Virgin Atlantic is starting their seasonal Vancouver flights tomorrow. Aeroplan has released several hotel promos, most recently today for Hilton and Best Western. With Hilton, you can earn bonus 250, 500, 750, and 1,500 for the first four qualifying stays thus in total up to 3,000 miles. With Best Western, you can earn 2,000 (bonus…
Mistake Hotel Rate – Marriot’s Phuket Beach Club @ $15USD/night!!!
EDIT: Around 20 mins (as of 11:49 PDT) after I posted this the rooms have been pulled. That was fast! Marriott Phuket is pricing rate at 423 THB, which is a currency error, because 423 THB is approximately 15 USD. If you are planning a trip South Asia, book now and cancel later. Definitely…
May 9 – Aeromar, Hotel Thermostats
Aeromar awards with United miles are now available online. All of their flights (except one) are domestic Mexican flights. Points, Miles, & Martinis has a post on tricking the thermostat in most hotel rooms to remove the temperature limits. Very handy. Quiet day today!
Award Update: ANA 787 Availability
I got an award alert yesterday which showed that ANA has finally loaded award space on it’s NRT-SEA and NRT-SJC routes which are starting September 1/2. ANA flies the other 787 routes as well. Award space is pretty good (minus December peak travel/holiday season) for the NRT-SEA in business class: No business class space for…
May 8 – Credit cards, Banking, and Baggage Fees
There is a wonderful 75k offer for the US AMEX GOLD BIZ. You can access info here, here, and here. TPG also has a very good article on baggage fees and baggage delivery services. Points, Miles and Martinis also has a good post on avoiding fees with the global ATM Alliance. I didn’t know Scotiabank was…
(Potential) Mistake Fare – Business TATL for $700??!!
Disclaimer: I am not sure this actually works. I tried several times last night, and it couldn’t ticket. I’m not sure whether it’s a glitch or whether the seats aren’t getting pulled from the buckets or the system is manually validating the tickets, so I do not guarantee anything! Just something to try if you…
May 7 – Klout and free lounge passes, AMEX Plat, Free HHonors Gold
Very quiet day today: If you have Klout of 55+, you can get a free AA lounge pass! HT: Mommy Points There is also a free HHonors Gold offer floating around. HT: Point Me to the Plane Finally, Alaska is devaluing their chart for AF/KLM awards. Bleh, but I’m saving my miles for Emirates First.…
Common Mileage Currencies (for Canadians) – Aeroplan
It’s much easier to accumulate points and miles in the states, than in Canada, unfortunately, and while we used to have the best Star Alliance FF program, it’s undeniable that Aeroplan are absolutely or even relatively worth less than they were before to other currencies. While there are still decent redemptions to be had, the…
May 4 Summary – SPG Taxes, QR redemptions, OS Retrofit, UPS
Aeroplan is also partnering with the UPS Store – earn 1 mile/$ with 150 miles on first transaction. Points Summary talks about how SPG is now showing breakdown of rates and taxes on bookings which is good for cash + point redemptions. Head for Points talks about how you could potentially use BA Avios on Qatar…
Personal Credit Cards in Canada
Credit cards are most likely the easiest way to earn miles without flying. Actually, scratch that, credit cards are THE EASIEST WAY to get miles and fly for only taxes whether it’s short-haul hops or international first class. I am going to do a very long series on the valuation of miles and points and…
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