Were you targeted for this Hyatt road warrior promotion? (up to 90,000 bonus points...
Recently, a reader recently sent us a link to a Hyatt promotion that we weren't aware was available, so as we know of someone who hasn't been told they had been targeted but was able to register, I thought we'd mention it in case anyone reading this is in the same position (i.e. eligible but blissfully unaware).
Be careful: Check these two Avios sales to get the best price for you
Finnair has been running an Avios sale since the middle of last week and British Airways has just launched a new flash sale, and the key thing for Avios collectors to know right now is that it while both sales are offering different bonuses, the best sale for you may not be the one offering the highest headline bonus.
Award Sale: Get 25% off Singapore Airlines award bookings
No, this isn't an article about the KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes deals that we see every month (those deals should appear in a week's time). This a KrisFlyer Global Redemption Sale in which the travel window is wider and the restrictions slightly different.
Earn 15,000 bonus Amex points with Leading Hotels of the World [Targeted]
Earlier, we wrote about a new Turkish Airlines offer that launched this morning and here we have a second interesting travel offer that Amex has dropped into out accounts.
For select bookings made with Leading Hotels of the World that are paid for by 8 December, Amex is offering targeted cardholders a bonus of 15,000 points.
Save $200 on Turkish Airlines spending with this offer [Targeted]
Amex has today launched a new targeted offer for spending with Turkish Airlines on flights departing the United States. The offer appears to be widely available, so if you're making plans to visit Europe between now and next July, this could be an easy way to save a little cash.
Sale: Save up to 20% at select Hyatt resorts
Hyatt has launched a sale in which it's offering guests up to 20% on stays made at select resorts in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The savings can be locked in for stays through the end of April next year, and this is what you need to know.
Airfare deal: East Coast – Europe Business Class for $2,200 (Round Trip)
TAP Air Portugal is currently running a 'Multi destination campaign" which given all the emails I'm getting, the airline seems to be particularly excited about. The campaign is valid for most regions of the world to which TAP operates, but I'm just going to focus on the US for the purposes of this article.
Save at three Marriott brands with these targeted offers
Chase is currently targeting select cardholders for savings on spending with select Marriott brands and while (as usual) these deals are only available for stays that are paid for in the next few weeks, the rebates on offer can be worthwhile, so it will be worth checking your cards to see if you have been targeted if you have an upcoming Marriott stay.
Earn 10,000 bonus Hilton points when you spend with Delta [Targeted]
There's a noticeable dearth of new travel offers in our Amex accounts, but one targeted offer that caught our eye this morning is for Hilton Honors co-branded card holders who can now earn 10,000 bonus Hilton points when they spend at least $300 with Delta.
Get 5,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you shop with TUMI [Targeted]
American Express appears to have launches a significant number of new targeted offers today, but there aren't many new travel-related offers appearing in our accounts. Still, if you're in the market for some overpriced luggage, this offer for spending with TUMI may help ease the pain on your wallet.
Earn 2x Marriott elite night credits with Homes & Villas
After saying that the last promotion that was run would be the last big promotion of the year, Marriott Homes & Villas launched a new promotion over the weekend in which its offering Bonvoy members double elite night credits on select stays made by the end of the year.
Flash Sale: Up to 20% off + 10,000 bonus Avios with Qatar Airways...
Today has seen Qatar Airways launch a couple of promotions for departures from Europe which may offer good value if you're prepared to book in the next few days. The promotions cover dates well into next year (one covers travel through the end of June 2025), so there should be scope for quite a few people to make the most of these offers.
Amex to Hilton transfers now come with a 30% bonus (1 month only)
It's the start of a new month so it's time to look out for new deals, and the first one that we've noticed appeared early yesterday morning in our American Express accounts. For the next month, you can now get a 30% bonus on Amex points conversions to Hilton Honors, but is this a deal you should be considering?
Book North America – Europe Business Class for 37,500 miles + $269 (one-way)
Flying Blue has released its Promo Awards for September which cover travel through 28 February 2025 and as usual, you can now book select Air France and KLM awards with a 25% discount.
This month, the choices are, again, unspectacular, although we do finally have an interesting Business Class promo award for North America on which to report.
Reminder: Earn 2X points at Hyatt Place/Hyatt House properties worldwide
This is a reminder (for anyone who missed it when it first launched) that the World of Hyatt is currently still offering members the opportunity to earn double points on stays at Hyatt Place and Hyatt House properties world wide.
Two IHG deals for stays in the Middle East, Africa, India & South Asia
Alongside the resorts sale that we wrote about yesterday, IHG is also running two further deals, and these are for stays across the Middle East, Africa, India and South Asia.
