterCard
You must register here first, then stay 3 times with you mastercard in Asia Pacific, get 2 free weekend gateway at any participating properties.
Here is highlight of T&C:
“Members must register no later than December 15, 2008
Bookings must be made between September 15, 2008 and December 15, 2008 and stays must be between October 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008.
Arrival date for eligible stays must be between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.
Members may earn one (1) Free Weekend Award upon completion of three (3) eligible stays at a participating Hotel in the Asia Pacific region that are paid for with a MasterCard.
Members must quote “MFWFN” when calling to redeem the Free Weekend Award
Free Weekend Award is valid only for a consecutive Friday and Saturday night stay redeemable from November 1, 2008 and completed by January 31, 2009, in a single or double occupancy standard room, and includes the cost of the hotel room and room tax only.
Free Weekend Award is not transferable and may only be used at a participating Hotel in Asia Pacific“
I am going back next week and will stay at SPG hotels anyway, a excellent promotion for me. those three eligible stays should cost me no more than $250
BTW, W Maldive is on the list.
hat’s off to this thread
Continental Airlines Program changes
1 Effective today, Sep. 5, 2008 for travel on or after Oct. 7, 2008, CO will charge $15 for first checked bag. Elite member SkyTeam Elite members and anyone else eligible for EliteAccess (
including full-fare Y class and Chase Presidential Plus cardmembers) will be exempt.
2 For travel booked on or after Nov. 15, 2008 for travel on or after Jan. 1, 2009, eliminating the 500-mile minimum earning.
3 Elite Bonus Mile Changes. We will continue to award Elite mileage bonuses, but will be making changes to the bonuses awarded to Silver and Platinum members.Effective for travel on or after Mar. 1, 2009, Platinum Elite members will earn a 100 percent mileage bonus (instead of 125 percent)and Silver Elite members will earn 25 percent (instead of 50 percent).
4 OnePass Reward Changes. We will be adjusting our reward levels for travel between Tel Aviv and North America (series 10B) and between Tel Aviv and Hawaii (series 10C). For these rewards, the SaverPass rewards for both cabins will increase by 20,000 miles and EasyPass Rewards will increase by 50,000 miles for BusinessFirst tickets.
Now one more airline eliminates 500 Min earning, I think soon, all North America Airline will remove this benefit. After NW and DL merge complete, The bonus elite earning will change to Delta level, 25% for Silver/100% for Gold and Platinum, so it’s just a matter of time for all of them to change.
Earn Elite Qualify Miles with NWA Credit Card
Now, you can earn more EQM without flying
“WorldPerks® is pleased to announce an exciting new benefit for
WorldPerks Visa® Signature Cardmembers. Starting September 1, 2008, you
can earn up to 20,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) towards your WorldPerks
Elite status each calendar year.
When you spend $25,000 in net purchases in any calendar year on your
WorldPerks Visa Signature Card, you’ll earn 10,000 EQMs. Spend a total of $
50,000 in net purchases in the same calendar year and earn another 10,000
EQMs!
Any EQMs earned via your WorldPerks Visa Signature Card between September 1,
2008 and December 31, 2008 will count as earned in 2008 towards your 2009
Elite year status which begins March 1, 2009.”
However, I don’t think spending $50000 for 20000 EQM is a good idea, not worth it.
one more credit card you should keep even with annual fee
Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Signature® Card,
even there is $85 annual fee, but the annual free night certificate for Category 1-5 is worth more than $85. Also as I mentioned earlier, the 10% off Marriott Gift card purchase via this promotion is counted as Marriott purchase, so you will also earn 5 points for each dollar on ur credit card.
AA 10% off to China and Japan
I got this coupon code today in my email, valid from Chicago, New York City, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, Miami or Boston to Tokyo, Japan or Shanghai, China, for up to 6 passengers traveling in the same reservation. Tickets must be purchased on AA.com now through September 10, 2008, 11:59 p.m. (CT), and seven (7) days prior to departure. Begin travel on or after September 11, 2008, and complete all travel by October 31, 2008. A seven (7) day minimum stay is required and a thirty (30) day maximum stay is allowed
It’s targeted, but you may be able to use it, send a email if you want the code.
Cheapest place to buy Bose Noise-Canceling Headphones
As a frequent traveler, you must own Bose Noise-Canceling Headphones, but Bose never gives discount on this product. I have found a place to buy this at lower price and no shipping, no tax(except Virginia).
The website is www.crutchfield.com, send me a email, I can send you a referral code, you can get $20 off on the Headphones and I will get $20 credit store in my account.
Once you get my referral code,on the third page of checkout process, where you enter ur credit card information, you will see a line Other Payment Methods, click it, then “Enter your friend’s Crutchfield Referral Code”, then click continute to finish your checkout process.
Your discount will not be reflected right the way and not in ur confirmation email either, but you will see that discount in shipping Email
Don’t forget to use evreward.com to see what kind reward(cashback/miles) you want.
two more delta bonus offers
-1 Earn up to 8000miles with budget from Sep1st-Nov 15th. when you
Rent an intermediate or full-Size — Earn 1,000 bonus miles
Rent a premium — Earn 2,000 bonus miles
Rent a luxury — Earn 5,000 bonus miles
Rent an SUV — Earn 7,500 bonus miles
Rent a specialty or hybrid — Earn 8,000 bonus miles
Detail is here, you can get very cheap SUV at some airports
-2 Earn up to 8500 miles with partner hotels
Stay at any SkyMiles partner hotel between 9/1/08 and 11/30/08
Earn 1,000 bonus miles for your first qualifying stay*
Earn 2,500 bonus miles for your second qualifying stay
Earn 5,000 bonus miles for your third qualifying stay
Virgin Atlantic Sign up bonus
If you are not VS member yet and will have a flight with them soon, send me a email, so we both can get bonus.
- 2,000 miles are yours if they take their first round trip in Economy
- 5,000 miles are yours if they take their first round trip in Premium Economy
- 10,000 miles are yours if they take their first round trip in Upper Class
Here is the link
