Preview of Week 4 of Daily Getaways
April 12, 2015
Monday begins the fourth week of five weeks of discounted travel packages from the US Travel Association called Daily Getaways. Every weekday at 1 PM ET, a discounted travel package or packages will go on sale and will often sell out in a few minutes. Every weekend I’ll preview the deals for the next week, and the morning of interesting deals, I’ll have a full write up.
Here’s that overview of the fourth week of deals that start Monday.
Citi Matched Me to the 50,000 Point Prestige Offer
April 10, 2015
This offer is expired. See the new offer and analysis here.
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Yesterday, Citi launched a 50,000 point offer on the Citi Prestige after spending $3,000 in the first three months. The previous offer was 30,000 points after $2,000 in spending.
Read my analysis of the new offer.
I had gotten the old offer last week, so I was eager to see if I could be matched to the new, better offer.
The Beginners Guide to Miles and Points for 2015: Free First Class Next Month
April 10, 2015
This is the first post in a monthlong series. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to complete. I am writing this for an audience of people who know nothing about frequent flyer miles, and my goal is that by the end, you know enough to fly for free anywhere you want to go.
Frequent flyer miles are your ticket to travel more, better, and cheaper.
Mastering frequent flyer miles, hotel points, and credit card programs truly is life changing.
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Citi Prestige vs. American Express Platinum. Better Card?
April 9, 2015
This offer is expired.
75 Free Award Wallet Upgrade Codes
April 9, 2015
Update: New codes at 3:11 PM ET
Enjoy one of these 75 free upgrade codes to six months of Award Wallet Plus. Award Wallet is the free way I track my 35 miles and points balances and store my login information for those programs.
Read more about Award Wallet.
Sign up for Award Wallet.
Here are the extra features of Award Wallet Plus:
These Award Wallet code giveaways get a lot of complaints. Unfortunately I don’t think there is any way to improve them. The simple reality is that I have a lot more than 75 readers.
Where to Go Out in Buenos Aires Every Night of the Week
April 9, 2015
When I get to a new city, I always google "Best Place to Go Out [city] [day of week]." When you're new, it's hard to know where to go. In my three months in Buenos Aires, I found favorites for every night of the week. Also check out the end of the post for my monthly and yearly favorites and other resources for recommendations that differ from mine.
Buenos Aires has the best nightlife of anywhere I've ever visited.
You Will Get Your Bonus Miles from Your US Airways Card
April 8, 2015
I got a US Airways MasterCard just before the program disappeared, merged into the American Airlines AAdvantage program. Today, I activated the card--a card which theoretically earns miles in a defunct program.
I've gotten a lot of tweets, emails, and messages from others who opened the card just recently and haven't yet earned their 50,000 mile bonus.
The Cheapest Award to Fly the Fanciest Commercial Plane in First Class
April 8, 2015
What's so special about Etihad's route from London to Abu Dhabi?
Why Does a Business Class Award and a First Class Award on United Cost the Same Amount?
April 7, 2015
When United greatly devalued its award chart in February 2014, it started charging more to fly Business and First Class on its partners than on its own planes.
My Trick to Avoid a $150 Cancellation Fee on My American Airlines Award
April 7, 2015
Here's how to cancel an American Airlines award without paying the $150 fee to reinstate your miles and cancel the award.
Be an Executive Platinum canceling an award booked with miles from your account.