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$300 off $300 – Northwest Last Minute Packages

by Gary Leff on May 23, 2007

May 23 2007

Northwest’s Last Minute Packages (formerly ‘CyberSavers’) are offering a fantastic deal — promo code LMP2007 is taking $300 off a trip of $300 or more. Per Northwest’s promotional email, it’s only supposed to be taking off $25. One Flyertalker writes I just snagged a trip for Fri. night – Sun. night to the Chicago vicinity with two nights at a Radisson for $5.91 all-in. So if you’re still looking for something to do Memorial Day Weekend (or the following weekend), this may be the deal you’ve been waiting for.

40% Off Bedding at W Hotel Store

by Gary Leff on May 17, 2007

Via Slickdeals.net, the W Hotels Store is offering 40% on their beds and bedding through May 31 with promo code WE4XT.I got in on a similar offer back in March, and am very pleased with my purchase. My understanding is that W properties use the plush top mattress with a featherbed, rather than the softer pillowtop that’s also on sale here. But preferences will vary.

Orbitz Hotel Coupons

by Gary Leff on May 16, 2007

TripAdvisor is offering a $50 off Orbitz coupon good on a 3+ night hotel stay or vacation package. In addition, Orbitz promo code PRIDE100 offers $100 off on a 5 or more night hotel stay or $40 off on a 3-4 night stay.These presumably work only on ‘OrbitzSaver’ hotel rates, though I haven’t ploughed through the relevant terms and conditions to verify. The Pride offer is part of their Gay and Lesbian travel deals, but anyone can use the savings (the booking engine lacks appropriate gaydar).

4000 Mile Delta Signup Bonus

by Gary Leff on May 9, 2007

May 09 2007

Through June 30, Delta is offering 4,000 Skymiles just for enrolling and entering your Starwood Preferred Guest number. Offer may be targeted, so your mileage may vary…

Beer Cozies from Girlfriend Getaways

by Gary Leff on May 8, 2007

May 08 2007

Budget Travel is giving away beer cozies for their new sister magazine Girlfriend Getaways. There aren’t a whole lot of ’em according to this post, but something about the title of the mag just sounds appealing, yknow? (I think the magazine is actually about women getting away together, so not applicable to all readers perhaps, but on the other hand . . .)

$1480 business class fare, LA/San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand

by Gary Leff on May 6, 2007

United has blown it with a decimal point — San Francisco or Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand was supposed to be $10,620+tax for full fare business but got published (fare basis CNZ) as $1062+tax or about $1480 all-in. The fare works to Christchurch, New Zealand as well. This is available at Orbitz, Expedia, United.com, and some other places. You have to fly LA or San Francisco to Sydney on United and then any carrier (Air New Zealand, Qantas, Emirates, Thai, LAN) on to Auckland (for the Auckland fare). It doesn’t appear to allow stopovers in Sydney — just connections. While the fare says ‘unlimited stopovers’ it is apparently a mileage-based fare, so stopovers cause a “HIP check” aka a check for the highest fare to any stopover and causes the price to jump accordingly…

United GroceryMiles Bonus

by Gary Leff on May 5, 2007

May 05 2007

United’s Grocerymiles is offering 1500 bonus miles on $1500 in spending by June 15 at Safeway, Vons, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s or Pavilions. Good for folks who shop at these places anyway, it amounts to triple the usual miles on $1500 in grocery purchases over a month and a half. Of course you need to be averaging $1000 a month in groceries — easy to do at stores like Whole Foods and the like, much tougher at Safeway!And as usual, the following spending doesn’t count… Liquor, Tobacco, Fuel, US Postage Stamps, Fluid Milk, Bus/Commuter Passes, Fishing/Game Licenses, Ski Tickets, Lottery Tickets, Gift Certificate sales, Pharmacy prescriptions, Safeway Club Savings, Safeway Store Coupons, and Sales Tax.

Miles for Countertops

by Gary Leff on May 5, 2007

May 05 2007

Free Frequent Flyer Miles points to an an offer of Delta miles for new countertops.There are always miles for shopping offers, but I point this one out because I hadn’t seen it before and because it’s rather timely — I’m actually pondering new countertops in my kitchen. I don’t yet know the quality of the product offered here or how it compares on price, but pocketing a few thousand miles for something I’m goingt to do anyway always grabs my attention.Details of the offer:Delta Sky Miles are awared based on final price of purchase of installed countertops from e-counters.com. Additions to orders for non-installed items do not count towards purchase amount for Sky Miles calculation. Installed Countertop purchase price is subject to change pending on-site measurement by e-counters.com affiliated professionals, and the Sky Miles award…

5000 Bonus Miles for Buying Flights Out of Detroit Right Away

by Gary Leff on May 1, 2007

May 01 2007

Northwest is offering (registration required) 5000 bonus miles for purchasing a roundtrip flight in the next three days for travel through June 13 to the following destinations: Available Destinations: Boston, MA Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA Cancun, Mexico Montego Bay, Jamaica San Juan, Puerto Rico Fort Lauderdale, FL Myrtle Beach, SC Tampa, FL Fort Myers, FL New York – LaGuardia West Palm Beach, FL Las Vegas, NV Orlando, FL

Free $10 Gift Certificates from Ted’s Montana Grill

by Gary Leff on April 28, 2007

Apr 28 2007

Sign up to receive (3) $10 gift certificates almost immediately by email from Ted’s Montana Grill. So I haven’t been a big fan of Ted Turner since the ’80s when he was a huge Ayn Rand fan, but I do kinda dig the buffalo meatloaf…