Martini Review of the Week: 

It’s Saturday and it’s time for the Martini Review of the Week. Take a look at this week’s top news, deals, and reviews below.

Earning points and miles is definitely an easier task than burning them if you want to get the best value for your hard-earned award points and miles. Here’s a look at two websites you may want to check out before your next trip which are AwardHacker for flights and AwardMapper for hotels. Learn all the details in Leveraging AwardHacker and AwardMapper for Your Trip.

News

• Leveraging AwardHacker and AwardMapper for Your Trip
• Redeeming Delta SkyMiles for Virgin Atlantic Flights
• Great Deal: How to Earn 130,000 Delta SkyMiles
• American Airlines Passenger Raped on Redeye Flight, Offered 5K for “Troubleâ€
• What It Was Like to be a Silver Medallion for a Month
• Delta Sky Club Opening in Phoenix (PHX)
• Horrible: French Bulldog Killed on United Airlines Flight in Overhead Bin
• Discounted United Airlines Awards to Hawaii
• Discounted Delta SkyMiles Award Tickets To Asia
• IHG Acquires Stake In New Brand
• What Was This Flight Attendant Thinking?
• Discounted Delta SkyMiles Awards to South America

An American Airlines passenger claims she was raped onboard one of their redeye flights from Phoenix to New York’s John. F Kennedy by another passenger in the lavatory. The latest is the airline is trying to dismiss the claim calling it a “nuisance claim†and offering the passenger $5,000. See details: American Airlines Passenger Raped on Redeye Flight, Offered 5K for “Troubleâ€

Deals

• Flights To Ireland Or UK Only $89!
• 100,000 Rapid Rewards Bonus Points & Millions Of Points For California
• Etihad 20% Transfer Bonus (IHG, Hilton, Hyatt +)
• Earning Delta MQMs The Easy Way
• Great New Amex Offer Today!
• Earn 10K Bonus MR Points With Cruise
• Last Chance! Starwood Save 35% On StarPoints
• United Mystery Bonus Miles
• Aeroplan 25% Transfer Bonus
• Deal Fares From Only $34

I wrote Why I’m Excited to be a Silver Medallion on Delta, which explained my plan to effectively earn Platinum Medallion status for two years, by rolling over a bunch of MQM’s and failing feet the MQD requirement. In doing so, I ended up being a Silver Medallion for a month, find out my experience during this time. 

Drink of the Week:

• Double Woodford on the rocks

Please feel free to comment below with any questions or feedback on any of these posts!