Oct 11 2016

Arguably the greatest frequent flyer offer ever came in 2002 when the KLM Flying Dutchman program offered not just to match elite status in another frequent flyer program, but also account balances (flights on KLM or partners were required for this). People earned millions of miles from a few flights.

Over the summer JetBlue matched Virgin America point balances with up to 75,000 bonus miles.

But I don’t recall an account balance promotion that was both unlimited (like KLM’s) and that required draining the points in your existing account.

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Oct 10 2016

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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Oct 10 2016

Doha is a really convenient stopover, as the home airport for Qatar Airways, a top world carrier and member of oneworld. Their first class lounge in Doha is amazing, and even features pieces from the Museum of Islamic Art’s collection.

I found just two days in Doha to be perfect, but if I had it to do over again I’d do four nights… two dedicated to a museum visit and two for The Ritz-Carlton Sharq Village & Spa.

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Oct 10 2016

The new Ritz-Carlton Rewards® Credit Card is a Visa Infinite card. The card was already strong, two months ago Chase made the card great.

Here are the 5 most important things to know about this card.

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Oct 10 2016

United’s shopping portal is offering 45 MileagePlus miles per dollar for Magazines.com purchases instead of their usual 12 miles per dollar.

This offer won’t last long. 45 miles per dollar means buying miles at $0.022 cents apiece. However here’s an idea to play with:

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Oct 10 2016

Hyatt Gold Passport is offering a 20% points bonus for Las Vegas stays between October 19 and December 29.

What’s especially interesting is that almost all eligible hotels are MGM properties (Hyatt Gold Passport and MGM’s M life Rewards have an alliance that almost amounts to hotel codesharing).

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Oct 10 2016

“Round the World” service is a huge badge of honor, Pan Am used to offer a single flight that made stops and crossed both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

After United bought Pan Am’s Pacific routes, it operated round-the-world service as well. It was a source of pride, not profits. At one point United flew New York JFK – Los Angeles – Hong Kong – Delhi – London Heathrow – New York JFK. United flights 1 and 2 traveled in opposite directions.

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Oct 09 2016

The new Ritz-Carlton Rewards® Credit Card is a Visa Infinite card, a higher tier than the Visa Signature that nearly all other premium rewards cards top out at.

And the first thing it can do for you is give you a complimentary special long weekend getaway. Here are 5 ideas.

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Oct 09 2016

Last year Hyatt Gold Passport offered a bonus on purchased concomitant with a rebate on redemptions — increasing the value of points you can buy.

It looks like they’re doing something similar again. There’s currently a 10% rebate on redeemed points for co-brand credit card holders through October 31. And they’re also offering a bonus on purchased points through October 25.

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Oct 09 2016

I flew the American Airlines domestic inaugural flight for their brand new Boeing 787-9 aircraft on Thursday. From Dallas to Los Angeles I tried out their newest business class product. For the return I flew in their brand new premium economy cabin. That’s the product I’ll share with this post.

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