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Why I Use PromoSimple
Every time I run a contest using PromoSimple, I get a few emails asking questions about why it needs access to your Twitter and/or Facebook account. I decided to create a page explaining my position...
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Which Alaska Airlines Credit Card Offer Is Best?
There have been a couple new offers for the Alaska Airlines Visa in the last week that I kept quiet about because they just didn’t seem very impressive. I’m still not sure most people in the Pacific...
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United’s Miles Still Expensive after 40% Discount
United MileagePlus is currently offering 40% off on the purchase of additional miles in its MileagePlus program. On the one hand, 40% off is pretty good. I like 40% off. But on the other hand, it’s 40%...
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New Routes in “Battle of Seattle” between Delta and Alaska
I noticed on Monday morning that Delta is adding even more routes to/from Seattle, competing head to head with incumbent Alaska Airlines. These are mostly a mix of new seasonal routes and expansion of...
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Are Elite Qualifying Dollars a Good Thing?
For the last seven years, every time I’ve booked a flight I’ve calculated the CPM (Cents/Cost Per Mile). This is the amount I spend divided by the distance I fly — more specifically the number of elite...
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Review: New LAX Star Alliance Lounge and TBIT
Introduction/Booking New LAX Star Alliance Lounge/Tom Bradley International Terminal I arrived at Tom Bradley International Terminal at about 11am, about 3 hours before departure. I knew ahead of time...
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100K Avios Offer Returns for British Airways Visa
After a brief hiatus (about a month), the 100K Avios sign-up offer for the British Airways Visa card from Chase is back — but the annual fee is no longer waived as far as I can tell. This offer is only...
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Review: Singapore A380 Suites Los Angeles to Tokyo
Introduction/Booking New LAX Star Alliance Lounge/Tom Bradley International Terminal Singapore Airlines A380 Suites, Los Angeles to Tokyo-Narita Singapore Airlines #11 Los Angeles (LAX) – Tokyo Narita...
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Earn Double EQMs or Double Miles on Many Alaska Airlines Routes
I shared the news on Monday evening that Alaska Airlines was going to launch new routes from Seattle to Tampa, Detroit, and New Orleans. But in the official announcement on Tuesday morning we were also...
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Winner of Emirates Three Day Giveaways!
I recently held a contest where I gave away upgrades, model planes and amenity kits. To select the winners, I used Promosimple. Here are the winners! They have already been notified and everyone who...
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Review: ANA Suite Lounge and United Club, Tokyo-Narita
Introduction/Booking New LAX Star Alliance Lounge/Tom Bradley International Terminal Singapore Airlines A380 Suites, Los Angeles to Tokyo-Narita ANA Suite Lounge (Satellite 4) and United Club,...
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Refer a Friend and You Each Get 1,000 AA Business Extra Points
American Airlines operates a side loyalty program for small businesses called Business Extra. It’s completely free, and just as you earn miles when you fly and include your AAdvantage number in the...
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Review: Singapore A380 Suites Tokyo-Narita to Singapore
Introduction/Booking New LAX Star Alliance Lounge/Tom Bradley International Terminal Singapore A380 Suites, Los Angeles to Tokyo-Narita ANA Suite Lounge (Satellite 4) and United Club, Tokyo-Narita...
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Review: Ambassador Transit Hotel, Changi Terminal 3
Introduction/Booking New LAX Star Alliance Lounge/Tom Bradley International Terminal Singapore A380 Suites, Los Angeles to Tokyo-Narita ANA Suite Lounge (Satellite 4) and United Club, Tokyo-Narita...
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Don’t Apply for a Card Just Because the Minimum Spend Will Increase
The Points Guy mentioned yesterday that he has information the Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard® will be increasing the minimum spend required to receive the sign-up bonus. He doesn’t know when,...
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Vote for Your Favorite Loyalty Program in the Freddie Awards
This weekend I voted in the annual Freddie Awards, which recognize the best airline and hotel loyalty programs overall, the best promotions, the best redemption ability, and so on. It’s even broken...
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Club Carlson Finally Devalues Its Program
I’ve been critical of Club Carlson for a long time. No program can be so generous — huge bonus point promotions, easy elite status, redeem-one-get-one-free, 50-75% bonus points on every stay on top of...
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Review: Hyatt Regency Waikiki (Pre-/Post-Renovations)
Last month I took a long-ish trip between Honolulu and San Juan, in part to try out the new service on American Airlines’ A321T between Los Angeles and New York-JFK and also to help me satisfy a trial...
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Review: Singapore Airlines Private Room (and a day in Singapore)
Introduction/Booking New LAX Star Alliance Lounge/Tom Bradley International Terminal Singapore A380 Suites, Los Angeles to Tokyo-Narita ANA Suite Lounge (Satellite 4) and United Club, Tokyo-Narita...
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Hyatt 48 Hour Sale (with Participating Properties)
Special thanks to @FLYGVA for alerting me to Hyatt’s most recent 48 Hour Sale (as always) and to @HyattTweets for providing a list of participating properties (as always). I should put those two on...
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