Save at MGM resorts with these two Amex offers [Targeted]
American Express has launched two new offers which between them, cover all MGM properties across the United States. Both offers valid for stays that are paid for by 30 November 2024 and both offers allow the spending target to be reached using multiple transactions.
IHG sale: Breakfast + up to 20% off at resorts in the Maldives &...
IHG has launched a new sale in which it's offering guests complimentary breakfast and up to 20% off on bookings at select resorts across Asia, Oceania and the Pacific for stays made deep into next year.
Marriott’s new global promotion for stays through 26 November 2024
It's a double promo day for Marriott because as well as launching a new promotion for select holders of its co-branded credit cards, it has also launched a new global promotion covering stays between 10 September and 26 November 2024.
New Marriott cardholder promotion: 2,000 bonus points on select stays
A little earlier, we wrote about a new promotion that Hyatt has launched for holders of its co-branded credit cards, and it now looks like Marriott has followed that lead with its own promotion for most co-branded cardholders in eleven countries across the globe.
Hyatt cardholders can now earn up to 20,000 bonus points at Unbound Collection properties
Hyatt has launched a new promotion for holders of its two co-branded credit cards, so for the next few months, anyone holding The World of Hyatt Credit Card or the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card can earn up to 20,000 bonus points on stays made at Unbound Collection properties worldwide.
Earn 3x Hyatt points at Homes & Hideaways by World of Hyatt
For a limited time, Hyatt is now offering World of Hyatt members the chance to earn 3x points on stays booked through its Homes & Hideaways portal that take place in the next couple of months.
Buy up to 210,000 Marriott Bonvoy points from 0.89 cents each [Targeted]
Marriott has brought back another targeted points sale and in it it's offering Bonvoy members a bonus of up to 40% when they purchase points in the next six weeks. But just how good or bad is this latest offer.
TODAY: Earn up to 5x on Apple purchases through shopping portals (select products)
Shopping through online portals can be a great way to boost a loyalty account balance, save some cash, or to prevent a loyalty balance from expiring. Right now a number of shopping portals are offering improved earnings rates for purchases made with Apple so this may be a good time to buy any Apple products you have been considering.
Earn up to 20,000 bonus Amex points on Samsung spending [Targeted]
We don't often write about Amex offers that don't relate to travel or to credit card welcome offers, but an offer that dropped into my account today (or possibly Friday) looks so useable that I thought it was worth flagging.
If you have an Amex Membership Rewards card, you may have been targeted to earn up to 20,000 Amex points on spending with Samsung.
Save $90 on Delta bookings with this Amex offer [targeted]
Amex has launched a new targeted offer for select cardholders in which it's offering a $90 rebate on spending made with Delta Air Lines by the end of October. Given the terms and conditions and given the length of time we're being given to trigger the rebate, this should be a relatively simple rebate to earn if you're a Delta flyer.
Earn 24,000 bonus points/stay and get 10% off select bookings with Marriott Homes &...
If the last Marriott Homes & Villas promotion didn't tempt you into a booking or didn't cover the geographic area in which you're planning a stay, perhaps this latest offer of 24,000 bonus points per stay + 10% off at select properties worldwide will suit you better.
Save at select Mandarin Oriental properties in the US, Europe, and Asia [Targeted]
Amex has brought back an offer that we last saw back in February (it expired at the end of May) and which gives targeted Amex cardholders the opportunity to save on their next stay at select Mandarin Oriental properties around the world.
Save $200 on spending at select Hilton all-inclusive resorts [Targeted]
If you're considering booking a Hilton all-inclusive property for an upcoming stay and if that property is the Caribbean or Latin America, now would be a good time to check your Amex offers as you may be able to save $200 without much effort.
Save $100 at Hyatt Unbound Collection properties around the world [Targeted]
When it comes to hotel partners, American Express usually favors Marriott and Hilton, but we've been seeing more Hyatt offers appearing in recent months and a good new Hyatt offer appears to have been published today.
Get up to 20% off with Hyatt in Europe, the Middle East & Africa
Hyatt has published a new offer in which as the headline says, guests can save up to 20% off stays made in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. The offer is valid on stays at 153 Hyatt locations a long as bookings are made by 6 June 2024.
Deal: Rakuten is offering 15% – 20% cash back at a wide variety of...
Today sees the return of "Big Give Week" on Rakuten, which sees the cashback site offering up to 20% back (or 20 Membership Rewards Points per dollar) at hundreds of participating stores and retailers. Better still, this promotion sees the return of some great cash back travel offers with the likes of Radisson and Viator.
