Hilton for Business members can earn double elite night credits on stays through December 31, 2024. All eligible rates (including award bookings) will count toward this promo.
You'll automatically be registered for this promo if you're a Hilton for Business member.
Points Wire Note:
Hilton Impresario bookings at Conrad, LXR, and Waldorf Astoria properties will count toward this promo. This is a great way to get VIP perks in addition to the double elite nights.
Check out our self-serve booking portal where you can book Hilton Impresario rates.
QuiFinanza: [Translated by Google] "After long and complex negotiations lasting months, with numerous rounds of negotiations and heated discussions between the parties involved, it finally seems that an agreement has been reached for the commercial marriage between Ita Airways , the Italian national airline, and the German aeronautical giant Lufthansa."
Points Wire Note:
Expect Lufthansa to unwind ITA Airways' involvement with SkyTeam and move them to Star Alliance. That means the ability to book ITA with Air France-KLM Flying Blue and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club will end, but you'll gain the ability to book with programs such as Air Canada Aeroplan and avianca lifemiles.
GHA Discovery has launched a promo in which you can earn double Discovery Dollars (D$) at Capella Hotels.
Important Terms
Earn Rates With Promo
You can earn Titanium status just by staying at 3 GHA brands in a calendar year.
Capella Locations
Bangkok, Hanoi, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tufu Bay, Shanghai
Points Wire Note:
Bookings via Virtuoso should qualify as they're direct bookings with the hotel. That means you can get VIP perks such as an upgrade (if available), daily breakfast for two people, a $100 property credit, etc. and earn double Discovery Dollars.
If you'd like to book a Capella stay, submit a booking request!
Thrifty Traveler: "With absolutely no warning, Virgin Atlantic just quietly raised award rates for many Delta One tickets to Europe to as much as 77,500 points by adding peak and off-peak prices. It gets worse: The airline is also adding a cash surcharge of more than $1,000 on each and every Delta business class redemption."
New Virgin Atlantic Rates On Delta - Business Class
I would expect flights from the Midwest to match the East Coast rates as Virgin Atlantic typically groups the East Coast and Midwest together.
Points Wire Note:
No-notice devaluations are among the most disrespectful ways to treat loyalty program members so this is rough. Even if you could stomach a 55% rate increase, the addition of $1,025+ surcharges is horrendous and makes this a non-starter.
Given that Delta owns 49% of Virgin Atlantic and has repeatedly shown that it hates aspirational award bookings, I can't say I'm totally surprised by this - just disappointed.
You can get $150 back as a statement credit when you spend $750+ at Langham Hotels and Resorts. This is a targeted Amex Offer. You need to activate the offer before you pay.
Important details:
Book With Benefits
While booking via Virtuoso technically means you aren't booking on Langham's site, it would be a direct booking Langham. These bookings generally trigger these Amex Offers.
Alternatively, you can book via Langham's own preferred booking program Couture by Langham.
Couture by Langham benefits:
Virtuoso benefits are similar. I'll flag that Virtuoso has a 3rd night free offer at the The Langham Chicago.
One Mile At A Time: "Emirates has today announced that it will introduce a new Boeing 777 business class as of next month. The airline has revealed more details of what we can expect, but has stopped short of actually revealing what the new product is."
TSA: "The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today the expansion of its TSA PreCheck® program with the addition of Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, Ethiopian Airlines and Saudia. Nearly 100 airlines now participate in the program."
Marriott Bonvoy and United MileagePlus have launched a dual promo in which select elite status holders can earn Marriott points on United flights and Untied miles on Marriott stays.
Eligible Status Levels
Bonus Points
If you completed an eligible itinerary and eligible Marriott stay, you can also receive a one-time bonus of 350 Marriott points and 350 United miles.
Important Terms
Thrifty Traveler flagged that Air France and KLM have removed an easy way to access the award calendar.
"When trying to pull up Flying Blue's flexible price calendar using the old trick of leaving the date field blank when searching, you'd be met with only blank dates on the calendar."
"Type in your departure and arrival cities and select business class …. but rather than leaving the departure date empty as you once would, scroll to the absolute last date on the calendar Air France or KLM will let you select."
Once the calendar displays, you can click the arrows to scroll to your desired month.
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If you buy Iberia gift cards by July 7, 2024, you can get a 10% discount. However, I would only suggest buying if you are about to book.
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