Le Club Accor Hotels is offering an amazing bonus of 10,000 points which auto-convert to 5,000 Aeroplan miles with every hotel stay through December 31, 2014.
The terms & conditions of the promotion read as follows:
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American Express Membership Rewards is offering a 50% bonus for transferring points to Starwood through November 30. Amex points normally transfer 3:1. In other words, 1000 Amex points become just 333 Starwood points. With this offer the transfer rate is 2:1. So 1000 Amex points transfer to 500 Starwood points. Better, but not tempting to […]
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Yesterday Starwood launched the new spg.com, which certainly takes some getting used to. I take care of 99% of my travel needs directly through the websites of the airlines and hotels I'm traveling with, so when they redesign their websites it's kind of a big deal for me, as there's a huge learning curve. I'm so used to pushing buttons without even putting any thought into it, that I find it takes me forever to get used to new websites. Oh well.
Here's how a Starwood representative on FlyerTalk explained the new website:
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Thailand’s military coup back in May led to quite a bit of concern and uncertainty for tourists. Indeed, tourism is down year-over-year. My own take at the time was that coups are fairly common in Thailand, as are political protests, and historically outsiders have been quite safe. I will be in Bangkok shortly. The current […]
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At least if you're trying to redeem American AAdvantage miles for travel on Etihad to the Maldives!
In the past I've written extensively about American's AAdvantage award routing rules. On one hand American has among the most generous routing rules (you can exceed the MPM by 25%), while in other ways they have among the stingiest routing rules (with few exceptions you can't transit a third region). In some ways they're incredibly transparent (at least they publish rules, unlike some other carriers), in other ways they're not (they require you to fly the most "direct" routing... except they don't).
The most basic routing rules for redeeming American AAdvantage miles for longhaul travel are as follows:
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BLAH Airlines certainly thinks so.
Their slogan is "you will get there" and their website advertises "innovative" features, such as:
-- 3 types of seats: Aisle, Middle and Window.
-- Drinks, Sodas, and other Liquids.
-- Our complimentary peanuts—free.
-- Windows on every plane.
-- Reading light for your convenience.
-- Rear-mounted magazine pouches.
-- Ice available on selected routes.
-- BLAH Airlines seats fit most legs.
-- Armrest.
-- "Entertainment."
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