Cheap Flights To Fort Lauderdale, BIG Chase Sapphire Bonus And Are SPG Hot Escapes Gone?

The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles & points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about  in length.  Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others.   This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.

Here’s what I’m reading about today:

Cheap Flights of The Day: Escape Denver to warmer Fort Lauderdale for $126 round-trip.  And, there’s a good $39 JetBlue fare sale.

InsideFlyer Thread of The Day: Not a thread, but a good post on what to expect from Aer Lingus with their loyalty changes.

If you’re thinking about getting a new credit card, JUMP!  Chase Sapphire, one of my favorite cards has raised the sign-up bonus to 50,000 points.

Are SPG Hot Escapes gone for good?  I’ve shared a number of SPG Hot Escapes with readers here and I know plenty have found really good deals through the weekly Hot Escapes deals.  Let’s all hope for some sort of reincarnation of this product.

American Airlines will let you buy status instead of finding a mileage run at the end of the year.

Multiple Air France flights diverted yesterday because of bomb threats.

For new customers, get $10 off on a $15 gift card on Raise.

Take a look at United’s new club in San Francisco.  Not too shabby.