Monthly Archives: January 2012

Membership has its Rewards: Air New Zealand Koru Club Auckland and Business Class Auckland to Vancouver

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Chris

I arrived from the Airbus Express from downtown to the airport and began my trek to find the Air New Zealand check-in desks at the other end of the airport.  I eventually came across a series of Air New Zealand … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: Best Western President Hotel Auckland

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Chris

When I was looking for hotels in Auckland, I came across the Best Western President Hotel Auckland at 50% off via American Express Travel, bringing the nightly rate to just over 60USD.  Had it been a complete disaster, I would … Continue reading →

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Free Wifi on AA

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Chris

Based on my flight last night, there’s a joint Citi-AAdvantage promotion offering 30 free minutes of wifi per flight until February 16th.

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Membership has its Rewards: Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand Sydney Lounges and Air New Zealand Business Class Sydney to Auckland

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Chris

Having finished lunch in Sydney and quickly growing tired of dragging my bag with me, I decided to head to the airport a bit early.  Air New Zealand doesn’t support online check-in on its international routes, so I was left … Continue reading →

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Chase Sapphire 50k Offer Possibly Ending

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Chris

Word on the street is that the Chase Sapphire 50k Ultimate Rewards points for $3k of spending in 3 months is now a “limited time offer.”

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“People of Cattle Class…”

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Chris

NYBanker of SitInFirst found an excellent video on YouTube about the coach experience.

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United Redemption Promotion: 20-25% Off Europe and Africa Economy Tickets

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Chris

United is advertising 20-25% off redemptions to Europe and Central/Southern Africa.  There are a handful of restrictions:  tickets must economy saver tickets, the trip must include a Saturday stay, and tickets must be booked by January 16th. Rather oddly, they’ve … Continue reading →

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Hertz Promotion: Two Free Weekend Days for Three Rentals

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Chris

FlyerTalk reports a possibly targeted Hertz promotion:  Get 500 gold plus points for two rentals or 1000 gold plus points for three rentals.  1000 gold points is enough for a two day weekend rental. I was able to register, but … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: Four Points Sydney Darling Harbour

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Chris

For my three days, two nights in Sydney, I booked a revenue stay at the Four Points by Sheraton Sydney Darling Harbour.   I was quite pleased by the location, as it was a short walk from the restaurants and … Continue reading →

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Mileage Plus Explorer “60k” Offer

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Chris

FlyerTalk and Million Mile Secrets have found a 60k Mileage Plus explorer offer offering 50k miles on first purchase and 10k miles after $25k in spending.  dabearz73 on FlyerTalk suggests logging into one’s United account and then going to the … Continue reading →

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