Marriott continues to launch new promos for its Homes & Villas properties. With their latest promo, you can earn 2x points on all home rentals through December 31, 2024. The kickers is that you have to book by July 26, 2024.
Stay must be at least 3 nights. This only applies to cash bookings.
You must register before booking.
Hilton slowly rolled out a few SLH properties on their platform in the last month or so. However, they've now unveiled 390 SLH properties which are now bookable with Hilton points.
Benefits by Hilton status level:
Generally, the Hilton award rates aren't particularly compelling although a 5th night free award could make it worth using points.
Points Wire Note:
Many SLH properties can be booked with VIP perks via Virtuoso or SLH withIN. With these programs, you can get an upgrade on arrival (if available), daily breakfast for 2, a $100 property credit, etc. at many properties. When you factor in the benefits of booking a cash rate with benefits, the award rates start to be less intriguing in many cases.
You can search for hotels with VIP perks here.
Update: Promo is live.
Air Canada Aeroplan is launching an great promo to buy points with a 125% bonus. It's the highest bonus we've seen since November 2023. This promo will run from July 8 to July 11, 2024. After that, you'll be able to buy Aeroplan points with a 100% bonus from July 12 to July 19, 2024.
This promo is part of Air Canada's 40th anniversary celebration.
Loyalty Lobby: "The consolidation of the two Korean carriers, Asiana & Korean Air, is possibly nearing its final stage of completion after it has been underway for the past four years, all while rowing with global regulators."
"Asiana’s unprofitability was always a problem, and the airline was deep in red even before COVID-19, but when the losses ballooned for the company with 10,000 employees on payroll, it became really critical."
Head for Points: "This is potentially the most intriguing deal I’ve seen all year. If you have British Airways elite status, you can match it to BOTH SkyTeam and Star Alliance status."
"Even better, a British Airways Silver member will get top tier status in SkyTeam and Star Alliance, not mid tier!"
One Mile At A Time: "Well, British Airways sure found an interesting way to celebrate the July 4th holiday in the United States. The airline has just hugely jacked up redemption rates on both Alaska and American, and this is a painful devaluation. This is the second time we’ve seen such a devaluation on these redemptions in recent months, and at this point there’s almost no value with these awards"
New Economy Award Rates By Flight Distance
Let's take a look at the new award rates and what the rates were prior now. Keep in mind that this is the second devaluation since December 2023. That's two devaluations in about 7 months.
New Business Class Award Rates By Flight Distance
American Express has released new targeted Amex Offers that can help you save on stays at Hilton family properties.
You can get $250 back as a statement credit if you spend $1,250+ at Conrad, LXR, Waldorf Astoria properties. There's another version of this offer which offers $180 back if you spend $750+.
Important Terms
You can save 5% on Hilton stays and get up to $100 back as a statement credit. This offer has been seen on Amex business cards.
Important Terms
Points Wire Note:
With Hilton Impresario, you can get VIP perks such as an upgrade (if available), daily breakfast for two, a $100 property credit, and earn double Hilton points. Eligible brands include Conrad, LXR, and Waldorf Astoria.
Check out our self-service booking portal.
Chase has released Chase Offers that can help you save 5-10% at several Marriott Brands. However, it's important to keep in mind that Chase Offers have a low cap so it might be worth splitting the final payment at checkout across different cards.
Here are the offers I'm seeing:
Important Terms
Each offer is only valid once. That means your first purchase at a brand is the only one that will count toward the Chase Offer. Since hotels will put a hold on your card upon check-in, it's best to use a different card and only use the Chase card with the offer at checkout.
Through September 30, you can get 15% off award stays at select new and renovated IHG hotels. Unfortunately, this promo does not stack with the 4th night free benefit available to those with an IHG One Rewards credit card.
If you have one of Chase's co-branded United cards, you can select a bonus for spend through September 30, 2024. You must register by September 15, 2024, but you should do so right away.
As your bonus, you can pick between a United travel credit, Premier qualifying points (PQPs), or bonus United miles.
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