Miles from Blighty says that Canadians (and other nationals of other countries) can now apply for a Turkish Visa online. Point me to the Plane posts about an interesting article which talks about an Starwood employee in Dubai who had her drink spiked. Rewards Canada says that the RBC Avion Canada 50% bonus to Avios…
Canadian vs. American Credit Cards
Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook and Twitter! I hate how sometimes you can be so close to something yet so far! That’s the feeling I get because I live around an hour from the States and but I don’t have access to American credit cards. So while I was at BACon, I found that all the…
Free Accor Club Platinum
Edit: Gone Use link here. I’m pretty sure you can status match this to priority club to leverage hotel elite statuses. HT: Loyalty Lobby
May 17 – Tweet for good, hotels.com, 29% Buy Avios Bonus
Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook and Twitter! Hotels.com and Hotels.ca is also having a 5% off coupon which is HOTELSFORLESS. You must book by 5/24 and stay by 9/30. Hotels excluded are here, remember that you don’t earn welcomerewards with a coupon, and go through a cashback portal. Tweet for good: Aeroplan will donate 70 Miles (up to one million) to its…
Buying Miles – United Award Accelerator
Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook and Twitter! There is a 30% discount on buying United Miles which brings the purchase price down to 2.63 cents per mile, but is it worth it? I mentioned yesterday that there was an award accelerator option that was cheaper to buy miles. It usually is. Here is how it works:…
May 16 – Buying Miles, AA, Marriott
AA changes its boarding policies as shown in the screenshot. Non-elites with no overhead baggage can now board before group 2. Several miles purchasing promos: (New)Â Up to 30% discount on buying UA miles until May 20th. Â That means 2.63 cents per mile if you buy at least 15,000. You can get this cheaper with the…
Amazing Timelapse of HKG/NYC
I love big cities, and I love skylines, so this video that I saw this morning is absolutely breathtaking and worth sharing. My parents are from Hong Kong, so I know the city fairly well (although not as well as a local). Hong Kong from the Star Ferry is lovely and all that, but it’s…
May 15 – Aeroplan, Marriott, Lifemiles
Aeroplan is running a contest vote for the “best of†in select popular cities with the Around the World Contest. Voting on each city will give you entry into three prizes of 200,000 Aeroplan miles. You can vote here. However, if you go via the facebook app, you can also get additional 1,000 miles when you do a transaction…
Avianca Lifemiles devalues … AGAIN
Following an unofficial devaluation where the award prices for business class were raised 2,500 per segment and first class 5,000 per segment just last december, Lifemiles has just again “enhanced” its award chart. The new figures are as follows: This is actually really ridiculous, given that their original chart less than a year ago was something like…
May 14 – Hyatt, AA, Airbus
Hyatt is having a 48 Hour Sale. Use offer code C48MAY beginning May 14, 2013 and save up to 20% at Hyatt hotels and resorts, Park Hyatt and Andaz hotels in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean valid through 11:59 PM CDT May 15, 2013. Here is a list of properties courtesy of Hack My Trip: Participating Hotels Andaz…
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