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There’s no limit on the number of cash and points redemptions that you can use this with, and if you’re an IHG cardholder you’ll still also receive the 10% rebate on the points portion of the reservation up to your annual maximum.
Alaska Airlines is running a sale for flights to and from California in April and May. That includes $99 Hawaii flights in each direction, good for Honolulu, Maui Kauai, and Kona.
The best deals are from Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento but Portland and Seattle have $139 flights too.
There’s a flash sale just through March 22 offering a 100% bonus on IHG Rewards Club points. That should mean $0.00575 per point, which is a lower price than what I value the points at.
Strangely I’m actually seeing the price come up even lower than that.
Hilton formally dropped award charts a year ago but promised that they weren’t raising prices.
I wrote at the time after speaking to program leadership that Hilton says they are not increasing the maximum price of any hotel, and do not intend to do so. If they increase pricing and they do not make an announcement of this in advance they will come under much-deserved criticism.
Alaska Airlines is selling Newark – Hawaii from $362. You can even choose which Hawaiian airports to fly in and out of, Maui, Honolulu, Kona, or Lihue. (Lihue, Kauai and Honolulu run about $10 more.)
In April and May and August through end of year you can fly round the world — with stops in Hong Kong, Bali, and Frankfurt — from just $891 on Singapore Airlines.
American and British Airways, along with Delta and their partners, are offering premium economy roundtrips from the East and West Coasts to many cities in Europe starting at $753 roundtrip. That’s an incredible deal.
Italian carrier Meridiana has been in the news for its rebranding as Air Italy. The Qatar Airways-backed carrier is taking on bankrupt Alitalia to become Italy’s national airline. It’s upgrading its fleet and services and has a massive growth plan.
And right now there’s a $600 roundtrip business class fare between Cairo and New York JFK.
Delta and United rescinded their group discount offer for NRA members over the weekend. United is based in Chicago and we expect gun violence there I guess. But Delta has taken a lot of heat for their position and tried to walk it back claiming they weren’t really taking a position.
There’s a lot of misinformation out there in the ongoing story of Georgia politicians blasting Delta for their move.
Car rental companies didn’t make this move before the school shooting incident in Florida. It wasn’t a stand taken outside of controversy, it was a reaction to controversy.
No matter how you feel about guns, rental car companies shouldn’t be your hero or villain here. They’re just making a business judgment not a social statement.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
