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Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill

For my trip to Washington D.C. last month, I took to hotel hopping, both to get the best prices and to maximize my stay amenities. As I had taken a late evening train down from New York, I arrived at … Continue reading

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Sheraton Kauai Resort

For my stay of 4 days/3 nights in Kauai, I booked the Sheraton Kauai Resort.  A bit more than a month out from arrival, I came across a $309/nt base rate (plus taxes/resort fee) for Labor Day weekend. As I … Continue reading

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American Airlines Admirals Club Honolulu

Having built too much padding into my schedule for getting to the airport, I had quite a bit of time to kill.  Luckily, I had my Priority Pass card on me (making use of it for the second time since … Continue reading

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Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach

For my trip to Hawaii this past Labor Day weekend, I flew to Kauai by my now traditional route: Honolulu.   While the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani looked “good” at $189/nt plus resort fees for a flexible rate compared to other … Continue reading

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United Alters the Deal

United has altered the terms of its unadvertised promotion (at least in the United States) for credit card spending between August and October. It looks like my British Airways and Alaska Airlines (offering 3 points per dollar on gas/groceries/drug stores/restaurants … Continue reading

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5k United Bonus

United is currently offering a 5k mileage bonus for spending $1k between August 1st and October 31st, including spending from prior to registration.  Given that these sorts of promotions ought to encourage marginal spending, the lack of advertising for it … Continue reading

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Does the BA Visa companion pass have any value?

Yesterday, I wrote about upgrading with British Airways Avios as a cheaper way to fly Club World.  Ultimately, the fuel surcharge jump from World Traveler Plus to Club World offset most of the savings, but it still wound up being … Continue reading

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Premium Cabin Mileage Bonuses

American and British Airways recently kicked off  a promotion for roundtrip travel in premium cabins/near-full fare economy between the U.S. and Europe, September 25th, 2012 through January 31st, 2013.  The promotion has tiers according to the number of trips taken: … Continue reading

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Cheap Star Alliance Status

View from the Wing notes that Aegean is offering 2000 status miles for signing up for an account.  Rather crucially, Aegean has an extremely low bar for Star Alliance Silver status (4k status miles), which offers a free checked bag … Continue reading

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Share US Airways Miles

US Airways is offering a 100% transfer bonus when sharing up to 50k miles between accounts during the month of October.  With the $30 processing fee, a 50k transfer prices at $567.50 or 1.135 cents per net mile.  While it … Continue reading

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