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Quick! Score 5,000 Free IHG Rewards Points If You’re One Of The First 10,000 To Enter

November 28, 2018By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

This one won’t last long. Be sure to get your easy 5,000 IHG Rewards points!

TODAY ONLY! Last Chance? 1,000 Free Marriott Rewards Points Until 8pm EST!

December 31, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

The NFL season has drawn to a close today. Does that mean it’s our last chance to grab easy, free points from Marriott Rewards? Make sure to grab 1,000 free points by 8pm EST today.

QUICK! Today Only, Score 1,000 Free Marriott Rewards Points!

December 3, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

Take a moment and score 1,000 free Marriott Rewards points before 8pm EST tonight by answering an easy trivia question on Twitter (hint, I included the answer in my post)!

If It’s Sunday….It’s 1,000 Free Points From Marriott Rewards. Today Only!

November 12, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

Marriott Rewards is giving away 1,000 free points for answering a NFL trivia question on Twitter, continuing a tradition they’ve practiced for most of the NFL season. But, you have to enter by 8pm EST today to win.

ONE DAY ONLY! Marriott Giving Away Another Easy, Free 1,000 Points Until 8pm EDT!!!

October 29, 2017By Edward Pizzarello2 Comments

TODAY ONLY! Marriott Giving Away Another Easy, Free 1,000 Points Until 8pm EDT!!!

October 22, 2017By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

Today only, Marriott Rewards is giving away 1,000 free points for answering a NFL trivia question on Twitter.

Another 1,000 Easy Free Marriott Rewards Points! TODAY Only Until 8pm EDT

October 15, 2017By Edward Pizzarello0 Comments

You only have until 8pm EDT to earn 1,000 Marriott Rewards points. It’ll take you 30 seconds (unless you haven’t linked your accounts yet).

Another Easy Free 1,000 Marriott Rewards Point, TODAY ONLY!

October 8, 2017By Edward Pizzarello3 Comments

You only have until 8pm EDT to earn 1,000 Marriott Rewards points. It’ll take you 30 seconds (unless you haven’t linked your accounts yet).

Easy Free 1,000 Marriott Rewards Points. But, You Need To Act Fast!

September 24, 2017By Edward Pizzarello5 Comments

You only have until 8pm EDT to earn 1,000 Marriott Rewards points. It’ll take you 30 seconds (unless you haven’t linked your accounts yet).

Marriott Rewards Is Increasing The Number Of Points You Can Earn For Free

August 4, 2017By Edward Pizzarello1 Comment

Marriott Rewards is tweaking an existing program that earns points essentially for free. The new annual point limit may make it worth paying attention to this.

Finding “Normal” In Crazy Times

The last eight months or so of the pandemic have moved by at an incredibly rapid pace and glacially slow at the same time. Prior to ye old COVID-19, life had a sort of cadence for me, though there were plenty of imbalances. With all of that upset, we’ve all tried to find ways to achieve normalcy. During the beginning of the pandemic, we escaped to a rural ski area a few hours from our house in western Maryland. A friend had a vacation house there they weren’t using, and […]

WIN: I’m Giving Away Aeroplan Elite Status

Psst, hey! Aeroplan dropped some hints on the podcast today about a potential change to the new program that you might really like. Oh, and I’ve got a pretty awesome prize I’m giving away.

We’re All Hoarding Points & Miles. Does That Mean They’ll Be Worth Less?

American Express points out in a recent article what most of us already know. If you’re earning points and miles via a travel reward credit card right now, you’re earning at a much higher rate than your redeeming them. That’s if you’re redeeming at all. AMEX makes the point that many folks are hoarding their points and miles until they can use them again for travel. Will that be in 2021? 2022? That’s a really good question, and it’s also where the problem comes in. Popular travel reward credit cards […]

Whoa! (Targeted)10 Points Per Dollar On All Spending On Advantage Aviator Silver MasterCard

We all know airlines and hotels are hurting right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal. In a nod to the reality that 2021 isn’t likely to be a “normal” travel year, some brands are already making big moves. Hilton was the first hotel chain to lower elite status requirements for next year. Airlines are jumping in, with American Airlines going first and United not far behind. But, it’s not just enough to lower status requirements. That only helps generate revenue if people want to travel and your value proposition makes them […]

Finally! United’s Return To JFK Means Cheap Award Seats On Transcons

Throughout the pandemic, one thing that I noticed was a lack of truly affordable awards for domestic flights. Even in the face of an unprecedented drop in demand, cheap award seats were hard to come by. In the beginning of the pandemic, I wasn’t searching often. As COVID-19 has stretched on, I’ve started to search more frequently as friends have asked for help finding flights. Uniformly, I’ve not found nearly as many saver awards as I would have expected. Even on routes that consistently have some saver award availability, such as Washington-Dulles […]

I Flew Frontier, Saved $400 And Didn’t Die. My Frontier Airlines Review

Those low-cost carriers always have very appetizing fare sales. Who wouldn’t want to pay $20 to fly somewhere? But, what does $20 really buy you? I found out exactly what Frontier does (and doesn’t) offer customers on my first flight with them recently.

