Happy Friday! While you’re thinking about the great weekend you’re going to have, don’t forget to take one last look at the registration deadlines and promotions that are ending this week: Delta ❑ Register by November 30, 2012 and receive 1,000 Skymiles for every flight segment. Valid for travel through December 31, 2012. Hawaiian ❑ Hawaiian Miles Shopping. Earn Double Miles Double miles at … Read more
For a limited time, Megabus is offering $1 fares between the following cities in California and Nevada: Los Angeles Sacramento Reno/Sparks, Nevada Travel is restricted to December 12-19 and all booking must be made by December 5. As of 12:34 PM (PT), there are still $1 seats available. I already spend a few hours of … Read more
Yes, 12 points aren’t earth-shattering, but in this game every point counts. Plus if you do this often enough, you’ll build up a decent balance and keep your points from expiring. I’ve written about Audience Rewards in the Beginner’s Guide. It’s Broadway’s official rewards program, which regularly offers Audience Rewards points and partner points for answering … Read more
I’m not a big fan of “discount” travel sites which promise amazing deals but rarely deliver. However, even if Tripalertz sometimes falls short on good deals, the site is one of the few ways you can truly earn free travel. You earn $5 in Trip Cash for simply signing up with a referral link, and an … Read more
The holiday season comes with mega sales across retail stores. However, if you’re among the point obsessed, you’re going to try (and benefit from) doing as much of your shopping online as possible. Thankfully, the major rewards programs are ready to reward you heftily in order to gain your business. Below is a list of … Read more
Correction: I just realized my family has an additional 96,000 AAdvantage miles. This brings my total to 196,000 miles, though I still want to keep my goal at 40k/month to make it challenging. I haven’t really discussed my points and miles goals so far, but I’d like to earn at least 500,000 points each year … Read more
Yesterday I posted about the 21% TopCashBack offer on Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts bookings. The offer page showed the deal to be valid for 3 more days, after which it would drop to 15%. That was less than 24 hours ago, yet it has already been replaced with the 15% offer. This is foul on TCB’s … Read more
I’ve been blogging for about two months now and am amazed at how fast things have taken off. Shortly after launching, I was offered a spot on Million Mile Secrets’ weekly interview series. After the interview was published, I was asked to guest blog on Frugal Travel Guy. The editor liked my trip report on … Read more
Via Deals We Like, TopCashBack is offering a staggering 21% cash back on Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts bookings. Usually hotel bookings are limited to 5-10%, which makes this an even more amazing deal. The offer is valid on all ICH properties, including Crowne Plaza, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn, and more. According to the disclaimer, the offer … Read more
This isn’t points and miles-related (or maybe it is, since you can earn points with your Starbucks Card), but I thought you Starbucks fanatics might care about this. Starting tomorrow, Starbucks will be running a Buy One Share One promo that combines my two favorite things: Starbucks and free stuff. Between 2-5 PM on November 15-18, … Read more