Loyalty Lobby: "There can be several reasons for this, and I doubt that the SAS exit from Star Alliance sometime in 2024 would be behind this.
Usually, these partnerships are valid to the date when airlines exit the alliance and sometimes continue even after that (many airlines have partners outside of their alliances)."
Points Wire Note: Other Star Alliance programs such as Air Canada Aeroplan and Avianca LifeMiles are displaying space. Keep in mind that SAS business class award space between the US and Europe is often tough to find, especially for more than one person.
Accor: Accor is offering a 50% transfer bonus from Citi ThankYou Points. That makes the usual 1,000:500 ratio, 1,000:750.
For context, Accor doesn't have a traditional award stays. Instead, you redeem as many points as you want toward the cash value of a room or suite. With the transfer bonus, every 1,000 Citi points you transfer will provide ~$16 toward a room. That's ~1.5 cents per point.
Points Wire Note: If you have plenty of points and miles for flights, this is a solid way to use transferable points for a hotel stay. If points are tight, you'll want to consider whether you'd be better off using Citi points for a flight.
"Get a one-time $100 statement credit by using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $400 USD in one or more purchases on room rate and room charges, when you pay for your stay at participating Hyatt properties in Latin America from 11/2/2023 to 1/31/2024."
As always, make sure you read the terms and conditions.
Log into your Amex account to see if you have the offer.
Points Wire Note: Pair with this a Hyatt Privé booking to get the most bang for your buck! Privé benefits include daily breakfast for 2, up to a $100 property credit, one category room upgrade, etc.
Click here to book via Hyatt Privé
Capital One: "Designed to bring the picturesque and adventure-filled destination to life, the Capital One Lounge at DEN will feature everything you know and love about Capital One Lounges, with premium amenities and locally-inspired culinary offerings that give travelers a taste of The Mile High City."
4 Capital One cards provide access:
Capital One Venture X: Unlimited visits with 2 guests; authorized users have same access
Capital One Venture X Business: Unlimited visits with 2 guests
Capital One Venture: 2 free visits per year
Capital One Spark Miles: 2 free visits per year
Points Wire Note: I've really enjoyed my visits to both the Dallas and Washington Dulles locations.
If you're getting the Venture X, make sure you use a referral with the 90,000-mile offer instead of the standard 75,000-mile offer while it's still available. I've linked to the 90k offer above.
Miles Earn And Burn: "Citi has been sending personal and business AA card holders offers for additional bonus miles for making at least one purchase in the next three billing periods:"
500 miles for the first statement
1,000 miles for the second statement
1,500 miles for the third statement
2,000 miles in addition to the above for all three statements
View From The Wing: "New name Nightly upgrade awards will take the place of Suite Night Awards. They’re clearly trying to set expectations that Marriott elites may be upgraded, but frequently not to suites, even when exercising their benefit to jump to the front of the queue rather than playing catch as catch can at the check-in desk."
"Upgrades only processed closer to arrival Currently suite upgrade requests are processed starting 5 days prior to check-in. While Hyatt and IHG have upgrades confirmed in advance (at booking, and starting 14 days prior to check-in, respectively) Marriott is moving in the opposite direction to begin processing upgrades only 3 days prior to arrival."
Frequent Miler: "Last month Capital One ran an incredibly generous promotion that could get you free or incredibly cheap flights. They’re at it again with an offer giving $200 off Premier Collection stays (their version of Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts).'
Available to Capital One Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders.
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Danny the Deal Guru: "The 50K offer for the Business Checking account is available publicly, and the 150K Business Platinum offer has been around for a while. But if you do both, you get an extra 20K for a total bonus of 220,000 Membership Rewards points."
Log into your account to see if you're eligible.
One Mile At A Time: "Several airline shopping portals are currently offering promotions for online purchases, should you have any shopping to do. If you’re going to make online purchases anyway, you might as well take advantage of these offers."
Alaska Mileage Plan Shopping: Earn up to 1,500 bonus miles
American AAdvantage eShopping: Earn up to 4,000 bonus miles
Delta SkyMiles Shopping: Earn up to 2,000 bonus miles
Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping: Earn up to 4,000 bonus miles
United MileagePlus Shopping : Earn up to 5,000 bonus miles
Points Wire Note: If you're buying something anyway, you might as well use a shopping portal to earn some extra points or cash back. I use Cashback Monitor to check the best shopping portal rates.
Flying Blue: Each month, Flying Blue releases a new set of Promo Rewards for flights on Air France and/or KLM with discounted award rates. This month's promo rates are available on dates through April 30, 2024. Here's a list of U.S. options.
Air France:
25% discount on economy to/from New York (JFK) and Seattle (SEA)
25% discount on premium economy to/from Dallas (DFW)
25% discount on business to/from Raleigh (RDU)
KLM:
25% discount on economy to/from Los Angeles (LAX) and Miami (MIA)
Points Wire Note: You can transfer points from Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, and Citi to Flying Blue. Chase is currently running a 25% transfer bonus to Flying Blue.
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