Lucky points to an offer where you’ll be able to buy Starwood Starpoints for 1.45 cents apiece (e.g. 10,000 points for $145). Starwood points normally cost $35 per 1000 (but who would buy them at that price except to top off towards a specific award need?). The offer will be up at Discover America Daily Getaways sponsored by American Express on May 3rd. And there are a limited number of each points package, such as only 470 of the 10,000 point offers. And each purchase transaction is limited to 5 packages. There’s been speculation that this means you can only buy a total of 5 points packages, and so the interest has centered around the 10,000 point packages for most effect. But it’s not clear from the rules as to whether that’s per person or…
General
Category Archives for General.
5000 Delta Miles Per Marriott Stay, Beginning With Your Second Stay
Via TM Travel World, Marriott is offering 5000 bonus Delta miles per stay beginning with your second stay between May 1 and September 6, 2010. The bonus can be earned up to 12 times for a maximum bonus of 60,000 miles. Registration is required (and begins May 1…) and you must set your earning preference to miles.
Ginger Ale vs Tomato Juice Smackdown
In February I said that tomato juice is especially popular on planes. Upgrade: Travel Better throws down with ginger ale. So the real underlying question here of course is: bloody marys or whiskey and ginger?
Hyatt Big Welcome Back Free Nights Giveaway Winners Announced!
Not only do we have two winners of the Big Welcome Back Free Hyatt Nights Giveaway, we also have a theme. Michael plans to use his two free nights for his wedding and Rachel plans to use hers for her honeymoon. Congrats to you both!
Tom Bihn Laptop Briefcase Giveaway Winner Announced!
The winner of the Tom Bihn Empire Builder Laptop Briefcase giveaway is patrick yee. I’ve sent him an email for his address, a really great bag is on its way…
One Day Left to Enter for Free Hyatt Nights
Enter here or follow @garyleff (or do both) to enter by noon eastern time on Sunday, April 25.
1500 Bonus Points Just for Joining US Airways Dividend Miles
US Airways is offering 1500 miles to new members who join by July 31. Just enter promo code NM15 when signing up. (HT: Free Frequent Flyer Miles)
United Discounts Their “Rule Buster”-style Awards
For bookings by May 18 and and travel through October 31 that is booked at least 21 days in advance, United is reducing the cost of a ‘standard award’ for domestic travel from 50,000 miles roundtrip to 40,000 miles roundtrip. The discount applies only to domestic coach awards. In United’s parlance, standard awards are the higher-priced awards that permit travel on any flight without regard to capacity controls. Other airlines have referred to these as “rule buster” or “anytime awards.” Prior to October 2006, 40,000 miles was the regular price of a domestic standard award. Yet something is strange going on here, I can’t quite put my finger on it. Now, it seems that United’s award redemption ‘specials’ seem always to be for coach tickets. That makes them unexciting to me. And I’m not especially…
Instant Silver Status in the New JAL Hotels Loyalty Program
The just-launched JAL Hotels loyalty program, My JALHotels is offering free silver status to all new members as a promotion through the end of 2011. Silver gets early check-in, late check-out, complimentary newspaper, and 10% off at Nikko Hotels (5% at Hotel JAL City) including in restaurants and even when not a hotel guest.
Vacations are a Human Right, and Europe Will Subsidize Them
From The Times (London): Brussels decrees holidays are a human right AN overseas holiday used to be thought of as a reward for a year’s hard work. Now Brussels has declared that tourism is a human right and pensioners, youths and those too poor to afford it should have their travel subsidised by the taxpayer. Under the scheme, British pensioners could be given cut-price trips to Spain, while Greek teenagers could be taken around disused mills in Manchester to experience the cultural diversity of Europe. The idea for the subsidised tours is the brainchild of Antonio Tajani, the European Union commissioner for enterprise and industry, who was appointed by Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister. The scheme, which could cost hundreds of millions of pounds a year, is intended to promote a sense of pride…
