New Offer For The Ritz-Carlton Visa Is Pretty Darn Good
While I’m not a big participant in the Marriott family, there are some changes to the Ritz-Carlton credit that many customers will find compelling.
Miles And Points
Use Your Starpoints For The Ultimate Travel Geek Experience
If you’re a member of the Starwood Preferred Guest program, you’ve probably heard of SPG Moments. They’re SPG’s way of allowing you to redeem your Starpoints for things that are decidedly not travel. Tickets to sporting events, shows and access to special dinners are…
My Opinion On The Recent United Award Changes
United is sending out lots of small waves right now instead of a huge boat rocking set of changes. The problem is they affect pretty much everyone, and those little waves add up to big disappointment.
United Airlines Makes Changes To Fees And Award Charts
United Airlines has announced a number of changes, including changes to change fees and redeposit fees on awards, the definition of close-in ticketing, and a few other painful customer changes.
Cheap Flights to Las Vegas And Alaska, Cheaper JetBlue Award Flights And The DOT Making Flying Harder While Fixing….
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.
Limited Time 20% Bonus on American Airlines Transfers From Starwood Preferred Guest
Starwood Preferred Guest and American Airlines are offering a limited time bonus on transfers.
If you don’t travel for a living or generate a ton of points from credit card spending, you should always consider bonuses like these when they come up. It doesn’t mean you should definitely transfer, since you can’t transfer them back for anywhere near the same value in most cases. But, if you’re playing the game and trying to get the most out of limited spending, transfer bonuses like these can represent a great way to accelerate your earning to your next vacation.
Last Day To Book Hyatt Awards Before Annual Increases
Today is the last day to book these Hyatt hotels before they cost you more Gold Passport points tomorrow.
American Is Now Selling Cheap Upgrades To Everyone. What’s Next?
My father traveled quite a bit when I was younger. It was a fundamental part of his job, something he couldn’t avoid. It lead to some pretty cool family vacations, so we learned to deal with him being gone now and then.
He spent a bunch of time flying on TWA, and then American Airlines after AA acquired TWA out of bankruptcy. He had colleagues that traveled a lot more than him and received luxurious gifts like luggage and crystal for hitting milestones in the amount of flying they did with the various airlines.
Back then, my father recalls getting upgrades on virtually every TWA flight he flew, regardless of the destination. He can also remember when he transitioned to American Airlines that he would receive upgrades on flights to London even as a Gold member purchasing coach tickets.
Cheap Flights To Cuba and Costa Rica, Camping In Style And A Billion Miles
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.
Hyatt Expanding In The Caribbean Again
One of the strongest ways to encourage customer loyalty in the hotel business is to have properties the places your customers actually want to go. There are the obvious business destinations, but luxury properties are equally important in the equation, so that customers can have an enjoyable vacation with the points they earned from business travel. Hyatt continues to expand their leisure presence, setting another pin on the map for future Caribbean expansion.