Delta and Starwood introduced a groundbreaking concept of Crossover Rewards back in 2013. Delta and SPG Crossover Rewards allows members to earn Delta miles when you are staying in Starwood hotels and earn Starwood points when flying on Delta Jets. Now they are introducing cross reward promotions. For a limited time through April 30, 2014…
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Save With This Week’s SPG Hot Escapes: Chicago, Tucson, Milan, Warsaw, Abu Dhabi
It’s Wednesday meaning Starwood just released this week’s SPG Hot Escapes, where you can save a bunch on your upcoming hotel stays. Every week, they offer savings at select properties which are bookable now through Saturday. Offer Details: Weekly savings start at 20% off SPG members save more and earn Starpoints Stay over the next…
Double Your Hyatt Points Through May 31st At Select Properties
From now through May 31, 2014 Hyatt Gold Passport members can double their points on reservations made in advance with participating properties. The trick is that you have to book the reservation using a “Double Points” rate, something which often makes me second guess if I’m actually getting a good deal or not. How To…
Really Hot! 60% Discount At W Hotels The Store
W Hotels The Store is back with another sale that is the best I’ve ever seen. This deal is really hot! Customers can take 60% off anything they purchase at W Hotels The Store. The last time we saw a 50% off deal. These promotions do come around once in a while, but 60% off…
Overview of Starwood Gold Status
Each week, we will be taking a look at a hotel or airline elite status level and the benefits that come with it and how to leverage earning the status. So far we have looked at Hilton Gold, and Hilton Diamond status, so for this week we are switching to Starwood Gold. Starwood Gold normally requires either 10 stays…
Marriott Platinum Status For 40,000 Points–Retention Offer
Update: Appears the offer is good to accept through April 1, 2014 and if accepted, will award status through the rest of 2014. Marriott is offering Platinum Status to existing members for only 40,000 points. The status normally requires 75 nights in a hotel, but for members who didn’t achieve that number to remain Platinum…
The Ritz Carlton, St. Louis Hotel
I had a nice visit to the Ritz-Carlton St Louis on a recent business trip. This tier 1 property in the Ritz Carlton program only requires 30,000 points for a 1 night stay. But the rate was even better for this mid-week stay at just around $200 a night. At check-in my Platinum status was…
Hilton Diamond Status Overview
This week we’ll share a Hilton Diamond Status overview. Last week we kicked off with Hilton Gold, and this week we are going to look at Hilton Diamond. Hilton Diamond normally requires 30 stays, 60 nights or 120,000 HHonors Base Points. Earn Hilton Diamod Status (1) 30 stays in a calendar year, or (2) 60 nights in…
Almost Don’t Want To Tell You About This Place But I Will –One of Hyatt’s Best Kept Secrets Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa
Pretty much all you would have to tell me about this place is that it has a private island in a preserve and I can redeem only 20,000 Hyatt points per night in a regular room, 27,000 in a Hyatt Regency room or 32,000 Hyatt points per night in a Bay Suite in prime winter season. The…
Did You Win Our Rocketmiles & AwardWallet Plus Giveaway?
The other day we shared why we transfer the airline miles we earn through Rocketmiles to Air France instead of the 10 other airlines you can transfer miles to. One of the best features of the program is that they now have 11 airlines where you can credit your miles to use for award travel. We…
Earn Up To 9,000 For Weekend Hilton Hotel Stays Through April 30, 2014
Hilton Honors has an interesting promotion going on right now for weekend stays through April 30, 2014. With this promotion, members can earn 1,000 bonus points for every night of the stay, and 5,000 bonus points for a weekend stay of 2 nights or more. So maxing this out over a long weekend (Thursday through…
Wyndham’s 31 Riverwood Chalet–Breckenrige, Colorado
I just got back from a trip to Breckenridge with a group of current and former road warriors looking to cash in some miles and a long weekend for some fun on the Rockies. While the coming and going through Winter Storm Advisory conditions made me regret a two-wheel-drive rental, those same conditions made for…
W Hotel The Store–Up To 80% Off
W Hotels The Store is back with another sale that is better than ever. This deal is hot! For example, there was a baby blanket going for $55 retail, but after the sale price was applied it knocked the price down to about $18. This time you can get up to 80% off with this…
Hyatt Champagne Happy Hour For This Diamond Guest
One of the things I look for in a hotel is one that serves Champagne upon arrival. There is just something that says relax, you’ve made it here when you are handed a glass of champagne. As a result of taking notes during our travels, we have a few Hyatt hotels that are on our…
How Long Does It Take To Transfer Chase Points To Marriott Points? Continue Reading For The Answer
Since we now know how long it takes to transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to a travel partner after you link your American Express Membership Rewards account to a travel partner, we thought it would be interesting to share observations on how long it takes with Chase to transfer to a partner with your…
Save With This Week’s SPG Hot Escapes: San Francisco, New York, Chicago
It’s Wednesday meaning Starwood just released this week’s SPG Hot Escapes, where you can save a bunch on your upcoming hotel stays. Every week, they offer savings at select properties which are bookable now through Saturday. Offer Details: Weekly savings start at 20% off SPG members save more and earn Starpoints Stay over the next…
Earn 2x Miles With Rocketmiles Today For Australia Bookings
Rocketmiles is offering their customers double the miles on bookings made today. But there is one major restriction, the stay has to be in Australia and must be completed by July 1, 2014. How To Get 2x Miles Signup for a Rocketmiles account (if you don’t already have one) Must book eligible stay through THIS…
Ritz Carlton Kapalua–Maui, Hawaii
The Ritz Carlton Kapalua is located on 54 acres and maintains the Honokahua Preservation Site adjacent to the property. This was our first trip to Maui and we couldn’t have picked a better location as a home base for our time on the island. The resort gave us a great place to relax by the pool…
How Long Does It Take To Transfer Points From SPG To US Airways
As I outlined in a previous article, the process to transfer points from Starwood Preferred Guest to an airline program is very simple. But a common question is how long does it take? We will answer that question and a few others in this post. There are several ways to transfer points into an airline…
2014 Points Strategy – Earning Tons of Points & Miles
With a new year brings a new chance to earn a ton of points and miles to use for travel all over the world. There are a number of things I’ve considered in developing my 2014 point and mile earning strategy but among the top is to go through where I’ve recently used miles and…