Author Archives: Chris

Sheraton Chicago O’Hare

Last weekend was an adventure, to put it mildly. I was visiting San Jose on a $233 United fare that I had booked back in June, out Saturday and back Sunday night. Standing in line at LGA to board, I … Continue reading

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20% Off Purchased SPG Points

SPG is currently running a 20% off promotion on purchased SPG points, bringing the cost down to $28 per 1k points.  SPG limits accounts to purchasing 20k points per year.  The promotion ends November 30th, 2012. If tied to particular … Continue reading

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Double Redeemable/Elite Miles on AA

I am exceedingly late to the party announcing double redeemable and elite qualifying miles on American Airlines as an apology for recent operational performance troubles, but here goes. For everyone, AA is offering: Double EQMs between November 1st and December … Continue reading

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What’s in the water at Dallas-Fort Worth?

American Airlines has been offering significantly discounted first class fares lately.  Last month, The Points Guy advertised this as a great deal that had all the appearances of ending quickly. To put this into perspective, consider flying from JFK to SFO on … Continue reading

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US Airways 100% Bonus on Purchased Miles

As a follow-up to last month’s 100% bonus on shared miles, US Airways is now offering a 100% bonus on purchased miles to the general public. US is charging $37.625 per 1k miles (inclusive of taxes), bringing the total cost … Continue reading

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An Overlooked SPG/Aeroplan Promotion

As I had a string of Starwood stays last week, I was far more concerned with SPG’s Better by the Night promotion and overlooked the other promotions that were more quietly announced.  Loyalty Traveler notes another promotion, one for Aeroplan … Continue reading

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Only I Would Notice Such a Thing…

At the National Air and Space Museum, it was time for “Fond Memories with the Tulip.”

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Hyatt Regency Crystal City

As part of my short trip to Washington, my second stay was at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City.

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The Club Carlson 1 for 1 Promotion

Carlson is offering a buy one, get one free night promotion for its North American Radisson hotels, limit one free night per person.  While the promotion is limited to the first 50k signups, that limit hasn’t been reached even though … Continue reading

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Routes Have Their Entrances and Exits

Yesterday, American added four new/resumed international routes to its Summer 2013 schedule: Chicago – Dusseldorf, resumes April 11, 2013 (discontinued Dec. 1995), 1x daily, operated by a 763. Dallas – Seoul, starts May 9, 2013, 1x daily, operated with a 777. … Continue reading

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