Marriott Bonvoy is running a promo for a stay of 2+ nights at a Homes & Villas rental property.
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Frequent Miler: "I am actually very excited about the new LifeMiles+ subscription. I initially assumed this wouldn’t be attractive, but the new benefits are making me seriously consider a subscription."
"As you can see, for your subscription fee, at first glance, it looks like you’re buying a monthly allotment of miles for a price that isn’t attractive."
"However, I think the real star of the show here is the 10% discount on all Avianca LifeMiles redemptions, which applies to all of the LifeMiles award tickets you book (including for others). "
Travel on Points: "American Express just keeps sweetening the pot, this time with a 200,000 Amex Business Platinum referral offer."
"And, I'll tell you what, I am here for all of it. Just as those amazing 10x restaurant referral bonuses are ending in steps a large Business Platinum referral offer, but is the offer big enough?"
Danny the Deal Guru: "The Finnair Plus program switched to Avios on March 9, 2024. Finnair also has a new award charts, with surcharges that are actually decent. Finnair Plus will have a separate award chart for each partner airline. You can see all the details here."
"Now Finnair has revealed that starting May 22, if you’re a member of both Finnair Plus and British Airways Executive Club, you can link your accounts and transfer Avios between them."
Cardless has launched two co-branded credit cards with avianca lifemiles for the U.S. market. These cards will be on the American Express network, but is not considered an Amex card when it comes to application and bonus restrictions.
Let's take a look at each card.
avianca lifemiles American Express Elite Card
Welcome Bonus:
60,000 lifemiles if you spend $4,500 in 90 days; an extra 40,000 miles if you spend $25,000 within 365 days (10,000 bonus miles if you joined the waitlist)
Bonus Categories:
Card Benefits:
Annual Fee: $249
avianca lifemiles American Express Card
Welcome Bonus:
Bonus Categories:
Card Benefits:
Annual Fee: $99
Points Wire Note:
If you use lifemiles regularly, the lifemiles+ subscription could be useful. Similarly, Silver status will be beneficial if you often fly avianca. Other than that, the cards don't have any benefits that are going to blow you away.
Turkish Miles&Smiles is running a 50% bonus on transfers from Citi ThankYou Points through June 15, 2024.
While Turkish massively devalued their award chart recently, this could be a great use of Citi points thanks to the massive transfer bonus. For example, you need 65,000 Turkish miles to book a one-way business class on Turkish Airlines from between the US and Turkey. With the transfer bonus, you'd only need 32,500 Citi ThankYou Points.
Please note that the terms state that the bonus miles will be added after the promo ends on June 15.
This transfer bonus is run by Turkish Airlines, so you want see the bonus miles reflected on Citi's site when transferring points.
Loyalty Lobby: "After several other countries have already expanded their list of countries whose citizens can pass immigration through electronic gates, Taiwan has expanded its own list as well."
Eligible Countries
View From The Wing: "A week ago I wrote about a Hertz President Circle member charged $277 for returning a rented Tesla without filling it with gas. That’s the second-most Hertz thing ever, after getting arrested because the rental company reported the car you rented stolen."
"It turns out that Hertz charging Tesla EV customers for gas wasn’t a one-off. They’ve been doing it for ages, and frequently. Sometimes customers get the money refunded because EVs don’t take gas while other times customers bang their head against the Hertz customer service wall, being told that charges cannot be adjusted."
American Express is running an Amex Offer in which you can get $300 back as a statement credit if you spend $750+ on Holland America cruises.
Important Terms
Points Wire Note:
We can book you with an additional onboard credit of $50 per person, up to $100 per stateroom.
If you'd like to book, please contact me with the cruise you'd like to book and for how many people.
One Mile At A Time: "Clearing immigration at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) has just become significantly easier. Effective immediately, all foreigners in Singapore can use the automated immigration lanes upon arrival, regardless of their nationality, without needing to enroll."
"To my knowledge, Singapore is the first country in the world that has automated immigration for all foreigners, with no restrictions on nationality, and no enrollment required. It will still be required to submit the SG Arrival Card with Electronic Heath Declaration online, or via the MyICA Mobile app, before arriving in Singapore."
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