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Free Wifi on UA p.s. in September

The Gogo company representative on FlyerTalk announced that passengers on United’s p.s. service (JFK-LAX and JFK-SFO) will have 30 minutes of complimentary internet access during the month of September. Depending on how well publicized this is to passengers actually on … Continue reading

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Another Marriott Promo

Loyalty Traveler reports another Marriott promotion for the fall, running not quite concurrently with their MegaBonus promotion.  Earning is limited to United, Delta, British Airways, Lufthansa, GOL/Varig, and LAN. The first stay earns a base of 2 miles per dollar. … Continue reading

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Fall Hotel Promotions

Starwood announced its Triple Up promotion.  For stays involving a Thursday or Sunday night, there is a triple SPG point bonus; for all other stays, there is a double SPG point bonus.  There’s a few nonparticipating hotels as well. Registration … Continue reading

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AA eShopping Error

I, like many others, jumped in on the AAdvantage eShopping advertisement for 83,871 miles with a rather small purchase from the Verizon website.   Since then, there’s been a massive thread on FlyerTalk (now 212 pages). I finally got my consolation … Continue reading

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US Airways Grand Slam

Registration is now open.  The promotion runs from September 14th through November 14th. The 40th tier requires having elite status on US Airways.  While it’s possible to buy a 90-day trial of the lowest tier  for $200 (plus 7.5% in … Continue reading

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Amex Bonus Bumping

As discussed last week, I applied for (and received) the Amex Premier Rewards Gold card with a rather paltry bonus for $1k of spending.  I sent a secure message last night to apply promotion 6661 (75k points for $1k of … Continue reading

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SPG Amex Ends Today

The 30k signup bonus for the Starwood Amex ends today.  The bonus is split into two halves, 10k on first purchase and 20k more after $4.5k of spending. SPG points generally transfer at 1:1 with most airlines (United/Continental are exceptions).  … Continue reading

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US Airways Grand Slam 2011

I’m always hesitant to buy miles and points.  Airlines and hotels are profit-seeking entities; they wouldn’t sell the miles and points without some chance of making a profit on them.  As a testament to this, I have a hockey puck … Continue reading

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American Express Premier Rewards Gold Card

Online Travel Review details how to turn the current Amex Premier Rewards Gold card offer for 15k Membership Reward points for $1k of spending in 3 months into about 105k points for the same spend.  Membership reward points are transferable … Continue reading

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American Airlines Discount Codes

There are a few discount codes for travel on American Airlines floating around if you’re touching an eligible city.  (Hat tip:  View from the Wing) The 10% off code, 5591AG, is good for travel to AMA, AVP, BMI, BNA, BOS, … Continue reading

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