Hilton’s second global promotion for 2024 is now live
Hilton's first major promotion of 2024 ended yesterday and in true Hilton fashion, its second global promotion of the year went live earlier today. This latest promotion runs to 2 September 2024 and, thankfully, is noticeably better than the one it is replacing.
Save on Hilton bookings in Las Vegas [Targeted offer]
Following on from the Air France/KLM offer we wrote about a little earlier, we have a second useful travel offer from Amex that has appeared today. This deal is for Hilton properties in Las Vegas and it's offering a saving of $90 on select stays that are paid for by 31 July 2024.
Deal: Save up to 20% on Hyatt stays in the Asia Pacific region
As well as releasing at least 18 targeted offers (which we discussed earlier), Hyatt has also launched a new sale for stays in the 'Asia Pacific' region which covers properties in 224 locations across 20 countries.
Have you been targeted for one of Hyatt’s new promotions? (check these links)
Hyatt has brought back a series of targeted deals that we last saw published at the beginning of 2023. There seem to be slightly fewer targeted deals in this iteration of the promotion (18 deals in 2024 v 23 deals in 2023) and it looks like the target audience may be narrower in 2024 than it was in 2023, but some of the offers still look good so it will be worth checking to see if Hyatt lists you among the chosen few.
Another sale: Buy United MileagePlus miles from 1.88 cents each (possibly targeted)
Just 6 days after pulling the last discount that it offered on its currency, United Airlines is back with another promotion in which it's offering a bonus of up to 100% when members buy MileagePlus miles by the end of the month.
Save $300 on Virgin Atlantic bookings with this targeted Amex offer
Today, American Express has brought back the same Virgin Atlantic offer that we saw promoting back in November last year. Once again, targeted cardholders have the chance to save $300 on select bookings and once again, the maximum rebate available is 15%.
Save up to 20% with Amex on select IHG stays [Targeted]
Amex has just launched a new targeted offer spending at select IHG properties in the US and its territories, and while this offer doesn't cover some of IHG's more upscale brands, the saving on offer should still be useful and relatively simple to lock in.
A good Amex offer for SoCal groceries is back – save up to $45...
Gelson’s is a grocery store chain that you’ll find in various locations across Southern California and if you have one of these stores in your neighborhood (or on your way to work), Amex may have an offer for you that will save you some cash.
The IHG European spring sale is now live (up to 20% off)
The IHG spring sale (for bookings at the chain's participating European properties) is now live and runs through to 5 March for stays into 2025. The sale is in two parts. For most IHG properties the sale is offering IHG One Rewards members up to 20% off a property's best flexible rate, while the Iberostar Beachfront Resorts have their own deal with savings of up to 15%.
Save up to 20% on select Alaska Airlines spending with this Amex offer [Targeted]
We've seen American Express launch a new targeted offer this morning and with it it's offering select cardholders a discount of $100 on spending made with Alaska Airlines through Amex Travel in the next three months.
Be careful, Marriott’s new promotion isn’t quite as generous as it has been in...
Marriott's latest global promotion is now live and it's one of the best Marriott promotions that we've seen for a while. It isn't, however, quite as generous as a similar promotion that it has run in the past, so this is a gentle warning not to expect too much.
Deal: Earn 10 Amex points/dollar (or 10% cash back) on IHG bookings
Rakuten is back with another good cash back offer with which you can earn 10% cash back or 10 Amex Membership Rewards Points per dollar on most IHG (InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, etc...) bookings. It's not clear how long this offer will last for so don't wait too long if you have an IHG stay that you need to book.
Make the most of Rakuten’s $30/3,000 Amex points bonus for referrals
Rakuten is one of my favorite cash back sites because it allows users to choose between earning pure cash back or Amex points in place of that cash back, and as we wrote about how you can choose to earn Amex points through Rakuten yesterday, today seems like a good time to write about the referral bonus that Rakuten also offers.
Make sure you’re earning easy Amex points through Rakuten
Cash back can be great, but in the miles and points world it's the versatile transferable currencies that rule and that's why Rakuten's partnership with American Express can be a key tool to use in your day-to-day miles and points strategy. If you haven't used Rakuten before or if you haven't set your account up to earn Membership Rewards points, you should probably read on.
Save on a Sixt+ rental car subscription with this targeted offer
Apparently, Amex wasn't satisfied with publishing just four rental car offers because after putting out deals for Hertz, Alamo, Avis and Budget, it has now launched a new targeted offer for spending on a Sixt+ subscription.
