Combining Nine Tricks to Save Big on a Vacation to Brazil
June 13, 2016
My friend, Sarah Page, recently took a trip to Brazil to escape the dismal winter weather in Buenos Aires that drove me to Brazil and then Europe myself. She and her friends used tips they learned from this blog to save money and earn extra travel rewards on the trip.
Arraial Do Cabo, BrazilI will go through those tips below so you can learn from their experience. (Ignore the fact that she started in Buenos Aires.
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USA to Zurich and Frankfurt Roundtrip for $414+
June 7, 2016
Travel from San Francisco, Washington DC, Cleveland, Houston, Denver, and New York to Zurich, Switzerland; or Frankfurt, Germany for $414+ in American Airlines economy. Most of the availability for these deals is between September 2016 and April 2017.
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Wide Open Flat Bed Business Class Award Space to and from Europe in Early 2017
June 6, 2016
The Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard® 60,000 mile offer has expired.
Buy LifeMiles with 135% Bonus Today Only. Good Deal?
June 2, 2016
If you act today (June 2, 2016), you can get a 135% bonus on the purchase of Avianca LifeMiles.
You have to register for an extra 10% bonus on top of the automatic 125% bonus by entering your LifeMiles number here.
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Alaska Airlines’ Promised 30k Offer Now Live
May 31, 2016
The Alaska Airlines card from Bank of America now offers 30,000 bonus Alaska miles after you spend $1,000 on purchases in your first 90 days from account opening.
The previous public offer had been 25,000 miles for a long time with frequent 30,000 mile offers and an occasional 40,000 mile offer, but Alaska Airlines announced its plan to go to a 30,000 mile bonus this spring in a February stock market filing.
Quick Facts
Sign Up Bonus: 30,000 Alaska miles after $1,000 in spending in the first 90 days
Category Bonuses: 3
Buy Avios for 1.44 Cents Each Until Tomorrow with This Simple Trick
May 25, 2016
Through tomorrow (May 26, 2015), British Airways is offering a 40% bonus on the purchase of Avios. The biggest bonus ever offered on the purchase of Avios was 50% in February 2015, so this is a big bonus.
The maximum Avios you can purchase in a year is normally 35,000, but is being raised to 100,000 during this promotion. With a 40% bonus, that means you can add 140,000 Avios to your account.
Fly to Europe in a Flat Bed for 29,000 Points Roundtrip? Sweet Spot to Fly Brussels Business
May 25, 2016
Update 5/25/16: A One Mile at a Time commenter confirms booking a Brussels Business Class roundtrip from New York to Brussels for 36,620 Etihad miles plus under $100 in taxes per person.
Buy American Airlines Miles with 35% Discount and 15,000 Bonus Miles. Good Deal?
May 13, 2016
American Airlines is offering up to 15,000 bonus miles and 35% off on the purchase of miles through June 1, 2016. You can now buy 165,000 American Airlines miles including bonus for $3,122 or 1.89 cents each.
The discount is fixed, but the bonus miles are tiered, based on how many miles you purchase.
SALE: Delta Discounting Domestic Economy Award Travel
May 12, 2016
Delta domestic economy and Delta Comfort+ award tickets are on sale for as little as 5,500 miles one way.
Book by June 7, 2016
Travel August 23 - November 16, 2016 (except September 1 - 8)
Fly one of 8,000 routes on sale (although only a few dozen are listed)
I searched for Columbus to Los Angeles and found the sale price widely available in economy and Comfort+;
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Cheapest Economy and First Class Award Space From Low Tax Countries in Europe
May 11, 2016
Today (May 11, 2016) is the last day to take advantage of the 30% discount on Virgin Atlantic economy awards that brings the price of an award between select U.S cities and London down to only 12,250 Virgin Atlantic miles and $134.60 in taxes and fuel surcharges.
If you stack that Virgin Atlantic economy sale with the current deal American Express is offering-- a 30% transfer bonus of Membership Rewards to Virgin Atlantic through May 31, 2016--then you can book an award to London for only 10,000 Membership Rewards +$134.60!! Book now, but not as a roundtrip.
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