Combine Hotel Points Many programs allow you to combine points and miles and there are several reasons to combine hotel points or transfer them to friends and family. Each hotel chain has a different process as well as different rules applicable to points sharing, transferring, pooling and combining. In this post we'll cover the reasons you might want to transfer points to … [Read more...] about How to Combine Hotel Points and Transfer to Other Members
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Complete Guide: Delta Mileage Run [2021]
Delta Mileage Run Guide In this "Delta Mileage Run Guide" we'll cover the components of elite mileage runs for Delta medallion status and how you can do it yourself. Back in the good old days when most airline loyalty programs awarded miles based on distance flown, mileage runs were an amazing thing. You could often earn tens of thousands of miles and hit an airline status … [Read more...] about Complete Guide: Delta Mileage Run [2021]
Should you Buy Points or Pay Cash for your Next Hotel Stay?
Buy Points or Pay Cash I always start the hotel booking process by researching different ways to book my preferred hotels. In most cases the main booking avenues are paying out of pocket and award nights, so for my analysis the most important metrics are the cash rate and the award price for a specific night. Hotel prices generally fluctuate with demand, so weekend nights … [Read more...] about Should you Buy Points or Pay Cash for your Next Hotel Stay?
Use Choice Privileges Points to Book Luxury Hotels
Choice Privileges Preferred Hotels Partnership Choice Privileges is an overlooked hotel program. I mean, I’m a bougie traveler so I’d never be caught dead at a Quality Inn, which is pretty much the whole Choice Hotels portfolio. Other brands include Econolodge and Comfort Inn (more places you'll find me :). Almost all properties are 2-star and 3-star. However, the … [Read more...] about Use Choice Privileges Points to Book Luxury Hotels
Crushing Life: How I Got 10,000 Miles and a 4 Star Room for $11
Jetblue Vacations Credit So I've had my eye on the Jetblue Trueblue Vacation package deals lately because I have 3 Jetblue Credit Cards, each of which has an available benefit for Jetblue Plus and Jetblue Business Card holders of an annual $100 Statement credit on Jetblue Vacations Packages of $100 or more. Since these are calendar year credits they basically expire by Friday. … [Read more...] about Crushing Life: How I Got 10,000 Miles and a 4 Star Room for $11