China Airlines is having a fare sale from both New York City and Los Angeles. From Los Angeles Taiwan/Hong Kong/Bangkok book by 1/28/10 and fly between period 1 (1/9/10-2/3/10) or period 2 (2/12/10-4/11/10). Fares starting at $720. From New York Taiwan ($780) and HK ($740) book by 2/5/10 fly between 2/12/10-4/11/10 Last March, my wife…
The best way to track your frequent flier miles
With all of the programs out there, it oftentimes can get confusing keeping track of all the programs. Especially the ones that are seldom used. I’ve done quite a bit of research on the easiest ways to keep track of all of your miles and points. My new favorite website is Award Wallet. You can…
100 Free Continental miles
Every little bit counts. Earn 100 Continental miles by learning about their cruises. Here is the link. Expires the end of February.
Earn frequent flyer miles and hotel points for your charitable donations
There are some great offers out there to get rewarded for your generosity to charities. Several of the airlines and hotels are currently offering bonus points for your charitable contributions. Here is a run down of the current offers: American Airlines * Offer valid on contributions made online at http://american.redcross.org/americanairlines-pub ** Minimum donation of $50…
Free Gold Status with Accor Hotels
Here is a link to get free Gold Status with Accor Hotels. For those of you unfamiliar with the chain, it includes hotel chains like Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Ibis to name a few. The reason I post is that in Budapest, Hungary there is a Sofitel there that is a fantastic hotel. It is the…
250 free Priority Club points for estatements
It’s a postage saver for Priority Club but encouraging people to sign up for electronic statements instead of paper. They inform us that they’re doing it for the environment, whatever the reason, earn 250 free Priority Club points for signing up for it.
Earn Hilton HHonors Silver status with just two stays
Enroll in Hilton HHonors® now through March 31, 2010 and earn Silver VIP status after two qualifying stays (normally earned after 4 stays) within 90 days of enrollment. Double Dip® your way to earn both HHonors points and mile for the same qualifying stay at over 2,900 Hilton Family hotels worldwide. Enroll online or call…
Timbuk2 Bags on 50% off
For those of you looking for a discounted carry on bag for our upcoming international trip, Timbuk2 has a whole selection of bags for 50% off. Hurry as the sale won’t last long.
Sign up for Frontier Airlines – get free miles to the program of your choice
Hurry!! Sign up for Frontier Airlines program here. By signing up by December 31st, you’ll get 1500 Frontier miles. You can then transfer these points at Points.com to the program of your choice, including: 372 Air Canada Aeroplan points 311 Alaska Mileage Plan miles 329 American 637 Cathay Pacific AsiaMiles 296 Delta Skymiles 592 HawaiianMiles…
The dollar coin gig is over
As I presented in class last December, it has been possible to order dollar coins from the US Mint with free shipping in order to earn frequent flyer miles / hotel points. I lost track, but have done easily over $80,000. I’m not trying to brag, as I was an amateur compared to some people,…
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