I expect virtually all travel loyalty programs to make it significantly easier to earn status this year. Some programs have already announced how they'll make it easier, while other programs are acknowledging they'll have to adjust elite tiers, but are…
Hilton Honors has just rolled out their latest promotion on purchased points, which is in line with their best offers. Let me note that most people probably shouldn’t be buying points right now. There's so much uncertainty right now, and I'm sure we'll…
Choice Privileges has rolled out their newest promotion on purchased points, which has the potential to represent an excellent value. However, let me note that most people probably shouldn't be buying points right now. Once the current global crisis…
Obviously this isn't the time to buy miles speculatively. However, there are also lots of people planning last minute trips to get home, see family, etc., so if that applies to you, buying miles at a discount could be a great value. That's why I'll keep…
While this is probably far from the top priority for anyone at this point, it's worth nothing that Hilton has just extended their global promotion by several weeks. Of all of the major hotel chains, Hilton Honors is by far the most consistent and generous…
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn for credit card spending. Whenever I make…
As far as I’m concerned, Qatar Airways offers the world’s most well rounded business class experience. Not only that, but thanks to their membership in oneworld, flying with Qatar Airways can be a great way to earn elite qualifying miles in your preferred…
For those of you not familiar with Amex Offers, it’s a program available through most Amex cards, where different cards are eligible for different savings and bonus offers. In many cases the offers can be huge, and more than offset the annual fee on…
It has been a while since Choice Privileges has run a major promotion, though they've just revealed the details of their latest one. This is similar to some past promotions they've had, and is quite generous. Choice Privileges is offering up to 8,000…
In late January, World of Hyatt launched their latest promotion on purchased points, which is also their first such promotion of 2020. If you've been considering this promotion but haven't yet made a purchase, note that it expires on Saturday, so you…
LifeMiles is known for the excellent promotions they offer on purchased miles, and a couple of weeks ago they launched their latest such promotion, exclusively through OMAAT (of course you're welcome to share the deal with anyone you'd like). This is…
While Wyndham is the largest hotel franchising company in the world in terms of number of properties (they have 9,300 hotels in 90 countries), I don't talk all that much about their loyalty program, Wyndham Rewards. With Wyndham's newest "Make Your Break"…
For a long time Marriott has offered a promotion for new Bonvoy members, though I wasn't aware that Hilton Honors has a new member bonus as well. New members of Hilton Honors can earn up to 5,000 bonus points after two paid stays: To take advantage of…
I've written in the past about how Marriott is one of the only major hotel groups to offer a lucrative bonus for new members who join their loyalty program and complete qualifying stays. This promotion has been around for quite a while, but Marriott…
I've written a few times over the past several months about SoFi's generous referral program. Well, unfortunately they've made some major changes to the referral program, for both SoFi Money and SoFi Invest. In this post I wanted to provide an updated…
We frequently see loyalty programs sell points at a discount, and for many this is an opportunity to buy points at a cost that makes sense, especially for aspirational redemptions. At the moment we're seeing many programs sell points at a discount, so…
United Airlines MileagePlus has just launched their latest promotion on purchased miles, which is valid for just over a week. Through 11:59PM CT on Thursday, February 27, 2020, United is offering a bonus on purchased miles. While you have to log into…
For a while, the Alaska Airlines Visa® Business Credit Card has had an increased welcome bonus, and it's an offer seriously worth considering. This is a card that I have and that I applied for under a worse offer, so I sure wish I had applied when this…
For those of you not familiar with Amex Offers, it’s a program available through most Amex cards, where different cards are eligible for different savings and bonus offers. In many cases, the offers can be huge, and more than offset the annual fee on…
Often buying points can represent a great value, especially for first and business class award redemptions, where redeeming miles represents a disproportionately good value. For those who like to buy miles, another airline has just rolled out a promotion…
Shopping portals can be a great way to earn cash back for purchases you’d make anyway. While shopping portals offer bonuses for all kinds of retailers, sometimes they even offer bonuses for airlines and hotels. We even see portals sometimes offer bonuses…
