American Express is giving away a $10 statement credit for their Shop Small promotion for small businesses in Boston, Chicago, or Philadelphia. You must register your American Express card via Facebook, Twitter, foursquare, or online at www.shopsmallnow.com. Registration starts June 21st and the promotion runs from June 21st to July 4th. It will be interesting…
Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya – the flights
Index The human pin cushion Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya trip report – pre-trip The flights Accra Coconut Grove The rain forest Nigeria Air and Sheraton Flight problems Kenya The trip home I had to apply for a visa for Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya. I used a travel broker for all three but made a mistake…
My Starwood dilemma
I’ve heading to Hawaii soon and had enough points to book 8 rewards nights at a Starwood property. We are staying 9 nights so the last night I booked by paying for the room. Originally the extra night reservation was for $380 – but after having read Loyalty Traveler’s post about getting a free night…
300 Free Priority Club Points for a survey
Time for some more free Priority Club points! Go to this link http://usa-survey.priorityclub.com/mwpvwj and take a short survey. Enjoy! The answers are: Q. What benefits can you enjoy from your first day as a Priority Club Rewards member? A. All of the above and more Q. You can earn Priority Club points for stays at…
1000 Free Priority Club points is back (and this time it works)
I posted about getting 1000 Free Priority Club points a couple of weeks ago and most of you reported that the points did not post as it appeared to be a unique code. I’m happy to report that this deal is back on now, as we have the help of reader Iron Monkey to assist…
Open letter to Tom’s of Maine
Before I start into my long overdue trip report on a recent trip to Africa – I need to get one thing off of my chest, or out from under my arms as it were. Dear Tom’s of Maine, You may be all natural and “aluminum-free and propylene glycol-free”. You probably have a lot of…
A quick way to get your points on credit cards
Recently I participated in the (perhaps) targeted 1000 Free Priority Club points offer. At the end of the video, a credit card offer was given for 80,000 Priority Club points. I did the same video for my wife and her offer was for 60,000 Priority Club points. 80,000 points were too good to pass up,…
Travel treasures on eBay
There are treasures in regards to travel out there that perhaps you’ve been overlooking because you aren’t frequenting eBay as much as you should. I’m here to help you in your quest to find that perfect gift for the travel enthusiast. Delta Hot Entree Plates Relive the luxury of getting served an entree on an…
2500 Hilton Honors points with purchase from FTD
FTD flowers is offering 2500 Hilton Honors points for each purchase. The lowest cost item I can find is the Perfect Petals Mother’s Day Spa Set for $19.99 with a $10.99 delivery charge for May 15th delivery or $19.99 delivery charge to get it there by Mother’s Day. Flowers start at $39.99. Terms and conditions:…
The case of the stolen Marriott Rewards points
Have you ever heard of Richie Farmer? Neither had I until I read some articles out of Kentucky about his alleged abuse of power as the Commissioner of Agriculture for the state of Kentucky. Richie was a born and raised in Kentucky and played for the Kentucky Wildcats from 1988 to 1992. His jersey was…
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