Earn 6K Aeroplan Points On Select Flights

August 20, 2024 at 14:36 EDT By Spencer Howard

You can earn 6,000 bonus Aeroplan points if you book a select flights from the U.S. to Canada. To earn the bonus points, you can book two one-way tickets or a round-trip ticket. Flights must be booked by September 1, 2024 but you can travel between September 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

Please note that you need to register with your Aeroplan number to earn the bonus points.

Direct link to register

Sonesta Pricing All Award Nights At 60,000 Points

August 20, 2024 at 12:41 EDT By Spencer Howard

Frequent Miler: "Sonesta doesn’t have a published award chart, but the properties do have fixed redemption levels that range from 10K-50K points/night. There’s no off-peak/on-peak variance, so a 30K property always prices at 30K if there’s an award available, regardless of the time of year or cash price."

"However, an FM reader noticed that some of the 30K properties that she has been tracking were now pricing at 60K…effectively doubling the rate with no notice. Upon looking I found out that, not only was she right, but it was much more odd…every single Sonesta property appears to be priced at 60,000 points per night."

Alaska Airlines And Hawaiian Airlines Merger Gets DOJ Approval

August 20, 2024 at 12:35 EDT By Spencer Howard

View From The Wing: "Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines has quietly received Department of Justice approval. After two extensions of the deadline for DOJ to file an anti-trust suit, that looked as though there were ongoing negotiations that would have led to a possible settlement – and DOJ filing an appearance in court in Honolulu in case there wasn’t – the government allowed the time to file to lapse."

United Expanding Chicago Polaris Lounge

August 17, 2024 at 09:41 EDT By Spencer Howard

The Points Guy: "United Airlines will renovate and expand its Polaris Lounge at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD), adding more space to the first premium lounge it opened in its now-extensive network."

"The expansion and renovation will add more seats — including relaxing 'premium' spaces — along with more restrooms and amenities such as private seating and workspaces, United said in the memo."

Frontier World Mastercard Now Provides Free Checked Bags

August 16, 2024 at 14:06 EDT By Spencer Howard

Frequent Miler: "Yesterday Frontier Airlines and Barclays announced that cardholders of the Frontier World Mastercard have a new benefit: two free checked bags for the primary cardholder. The benefit is effective immediately."

"In order to be eligible for the checked bags benefit, cardholders must book the ticket directly from Frontier, pay for the ticket with their Frontier Mastercard and add their Frontier Miles number to the ticket before check-in."

Card Spotlight: World Of Hyatt Business Card

August 15, 2024 at 15:56 EDT By Spencer Howard

The welcome offer for the World Of Hyatt Business Card was increased - though, it was a modest increase. 

Sign-Up Bonus

  • Earn 60,000 Hyatt points if you spend $5,000 in 3 months
  • Earn an additional 15,000 Hyatt points if you spend a total of $12,000 in 6 months

This offer is expected to end September 24, 2024. Typically, the welcome offer does not include the additional bonus points option.

Bonus Categories

  • 4x at Hyatt properties
  • 2x on your top 3 categories (top 2 categories starting Jan 1, 2025)
  • 2x on gym memberships and fitness clubs

Benefits

  • $50 credit when you spend $50+ at Hyatt properties (twice per cardmember year)
  • Discoverist status for cardholder + 5 employees
  • Earn 5 elite nights for every $10,000 you spend in a calendar year
  • Spend $50,000 in a calendar year, receive 10% back on points redeemed for the rest of the year (up to 20,000 points back)
  • Access to Hyatt Leverage rates

Annual Fee

  • $199

Learn more here

Earn Up To 50X AA Miles On Stand Up To Cancer Donations

August 15, 2024 at 13:09 EDT By Spencer Howard

American Airlines and Stand Up To Cancer are running their annual fundraising promotion which allows you to earn bonus miles.

You can earn 25x American miles per dollar - plus credit card points through September 30, 2024.

If you have a co-branded American AAdvantage credit card issued by Barclays or Citi, you can earn 50x American miles per dollar up to $10,000 through September 30, 2024 or until $3,000,000 has been donated (whichever comes first).

Direct link to promo

Get Radisson Rewards Top Tier Status For 2 Years

August 15, 2024 at 13:03 EDT By Spencer Howard

Loyalty Lobby: "Radisson Rewards is a loyalty program for Radisson-branded hotels outside the Americas, where Choice Privileges benefits apply."

"Now, Radisson Rewards has launched an instant VIP tier offer for SAS Eurobonus members, but this offer may be open to everyone. You can also use it to extend your existing account to VIP status."

Direct link to offer

Qatar Airways Devalues Select Award Rates With No Notice

August 14, 2024 at 13:21 EDT By Spencer Howard

Dan's Deals: "Qatar Airways has provided an absurdly good award chart for AA and Alaska flights ever since they joined the Avios program and OneWorld."

"But outsized values never last forever and they have devalued their short-haul awards on AA and Alaska as of today."

Points Wire Note:

It's always frustrating when airlines hide award charts from consumers. This lack of transparency almost always leads to no-notice devaluations that hurt consumers.

American Cash Upgrades Now Earn Loyalty Points And Miles

August 14, 2024 at 13:15 EDT By Spencer Howard

One Mile At A Time: "American Airlines is aggressive about selling upgrades for cash. Once you ticket a reservation, it’s common to see an offer whereby you can pay cash to upgrade to first or business class. The value of this can vary significantly, and the upgrade cost will change over time, based on a variety of factors."

"Up until now, the major catch has been that these upgrade offers haven’t been eligible to earn AAdvantage miles or Loyalty Points. That has finally changed — as of August 14, 2024, cash upgrades on American are eligible to earn miles and Loyalty Points."

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