Usually, I’m very good about planning ahead, but for some reason, I’m a little bit confused about what I should with this booking. I am going to BACON as some of you may know, and originally I planned to stop in NYC after the weekend in Colorado Springs for just under two weeks and then take…
May 3 – Giveaways and a must read!
Two giveaways to mention today: Frequent Flyer Bonuses is celebrating its eighth anniversary and is giving away some Etihad and SPG points! First2Board is also giving away SPG points and amenity kits! This is also a must read from Matthew @ upgrd.com which is hilarious! I find call center conversations very amusing and this is one of…
(US Only) LX/LH F in advance with 50k Miles & More Credit Card!
Barclay is offering a 50,000 miles signup bonus for their Lufthansa Miles & More credit card until June 30, 2013. You will need to spend $5,000 for the other 30,000 points with as you get 20,000 points for the first purchase. There is annual fee of $79 and you can apply here. (At the time,…
May 2 – AMEX Financial Review, Expedia Margins
Not much stuff that hasn’t been rehashed yet today but if you haven’t read these posts I strongly suggest you do as I find them extremely interesting. View from the Wing has a very good post on the AMEX financial review. One of the comments says I can vouch that Amex in Canada has a similar process, albeit…
May 1 – More Change Fees, Free Wifi, 100% Buy US promo!
Hack My Trip tells you how to get free wifi on Delta by changing your browser. Very smart idea! American Airlines joins everyone else and increases change fees (domestic to 200, international to 300). Hopefully AC’s change fee will remain $75. Also a US Airways up to 100% buy promo. Through May 31, 2013, when you…
April 30 – Delta Fees, Feecation, Air France First?
I stumbled on Points and Pixie Dust’s Feecation post, which is quite an interesting program for reimbursing travel fees. You can get up to $10 for Airport, Hotel, Car, and Wi-Fi fees but the monthly fee is only $16.97 with first month free trial. If you don’t have elite statuses and do incur these incidental fees then…
End of the Month Mile Promotions (April)
Today is the last day to purchase Avianca Lifemiles at a 100% bonus (2×1). They run the  promotion (either transfer or purchase) every other month, so it should be back in June/July if you haven’t signed up for an account yet. Today is also the last day to convert hotel points to US Airways Dividend…
April 29 – Hotel Adjustments, Contests
Hilton AXON devaluation which are quite bad. I don’t hold very many Hilton Points so no separate post on it 🙂 Check themrpickles for details. Consensus is that award levels are roughly in line with the new regular prices and given the devaluations honestly not a great value. Sometimes the AXON redemption levels are even…
Fuel Surcharges on Aeroplan Award Tickets
Aeroplan as many well know implemented fuel surcharges (YQ) a year or so back, which definitely catapulted them into one of the top programs to a mediocre ones. Their award chart is not necessarily stellar either, so it simply sucks the happiness out of your redemption, when you redeem for a RTW only to find $800…
April 26 Update – AC/EY Agreement, Credit Cards, Routehappy
Etihad and Air Canada signed an agreement to codeshare services with frequent flyer reciprocity. I guess that’s why Canadians now get Visa on Arrival back and that means I better plan my trip on Emirates First! The agreement will also allow frequent flyer mileage accrual on codeshare flights by members of Etihad Guest and Aeroplan…
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