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Rescheduling Our Hyatt Stay and Bracing for Hurricane Milton
Several months ago, our reader Lynn (she allowed me to use her name) was kind enough to gift Nancy and myself Hyatt Guest of Honor certificates. For those unfamiliar, it’s basically a way to share Globalist status perks with friends and family. Nancy has already put her GOH to good...
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Alaska Airlines and UP.Labs Soar into the Future with Odysee: AI-Powered Flight Scheduling
Alaska Airlines and UP.Labs have announced the launch of their first joint startup, Odysee, at the UP.Summit. Odysee aims to address critical strategic challenges in the aviation sector by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize operational logistics. With a focus
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Where we’re spending our Hyatt free night certificates
My husband and I both have the Chase World of Hyatt credit card. We keep these cards year after year because one of the perks is a yearly free stay at a Category 1-4 hotel. The card’s annual fee is $95, so essentially that’s what we’re paying for this “free”...
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New Welcome Offer on Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
One of the credit cards I frequently recommend to new miles and points collectors is the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. It usually has a welcome bonus of 60,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points, but the welcome bonus varies. Now, for a limited time, the card comes with an extra welcome perk....
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SNL Skit at Hyatt Resort
This is really only tangentially related to miles and points travel, but we could all use a laugh. On last night’s Saturday Night Live show, this opening of this skit showed the water park at Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana Resort in the Dominican Republic. You can book this all-inclusive resort...
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Hyatt 5 Free Nights Offer, $500 Checking Bonus and More
News for your Friday: Chase World of Hyatt Credit Card 5 Free Nights Offer: Hyatt has jumped on the bandwagon by offering a credit card welcome bonus with 5 free nights after spending $4000 in the first 3 months. These free nights can be used at Category 1-4 hotels and...
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Alternatives to Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland Swiss Alps
My family visited Switzerland in 2022, and we fell in love with the country. We stayed in Wengen, a car-less village in the Bernese Oberland region with spectacular views and the sound of cowbells in the fields. I loved the views, the cheese fondue, the quaint villages. You can see...
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Qatar Airways Flies North: Toronto Gets a Taste of Luxury (and Warmer Winters)
Qatar Airways has announced its plans to expand its services to Canada with the launch of a new route to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), starting on December 11, 2024. The service will consist of three weekly non-stop flights from
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October 2024 Transfer Bonuses
It’s a new month with several new transfer bonuses! New: Chase 30% Transfer Bonus to Avios Last month, American Express offered a 30% transfer bonus to Avios. Now, it’s Chase’s turn. Get 30% more when you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to British Airways Avios, Aer Lingus Avios and Iberia Plus...
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Earn AA Miles when Donating to American Red Cross
Many of us have seen photos and videos of the devastation from Hurricane Helene and feel compelled to help. I received an email today from American Airlines with an incentive to donate to the American Red Cross: Earn 10 AAdvantage bonus miles for every $1 donated to the Red Cross,...
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Widely Targeted: 10K-20K Chase Ultimate Rewards Bonus For Travel Portal Booking
There’s a targeted offer that many folks are reporting they’ve received on their Chase credit cards. There appear to be two different versions of the offer on personal credit cards where you can earn up to 20,000 bonus Ultimate Rewards points. Chase Travel Portal... The post Widely Targeted: 10K-20K Chase Ultimate...
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Polish Mountain Town of Zakopane: Postcard Views and Affordable Prices
This is the next installment in a series of posts on my recent trip to Europe. See my previous posts: Back from another  family reunion: galloping through Europe and driving my husband crazy , 24 hours in NYC with kids (plus review of Hyatt Place New York Midtown South) ,...
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Free Hilton Gold Status For Everyone, Need To Register October 1t
I earn affiliate credit if you sign up for the Bilt Rewards Mastercard using links in this story. There’s an easy way to get Hilton Gold status right now, with a reasonable path to Diamond status as well. Bilt Rewards announced their Rent Day... The post Free Hilton Gold Status For...
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Using my targeted offers for $100 discount and bonus points on Chase Travel
Last Friday, I saw a few blogs mentioned a targeted Chase offer for $100 off a travel booking of $500 or more when using the Chase Travel booking portal. I normally don’t pay attention my “Chase Offers” section that much, but $100 off is compelling. Chase Offers In case you’re...
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Alaska/Hawaiian Transfers Live, Southwest Changes and More
Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines Mileage Transfers Now Live: I’m really surprised this happened so fast, but this is great news for anyone who is collecting Hawaiian Airlines miles to transfer to Alaska Airlines. See this post on Frequent Miler. Southwest Airlines Golden Age is Gone: Why Their New Plan Won’t Bring Back...