Traveling For Miles
These are the luxury EMEA properties that Hyatt has in the pipeline
Hyatt has issued a new update on its plans for luxury hotel openings in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and although a number of the properties included in the update have been mentioned (at one point or another) in the past, the fact that the pandemic caused so much...
Traveling For Miles
Earn double points on select Marriott Homes & Villas bookings (through 19 December)
If you ever miss out on a Marriott Homes & Villas promotion, don't worry as another promotion is almost certainly around the corner. To prove that point, just days after the last promotion ended, the Homes and Villas team has just launched a new deal in which select bookings will...
Economy Class & Beyond
Porter Airlines prepares to shake up its passenger experiance
Porter Airlines is preparing to update its passenger experience as it gets ready to take its new aircraft Porter E2-195 climbing out over Toronto – Rendering, Embraer The airline currently operates the De Havilland Dash 8-400, with it due to open up new markets when it commences flying the Embraer...
Traveling For Miles
Sale: Buy United MileagePlus miles from 1.88 cents each (possibly targeted)
United Airlines is back with what appears to be another targeted mileage sale in which it's offering select MileagePlus members a 100% bonus when they purchase a minimum of 50,000 miles. This sale sees United selling its miles from approximately 1.88 cents each so if you have a need to...
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25% Off Southwest Paid And Award Holiday Flights Booked By Wednesday Night
Southwest Airlines is offering a 25% discount on tickets booked by December 7 for travel December 24-25 and December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023. These are the Saturdays and Sundays of holiday weekend, and generally less-traveled days since many people will be taking off on Friday and Monday. Use...
Your Mileage May Vary
12 Ridiculous Questions Tourists Ask When Visiting Alaska
If there’s one thing I’ve learned during my many years of traveling, it’s that all travelers are not equal. Obviously, some travelers have more money than others. Others have just…
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Top 5 U.S. Credit Card welcome offers for December
Here are our Top 5 Credit Card welcome offer picks for this month for the U.S. market! If none of the offers listed below work for your travels or reward programs be sure to check out our credit card listing for many more offers. Capital One Venture X Card Earn...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Up to a 50% bonus when you buy Air Europa SUMA Miles (1000 Euro for Transatlantic biz class!)
Members of Air Europa’s SUMA program can buy miles with a bonus of up to 50% until December 21. The tiered bonus offers 30% to 50% more miles with a maximum purchase of 100,000 miles. That means with the bonus you can buy 150,000 miles for 1,500 EUR or 1...
Miles To Memories
MGM Grand Sold, Insane Vegas Fees & How to Avoid Them, New Airport Passenger Record & $1M Bar Tab!
Las Vegas set an all time airport passenger record in October, 2022 plus two megaresorts have sold, crazy new fees are surfacing and someone almost blew a $1M prize at a new Strip bar. The post MGM Grand Sold, Insane Vegas Fees & How to Avoid Them, New Airport Passenger Record...
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Are Frequent Flyer Programs Destroying The Environment, And Should They Be Banned?
There's a debate, mostly in Europe, over whether to ban frequent flyer programs for the environment because: flying contributes to carbon emissions, frequent flyer programs encourage flying, and it's inequitable that some people get to fly and destroy the environment while others don't. Continue reading Are Frequent Flyer Programs Destroying The...
One Mile at a Time
Andaz “Refreshing” Minibar, Cutting Free Items
This isn’t good news for those who are fans of Hyatt’s Andaz hotel brand…
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Sapphire Reserve Cardholders Get Free 2 Years Of Lyft Pink All Access
Chase and Lyft have a strong partnership that isn’t ending anytime soon. Many Chase cards have Lyft as a bonus category, and that offer has been extended until March 2025.…
Miles To Memories
Why I Turned Down My Pretty Good Amex Business Platinum Retention Offer
I share the details of my recent Amex Business Platinum retention offer and the reasons I turned it down even though it was a good offer. The post Why I Turned Down My Pretty Good Amex Business Platinum Retention Offer appeared first on Miles to Memories.
Frequent Miler
Best Western: Earn Up To 20,000 Points When Staying Up To 4 Times
Best Western has launched another new promotion, this time giving up to 20,000 bonus points when staying with them through February 5, 2023. The Deal Best Western is offering the following four-tiered promotion: Earn 2,000 bonus points after your first stay Earn 4,000 additional bonus points after your second stay...
Miles To Memories
Shop In-Store and Earn Amazon Credits with Alexa Shopping List Savings
Alexa Shopping List Savings gives you rebate offers from brands and manufacturers through the Alexa app. The post Shop In-Store and Earn Amazon Credits with Alexa Shopping List Savings appeared first on Miles to Memories.
Monkey Miles
How to share your American Express Uber credits across multiple accounts
How you can use and share your American Express Uber Credits The post How to share your American Express Uber credits across multiple accounts appeared first on Monkey Miles.
One Mile at a Time
Waldorf Astoria London Admiralty Arch Opens 2025
Hilton should have a fantastic new luxury hotel opening in London, though we’ll have to wait a few years…
View from the Wing
Hyatt Is Rethinking Free Minibar At Andaz Hotels, Not Requiring Complimentary Drinks & Snacks
Hyatt's Andaz brand launched 15 years ago, and first gave us the Andaz Liverpool Street in London, the Andaz West Hollywood, and Andaz 5th Avenue in New York. One of the core elements of the brand has been that non-alcoholic beverages and snacks in the room are complimentary. ...
