News and Notes from Around the Interweb:
- Buy an American Express prepaid gift card with no fee, and free shipping. Go through Big Crumbs to get to the gift card purchase website and earn 1.4% cash back, too.
- Priority Club’s “stay X, earn Y” bonuses are now out. Register for 3 nights and 5000 points, 7 nights and 10,000 points, or 15 nights and 15,000 points depending on which one you’re confident you’ll hit with your stays.
- What’s involved in taking delivery of a new aircraft
- Milepoint.com is giving away a seat on the upcoming Star Mega DO with hotel nights included.
- My piece at Conde Nast’s Daily Traveler on 5 Tips for Booking Holiday Reward Travel
- Mommy Points explains ‘double dipping’ through rewards shopping malls: that some merchants allow you to earn points for buying gift cards, so you first buy an e-gift card for the points and then go back through the rewards portal to buy the item you want, using the gift card to pay for it. This won’t work with all merchants, but for those that it does you can earn twice the points for your purchases.
“Avoid this at the end of the trip, because if your first flight is cancelled and is on a separate ticket from your international flight, the onward carrier wouldn’t be obligated to transport you all the way”
I think the word ‘end’ was meant to be ‘beginning’ or ‘start’.
I looked over the AMEX Diwali Card offer but I see a USPS shipping fee over $5, not free USPS shipping. I’d hate to think the herd was sent out running through another minefield. 🙁
Free shipping code AFLQ32012 has expired. DSGRAD is accepted but doesn’t specify free shipping. ??
I got this email from Amex:
GET 100% OFF PURCHASE FEES:
USE CODE EMGIFTCM.
CODE EXPIRES 12/31/12
Speaking of promotions:
Airlines (and, maybe, hotels) used to provide fairly rich promotions to “activate” a new mobile phone contract.
It seems like that practice isn’t so common any longer?
Any advice on how to maximize the purchase of any iPhone 5 over the new few weeks (or months)?
THANKS.