The ethics of traveling to certain parts of the world — places where human rights aren’t respected, where a sex trade exists (perhaps illegal but unfettered) or where ‘guest workers’ have their passports taken on arrival and have little choice but to toil in unsafe conditions – can be complicated. I think it’s difficult, and […]
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JetBlue is winning Hollywood. Not the studio contracts, of course. If you have a deal with Paramount, you’re flying American on the lucrative Los Angeles – New York route. But the ‘real’ Hollywood. The actors and directors and producers and independent talent who work for a living, aren’t traveling on a studio’s dime, but view […]
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For a while, IHG Rewards Club and Marriott Rewards have been outliers by not having a points expiration policy. Meanwhile Hilton HHonors, Hyatt Gold Passport, Starwood Preferred Guest, and many other hotel loyalty programs do have points expire after a certain period of inactivity.
Well, Marriott has finally updated their points expiration policy. If you ask me, they use a rather appropriate image for the change, of two people driving down a hill on a motorcycle without helmets. ;)
As of January 1, 2016, Marriott Rewards points will expire after 24 months without qualifying activity.
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Revenue-based frequent flyer programs are good for consumers — just not in the way airlines would have you believe. Frequent flyer programs are the most successful marketing creations ever. And as such they get consumers to behave irrationally. Customers buy more expensive tickets than they otherwise would. And not even for the elite benefits, non-elites […]
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We spent four nights in Copenhagen, and decided to spend them at Club Carlson properties. Arguably the greatest benefit of the Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature® Card is that the second night of every award redemption is free.
That meant we could stay at one Club Carlson property for two nights and only pay for one, and then switch up properties and do the same for the third and fourth night. Club Carlson actually has four properties in Copenhagen, and we decided to do the Radisson Blu Scandanavia Hotel for the first two nights, and then the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel for the second two nights (since it's a bit more centrally located, and that's where we'd be over New Years).
The rate options for the first two night were either 1,195DKK (~$180) on a paid rate, or 44,000 points per night.
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I apparently missed this promotion a couple of weeks back, though American is offering double redeemable AAdvantage miles for travel between the US and Germany through April 15, 2015.
The promotion is valid for travel on American, US Airways, and airberlin, on the following routes:
The promotion does have some fare class restrictions, as only the following fare classes are eligible for double AAdvantage miles:
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For years (here I am writing about it in 2009), Sixt Rent a Car has offered elite status to customers who have status of some kind with a variety of airline or hotel programs. And rental car status is one of the most important things you can have to make your experience better. Sixt will […]
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