The Gate
Earn Double Marriott Bonvoy Points With Homes & Villas Through March 2023
You can earn double Marriott Bonvoy points with every stay of a minimum of two consecutive nights at greater than 70,000 participating Homes & Villas by Marriott International properties at greater than 700 locations worldwide through Friday, March 31, 2023 — you must check out on that date — which...
Traveling For Miles
These are the luxury EMEA properties that Hyatt has in the pipeline
Hyatt has issued a new update on its plans for luxury hotel openings in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and although a number of the properties included in the update have been mentioned (at one point or another) in the past, the fact that the pandemic caused so much...
Your Mileage May Vary
Southwest To Have Faster Wi-Fi On All Planes By Mid-2023
If there’s one “first world problem” that’s annoying on flights, it’s when there’s no internet. The second most annoying? Spotty internet that goes in and out. And the third most…
Miles To Memories
Best Western and WorldHotels Launch New Winter Promotion, Earn Up to 20,000 Bonus Points
Best Western Hotels & Resorts and WorldHotels have announced their winter loyalty promotions running December 5 – February 5, 2023. The post Best Western and WorldHotels Launch New Winter Promotion, Earn Up to 20,000 Bonus Points appeared first on Miles to Memories.
Frequent Miler
LifeMiles Award Sale: Save Up To 40% On Flights To/From Japan; Save More With Amex Transfer Bonus
LifeMiles launched a new award sale a few days ago which is valid on both economy and business class flights between the US and Japan. It’s valid on flights booked through December 9, but if you’ll be transferring Amex Membership Rewards in order to do that, you’ll ideally want to...
One Mile at a Time
Details: Air Greenland Airbus A330-800neo
In 2020, Air Greenland placed an order for a single Airbus A330-800neo. It’s a big day for the airline, as Air Greenland has today taken delivery of this new jet, and I can’t wait to fly it (not because there’s anything remarkable about the interior, but rather because the airline...
Miles To Memories
Discover Offering 0% APR for 12 Months to Current Cardholders
If you have a Discover credit card in your wallet, it's always a good idea to check if you are targeted for a 0% APR offers that are available quite often. The post Discover Offering 0% APR for 12 Months to Current Cardholders appeared first on Miles to Memories.
Traveling For Miles
Earn double points on select Marriott Homes & Villas bookings (through 19 December)
If you ever miss out on a Marriott Homes & Villas promotion, don't worry as another promotion is almost certainly around the corner. To prove that point, just days after the last promotion ended, the Homes and Villas team has just launched a new deal in which select bookings will...
The Bulkhead Seat
Buy a $250 Delta Gift Card, Receive a Free $20 Starbucks Gift Card
I am in Starbucks every day. No matter where I am in the world,… The post Buy a $250 Delta Gift Card, Receive a Free $20 Starbucks Gift Card appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
Frequent Miler
Frequent Miler Live Wednesday Dec 7 at 9pm ET. Ask Us Anything!
The Frequent Miler team will be taking your questions live on YouTube Wednesday December 7 at 9PM ET. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here, (and click the bell icon next to the “subscribe” button to enable notifications from our channel.) Watch the most recent Ask Us Anything video below! For a...
Traveling For Miles
Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold® credit card review (2022) – The no annual fee Bonvoy card
Chase issues two Marriott Bonvoy credit cards and the Marriott Bonvoy Bold credit card is the cheaper of the two. In fact, it's so cheap that it comes with no annual fee. As a credit card for the most ardent of Marriott fans, this probably isn't the best choice, but...
Traveling For Miles
It may not always be obvious when IHG & Marriott are charging rip-off fees
Resort fee, destination fee, amenity fee. These are all names given to the same kind of rip-off fees that more and more hotels are now charging and unfortunately, thanks to the fact that federal laws are often written with lobbyists and major party donors in mind, the fact that these...
God Save The Points
Bali Says Unmarried Tourists Can Eat, Pray And Love, But No Sex
With an air conditioned World Cup in Qatar, where rainbows are being treated as one of the most dangerous symbols in the world, you’d think the... The post Bali Says Unmarried Tourists Can Eat, Pray And Love, But No Sex appeared first on God Save The Points.
Traveling For Miles
Finnair is bringing its new Business Class & Premium Economy cabins to Miami
Towards the beginning of the year, Finnair surprised quite a few people when it unveiled a new and very different Business Class seat alongside its long rumored Premium Economy Cabin. Since then, we've seen the new cabins appearing on select routes to Asia as well as on a couple of...
Economy Class & Beyond
WestJet plans major European and Asian expansion!
WestJet is preparing to turn into new markets as it prepares to launch two new routes – one which will raise an eyebrow. As part of its 2023 summer timetable, it has introduced new routes from Calgary International Airport for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet. So the big destination is...
Traveling For Miles
The Chase Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card Review (2022) – 100,000 Bonus Point Offer
The Ink Business Preferred Card from Chase currently offers one of the best welcome bonuses on the market, but there's a lot more to this card than just a one-off points bonanza - this is a credit card that offers excellent spending category bonuses, that makes other great credit cards...
Economy Class & Beyond
Emirate to scale London Gatwick flights to treble A380 flights a day
Gatwick Airport is gaining a significant boost in connectivity, as Emirates operates an Airbus A380 three times daily. Emirates Airbus A380 taking off – Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The third daily A380 flight comes as the world heads into the festive season rush period, where people are seeking to...
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InterContinental Ambassador members lose an important option in Europe
The past few weeks haven't brought good news for members of the InterContinental Ambassador program. Back in November, IHG confirmed that Ambassador benefits soon won't be offered at Regent Hotels & Resorts and that the programs free weekend night certificate will no longer be useable at Kimpton properties, and now...