You may know that you can redeem only 20,000 Starwood hotel points for a one-way Business Class ticket to Europe through the Flying Blue promo awards. But they’ve now added a few more discounted flight options for 2013 between North America and Europe. The newest Business Class route is with KLM between Chicago and Europe.…
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Starwood Points Stasher Confession – Year Review Of Points Earned And Points Burned
I admit it, I stashed away some Starwood points this year from hotels stays. But I’m saving for the future, right? SPG came out with a really cool year end review tool this year that rivals the typical quicken books review of credit card spend. SPG Year In Review The details from the SPG year…
Ritz Carlton Offering $150 Credit On Club Level Rooms
Ritz Carlton is providing a little incentive to upgrade your paid reservations to a Ritz Carlton Club level room. They are offering $150 credit, per four night night stay and $75 per two night stay, on Club Level reservations through January 31, 2013. How To Book Call 1-877-267-6670 or email ritzcarltonreservations@ritzcarlton.com Promotion Details Receive up…
American Express Keeps Sending Me 100k Business Platinum Offers
Update: 100,000 offer is expired. American Express continues to send me multiple 100,000 Membership Reward point bonus offers. In early December, one of my businesses received a targeted offer for 100,000 Membership Rewards points after applying and meeting the spending limits for the Business Platinum card from American Express. American Express Keeps Sending Me 100k Business…
Earn 50 Hilton Points A Day, Everyday
A small dribble of points every day will add up fast. That is why we use this trick to earn 50 to 100 Hilton points a day, every day. After a few moments, you could be up and running with earning 50 Hilton points per day. The approach involves linking a top guest account with…
Starwood Earned Awards – $25 Certificate Could Be Waiting For You
I was rooting around my Starwood Preferred Guest account page today and found a $25 award certificate I wasn’t expecting. After a little searching, I found out that I had registered here as a SPG Platinum elite member for the $25 award certificate. Did any of you sign up for this promotion and use the…
Marriott New York East Side Hotel
The Marriott New York East Side is located on the Lexington between 49th and 48th street, just north of the Hyatt 48 Lex. While just next door, the Marriott is worlds away from the Hyatt 48 Lex. It’s 629 rooms is gives the opposite feel from the small loft style of the Hyatt. At a…
Splash Suite At The Hyatt Andaz 5th Avenue In New York City
I found myself visiting New York often in 2012 and this meant I had quite the choice of hotels for my stays. Whether it was enjoying one of the great rooms at the Hyatt 48 Lex (corner suite, terrace studio) or one of the great rooms at the Hyatt Andaz 5th Avenue (Splash Suite, Andaz…
Terrace Studio At The Hyatt 48 Lex In New York City
The Hyatt 48 Lex in New York City is a more intimate hotel with only 116 rooms. At 15,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points for a one-night stay, this hotel offers a great product for a midtown hotel stay. The first few times we stayed here we received an upgrade to a corner suite with 435…
Points, Miles & Martinis Small Blog Saturday
Points, Miles & Martinis is a relatively small blog, and have been amazed at how our blog has grown over the past year. We always appreciate support from readers like you and it is feedback that keeps us going for the most part and our love of all things travel. We started this blog, back…
The 20K SPG Point One-Way Business Class To Europe Or 40K Point Round-Trip Award Flight
Did you know you can redeem only 20,000 Starwood hotel points for a one-way Business Class ticket to Europe? Even better, you could redeem 20,000 Starwood hotel points for a round-trip coach ticket to Europe. In this post we’ll share how you can quickly earn, transfer and redeem only 20,000 Starpoints for a discount award…
Earn 100% Bonus on US Airways Partner Activity This Fall With Hotels And Car Rentals
US Airways is offering a 100% bonus when members book a hotel or rent a car with one of their partners. The promotion is valid through December 31, 2012, but you have to register first before the bonus miles are offered. How To Register You can register to earn 100% bonus on US Airway partner…
How To Save 25% On Marriott Award Redemptions
I started to look more closely at Marriott’s redemption opportunities after achieving Marriott Platinum status in only 9 stays and I’m liking what I’m seeing. First, I reported that you can redeem for Ritz Carlton award redemptions with a 10,000 point discount. In this post, we’ll share how you can redeem 25% fewer points for…
Two Weekend Night Stay At W Atlanta Downtown For $10
This year I’m working with the W Atlanta Downtown and Passports with Purpose to offer a chance to win a two weekend night stay in a Wonderful room. Passports for Purpose is a community of travel bloggers founded in 2008 to give back to places where we travelers visit. In 2011, PWP raised $90,000 to…
W Hotels The Store 35% Discount For Cyber Monday
The W Hotels The Store is back with a big discount for Cyber Monday. Between now and November 30, 2012 The W Hotels The Store is offering a 35% off discount for purchases made at the W Hotels The Store. How To Get 35% Discount Navigate to the W Hotels The Store Make a purchase…
9 Stays And Marriott Platinum Status Has Arrived
I used to say that I liked my Marriott Gold status and I’d keep it, that is until I found out you can get Marriott Platinum status after only 9 stays. Marriott may not be everyone’s favorite hotel chain to maintain status in, but I very much find value. Especially in redeeming the points for…
Aloft To Asia – Singapore Fullerton Bay Rooftop Happy Hour
The Fullerton Bay hotel in Singapore sits on Singapore’s Marina Bay waterfront. With the city skyline behind it and the bay in front of it, the views from the rooftop bar are surreal for any first time visitor to Singapore. The hotel was ranked as the third best new business hotel in Singapore in 2012…
Crystal Clearwater – Gulf Front Suite At Hyatt Regency
Our first trip with Baby Flyer was a success. Not because we were upgraded to a two bedroom Gulf Front suite on a points reservation, but because we were able to spend time with family and reconnect. But the two bedroom Gulf Frontsuite, complimentary Diamond breakfasts and great weather certainly helped. From before we arrived to…
Crystal Clearwater – Best Beach Margarita Only 1 Mile From Hyatt
After our big day on the beach as a result of the awesome Hyatt Diamond breakfast and lunch, we set out in search of Clearwater Beach Florida’s best Margarita. We limited our search to restaurants and bars within 2 miles of the resort. The short radius limited our options but we found a gem of…
Crystal Clearwater – Hyatt Diamond Breakfast And Lunch
The night before we visited an amazing wedding at the Sandpearl. So it was nice to relax with family and enjoy a full breakfast with a view of the beach. As most loyal readers know, we here at Points, Miles & Martinis like Hyatt Diamond breakfast options. Hyatt provides their top tier elite members with…