How To Use New Metro Silver Line To Get Between Dulles and Reagan National Airports

People talk about how bad the traffic is in places like Los Angeles with plenty of adjectives. And, it is quite bad. But, the traffic in DC is what I refer to as “stealthy bad”. It doesn’t get the same press that LA traffic does, but a trip that normally takes an hour can easily turn into a 3-hour ordeal. With visiting dignitaries, protests and construction as variables, weather can also wreak havoc on a system that consistently backs up during rush hour. For those of us that live in […]

A Summary Of United Airlines Global Services Benefits

As travel has gotten more stressful the benefits of elite status are even more valuable. In some cases, what used to be free for everyone is now only free for those customers that fly most frequently. I value my American Airlines Executive Platinum status more highly than any status I’ve earned, including 1K service with United Airlines. However, Global Services is another matter. For those not aware, Global Services is an invitation-only status level that United bestows on their best customers. What defines a best customer? Well, United doesn’t list […]

Update: American Airlines Variable Choice Plus Pricing A Feature, Not A Bug

I have to admit, I was pretty pleased with the original announcement that American Airlines was creating bundled pricing that included change fees at a lower apparent cost. Things got a little better when American also announced they were expanding the timeframe you could request a same day change to your flight. And, then things started to get a bit screwy. It started with just one flight I couldn’t get to price right with Choice Plus as an add-on. But, then I did a bit more digging and found out […]

Is Foursquare Dead?

Venture Beat doesn’t think so, and I’m not 100% sure they’re wrong. But, before I discuss the article, a little background on why someone allergic to social media like me became a Foursquare nut. A few years ago, a company called TopGuest came up with this concept where you could earn airline miles and hotel points for checking in at various places on Foursquare. I can’t say I thought it was a terribly good business model, but they convinced a bunch of hotel chains to hand out miles for this. […]

snowsparks38 - November 25, 2020:
So awesome.. Thanks for this chance.

michael - November 25, 2020:
I hoard amex points only. I know i have a minimum cash [...]

Erik - November 23, 2020:
I'm in! Good luck everyone.

Mujeeb Shah-Khan (@MujeebS) - November 22, 2020:
Outstanding! Glad you’re doing this.

Josep m - November 22, 2020:
Good podcast. Nice contest.

Free Points

Quick! Score 5,000 Free IHG Rewards Points If You’re One Of The First 10,000 To Enter

TODAY ONLY! Last Chance? 1,000 Free Marriott Rewards Points Until 8pm EST!

QUICK! Today Only, Score 1,000 Free Marriott Rewards Points!

If It’s Sunday….It’s 1,000 Free Points From Marriott Rewards. Today Only!

ONE DAY ONLY! Marriott Giving Away Another Easy, Free 1,000 Points Until 8pm EDT!!!

TODAY ONLY! Marriott Giving Away Another Easy, Free 1,000 Points Until 8pm EDT!!!

Another 1,000 Easy Free Marriott Rewards Points! TODAY Only Until 8pm EDT

Another Easy Free 1,000 Marriott Rewards Point, TODAY ONLY!

Easy Free 1,000 Marriott Rewards Points. But, You Need To Act Fast!

Finding “Normal” In Crazy Times

WIN: I’m Giving Away Aeroplan Elite Status

We’re All Hoarding Points & Miles. Does That Mean They’ll Be Worth Less?

Whoa! (Targeted)10 Points Per Dollar On All Spending On Advantage Aviator Silver MasterCard

Finally! United’s Return To JFK Means Cheap Award Seats On Transcons

I Flew Frontier, Saved $400 And Didn’t Die. My Frontier Airlines Review

How To Use New Metro Silver Line To Get Between Dulles and Reagan National Airports

A Summary Of United Airlines Global Services Benefits

Update: American Airlines Variable Choice Plus Pricing A Feature, Not A Bug

Is Foursquare Dead?

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