Save up to 20% on Avis & Budget rentals with these targeted offers
Hot on the heels of the Alamo offer that is being targeted specifically to Hilton co-branded cards, Amex has released two much more widely available offers for spending made with Avis and Budget. If you add in the Hertz deal that was published a few days ago, this means that Amex is now running offers for spending made at four major rental car agencies.
Earn 8-12 Hilton Honors points/dollar with Alamo [targeted and capped]
American Express is targeting select cardholders for an offer that would allow them to earn up to 12 Hilton Honors points on Alamo rental car spending for rentals completed in the United States.
Save on Hertz spending with this targeted Amex offer
It's Monday, and that means that we're seeing Amex publish a few new targeted offers today, but the only travel-related offer that I can see in my accounts so far is this offer for a saving of up to 25% on a future Hertz rental.
Amex is targeting select business card holders for new spending bonuses
American Express has launched a new targeted spending bonus offer for holders of its business cards and while I can only see one version of this offer in my online account, past experiences tell us that there will almost certainly be other versions of this offer going around.
Get $60 back on select Marriott Bonvoy stays with this targeted offer (Amex business...
Today, American Express has launched two new targeted offers for Marriott Bonvoy spending and this is the second offer which is being targeted to Amex business cards (the first offer is being targeted to Amex's consumer cards - see here).
Save $120 on select Marriott stays with this targeted offer (Amex consumer cards)
Amex has launched two new offers for Marriott Bonvoy spending made with properties in the United States (including its territories) Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with one offer aimed at consumer cards and the other at business cards. The offer discussed in this article is the one targeted to select holders of American Express consumer cards.
Generate up to 10,000 Avios, Miles, Points from just 0.49 cents each [Targeted]
Outside of credit card welcome bonuses, one of the easiest ways to boost a miles and points balance without going to much effort and without spending any money that you wouldn't have otherwise spent is to make use of the various shopping portals which are operated on behalf of the major loyalty programs.
Reminder: Hilton is offering up to 25% off in its Europe, Africa & Middle...
We've recently highlighted the latest Europe sale from IHG and the latest Europe, Africa, and Middle East sale from Hyatt so it's probably only fair that we remind readers that Hilton was the first of the big hotel chains to launch an EMEA sale and that it's still a sale that you can book.
Booking an IHG stay? Get up to 12% cash back with these offers
The dawn of a new year usually sees a rise in the number of people planning and booking travel, and with IHG currently running a winter sale for stays in Europe, there's a good chance that quite a few people are considering an IHG property for their next trip. What a lot of these people may not know is that they can currently get up to 12% cash back on their new booking.
Targeted: Earn 5,000 bonus Amex points with Enterprise rent-a-car
American Express is targeting cardholders with a new offer for savings at Enterprise rent-a-car for vehicle rentals made through the middle of December. The offer applies to reservations made at locations within the United States (and US Territories) and requires that reservations are made at least 24 hours in advance.
British Airways extends its double Tier Points offer through 2024
Following on from Tuesday's news that British Airways will be moving, in part, to a revenue based loyalty program, the airline has now also announced that it is again extending its offer of double tier points on bookings made through its British Airways Holidays subsidiary.
Delta announces a new tie-up with Starbucks (earn miles & stars)
Delta and Starbucks have announced a new partnership that allows customers with SkyMiles and Starbucks accounts to earn miles and stars when they buy their morning coffee and when they fly.
Emirates Brings Back The ‘My Emirates Pass’
Countries like the US and UK may still be struggling with huge coronavirus infection rates but some parts of the world are starting to see a bit of normality returning. One sign that Dubai is starting to see a return to normality is the welcome return of the 'My Emirates Pass' which sees an Emirates boarding pass turned into a discount coupon for spending at over 450 locations.
Why I’m Using Online Travel Agencies More & More (And Why You Probably Should...
I hold top tier-status with Marriott and mid-tier status with Hilton and IHG but, more than ever, I'm now finding myself booking select hotel stays through online agencies like Hotels.com, Travelocity and Orbitz.
Do You Know About Kimpton’s Last Minute Deals?
One of the things I love most about writing this blog is that the research I have to do means that I'm constantly learning new things about the travel industry and constantly discovering ways I can save cash when I travel.
While I'm a big fan of making airline bookings way in advance I'm beginning to hold off from making any hotel/accommodation bookings until much closer to my actual trips - I'm finding that I'm getting better deals that way and, by delaying the reservations I make, I'm finding myself in a better position to make the most of any hotel promotions that come around.
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