Airline Change Fees Waivers Mostly a Marketing Ploy
Sep01

Airline Change Fees Waivers Mostly a Marketing Ploy

Recently American, Delta and United all instituted their own versions of new change fee waivers, something that they’ve already had in place for months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  Each airline has a different type of fee waiver, so just because the headline says “FEE WAIVERS FOREVER” doesn’t mean you ticket is included.  For me, the waiver is a nice gesture, but something that seems more like a...

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How to get (Nearly) Free Wine Mailed to you During Quarantine
Aug27

How to get (Nearly) Free Wine Mailed to you During Quarantine

Yup – you read that headline correctly! Back in April, we posted about a nifty website where you could get wine for free, shipped to you, for free, during the quarantine. The good news is that the wine is back for a 48 hour window. The bad news is, that we’re still stuck in quarantine! If you’re thirsty, and you want to experience some amazing grape juice, sign up now. Travel news has been light as of late, so FREE...

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Alaska Appears to be Quietly Eliminating Some First Class Upgrades
Aug25

Alaska Appears to be Quietly Eliminating Some First Class Upgrades

Alaska Airlines has always been a very customer centric company, with some of the most popular elite benefits for their most frequent fliers. During the pandemic, they’ve been very flexible with changes, credits, cancellations, and the like. One incredibly popular benefit for MVP Gold and MVP Gold 75k members are the Gold Guest Upgrades. On any flight with upgrade space available, you can redeem one of these codes for an instant...

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Iberia offering 50% off all Flights during Award Sale
Aug24

Iberia offering 50% off all Flights during Award Sale

We’ve seen a lot of airlines going to unconventional lengths to get you to fly with them during the Coronavirus pandemic, but Iberia has launched what I believe to be the sweetest promotion yet. For the next week, you can book any flight in the Iberia network for a flat discount of 50% on the Avios (airline miles) needed to book. This means that you can fly to Spain for only 17,000 miles in business class or 8,500 miles in...

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Delta Airlines Appears to be Rolling Qualifying Dollars (MQD) into 2021
Aug17

Delta Airlines Appears to be Rolling Qualifying Dollars (MQD) into 2021

Delta was the first, if not one of the first airlines, to extend elite medallion benefits to all of their members during the Coronavirus pandemic this year. They realized fairly quickly that their elite travelers would be flying less, and if they wanted to keep their business in 2020 and beyond, they should make sure that hard earned status doesn’t go anywhere for next year. While they mentioned that all MQM (medallion...

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This New Debit Card offers up to 15% Cash Back
Aug16

This New Debit Card offers up to 15% Cash Back

Earning Cash Back during a pandemic is a heck of a lot better than earning airline miles. Now, you can earn up to 15% back on all your purchases.

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Travel to Milan, get a Free Hotel Night
Aug15

Travel to Milan, get a Free Hotel Night

Flying during the Covid-19 pandemic is certainly a lot more difficult than before, but if you’re able to get to Milan and you’re looking to visit the Fashion Capital of the World, there’s at least now a way to make it a little bit cheaper. This promotion can get filed away in your “it’ll happen shortly” list, so make sure to plan ahead. Fly to Milano Promotion The Fly to Milan promo was created by...

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Limited Time to score Apple Products at a Discount
Aug01

Limited Time to score Apple Products at a Discount

Apple threw a huge curveball into the miles and points world yesterday when they announced that they would be creating an all-encompassing Apple gift card that we be good on all apple products, company wide. All previous iTunes gift cards will now go into your “Apple Balance” and could be used on product purchases such as laptops, AirPods, and more. So, why is this such a big deal? Huge Discounts In the past several years,...

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American Airlines’ new partnership with JetBlue
Jul19

American Airlines’ new partnership with JetBlue

Well, we didn’t see this coming. In a new recent announcement, American Airlines said that their new strategic partner would be JetBlue. The Highlights Just like when Alaska bought Virgin America to create the premier airline in the Northwest   USA, American and JetBlue are hoping to create something very similar in the Northeast corridor, while still maintaining their individuality. Partnering together will allow them both...

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Where to get a free 24-48 hour Covid test in Seattle
Jul11

Where to get a free 24-48 hour Covid test in Seattle

If you live in, work in, or visit Seattle, you’re eligible to get free testing from the City of Seattle. Due to a partnership with the county and the University of Washington, you can get tested at one of two drive in locations, by appointment, for free. How to Register According to the city of Seattle, anyone can get registered to get tested. From the city’s website: If you attended large gatherings, you MAY have been...

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