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What Did I Miss?
Sometimes I like to slip away without telling anyone. My dad is on a quest to spend his money before I get my grubby hands on it and treated the family to a trip to the Virgin Islands last week. I...
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Alaska and Delta Cut Codeshares, Start Competing in Other Ways
The competition between Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines for the Seattle market is past the point of amusement and starting to get annoying. One carrier announces new routes so the other carrier...
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Targeted Discount on United Miles of up to 40%
United Airlines sent me an email this morning offering a surprise discount on purchased miles. It’s a unique link that I can’t share. But clicking on the link took me to a page with pictures of four...
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New Amex EveryDay Cards Make It Easier to Earn Membership Rewards
American Express is launching two new credit cards on April 2, so you can expect lots of posts when that day arrives. Probably not from me, though, so I’ll just take a moment now to let you know what...
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A New Way to Triple Dip & Manufacture Spend
I’m currently in the middle of Saverocity’s Milemadness tournament. So far, the results have me in 2nd place or 1st place if you look at all the factors. As awesome as it looks, I don’t know whether I...
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Rocketmiles Offering 1,000 Bonus Miles in Washington, DC
Rocketmiles is one of two companies that have really pushed to change how travelers earn miles when booking hotels. The other is Pointshound, which I prefer for various reasons, including the ability...
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Daily Getaways Return on May 19
Daily Getaways is an annual promotion run by the U.S. Travel Association in collaboration with American Express. Each day for four weeks there is a new travel deal from a selected merchant (sometimes...
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United Adding New Entertainment Option
United announced yesterday that they are beginning to offer access to streaming content like movies and television shows you can watch on your own electronic devices, such as an iPad or laptop...
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Review: Hyatt House Redmond
As I said in the introduction to my review of the Hyatt Place Seattle, I don’t normally review budget properties but like to make an exception for those that offer exceptional service or which are of...
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Air New Zealand Sent Two People on a Mission to Antarctica
About six months ago I mentioned Air New Zealand was running a contest to send one lucky person to Antarctica with National Geographic photographer Jason Edwards. Well, it seems they couldn’t make up...
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#Milemadness Mid-Month Update & 100,000 Miles in 7 Days
I’m currently participating in Saverocity’s Mile Madness Tournament. If you haven’t heard of it before, it’s basically a group of bloggers who are competing against each other to see who can earn the...
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Offer for 100K American Miles Still Works …and May Work Twice!
One of the best current credit card sign-up offers is to get 100,000 American Airlines miles after spending $10,000 in 3 months. This is courtesy of the Citi® Executive® / AAdvantage® WorldElite™...
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Several Rocketmiles Promos for up to 5,000 Bonus Miles!
I shared an offer last week for a chance to earn 1,000 bonus miles when you book a stay in Washington, DC. But Rocketmiles launched another, better offer today for stays in Chicago, Philadelphia, and...
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Which Companion Fares Save You Money?
Many airline-branded credit cards come with discounted companion fares. These can be one-off coupons you earn each year or ongoing benefits anytime you book a ticket. However, individual circumstances...
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Hyatt Spring Sale Offers 20-30% Off Two Nights or More
Hyatt is running a special sale providing discounts of 20-30% off stays of two or three nights when you book by April 28 and stay by June 12. You must use the offer code SPSALE when you book in order...
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Save 5% with Alaska Airlines Insider Extra Discount
I mentioned a couple weeks ago that Alaska Airlines offers discounted fares to members of its Club 49 program for Alaska State residents, but anyone can save money on Alaska’s flights by signing up for...
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Targeted: United 3X Miles or 2X Miles & Free Upgrade
United Airlines sent another round of targeted promotions in the email today, so be sure to check your spam folders. I am the proud recipient of double miles on all travel from April 1 through June 30....
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How to Get a Starwood Platinum Challenge
I discussed how to get a Hyatt Diamond trial on Monday, a status that I’ve held for a few years. But in 2013 I decided to go for Platinum status with Starwood Preferred Guest, as well. Both programs...
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Booking a miles and points trip to Angkor Wat
In November, 2013, Asiana opened up award space in First Class on almost every flight possible. Of interest was their new First Suite Class on their 77W (actually a 777-200), which only operated...
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When Cash is King for Manufactured Spending
I like to do manufactured spending – my flexible schedule, ideal geography (with many MS-friendly stores nearby), and variety of credit cards with different category bonuses allow me the opportunity to...
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