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Marriott Expands Breakfast Benefits for Gold and Platinum Elites

May 21, 2013

Marriott just officially announced today that starting June 22nd, Gold and Platinum elites will receive complimentary continental breakfast seven days a week at participating JW Marriott, Autograph Collection , Renaissance and Marriott Hotels in the U.S. and Canada. In the past, it was only available during the week, but globally the weekend breakfast was included. [...]

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Saturday Recap: US Airways 100% Buy Miles Promotion, Airlines Keep Raising Their Fees, Marriott Rewards Summer Promotion, Cathay Pacific Business Class Sale

May 4, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: US Airways 100% Buy Miles Promotion: As a recap from earlier this week, now through May 31, 2013, US Airways is offering up to a 100% bonus on purchased miles. There is a limit of 50,000 purchased miles (so 100,000 with the bonus). It [...]

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Hilton American Express Cards Bonus Spending Category Changes Go Into Effect

May 2, 2013

If you have either the Hilton card or the Hilton HHonors Surpass cards from American Express, you’ll be noticing some changes on your statements from now on. Starting with the first billing cycle that starts after May 1, both the Hilton HHonors card from American Express and the Hilton HHonors Surpass card, will be reconfiguring [...]

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New Hilton HHonors AXON Awards Announced – Another Devaluation

April 29, 2013

Hilton’s new AXON award levels were announced over the weekend (hat tip to Mr. Pickles) so we asked TPG Hilton contributor Nick Ewen to take a look at the new options and discuss what they will mean for travelers once they go into effect. In the wake of last month’s massive Hilton devaluation, one of [...]

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Maximize Monday: What Do 50,000 Amex Points Get You?

April 22, 2013

In light the current limited-time 50,000-point sign-up bonus on the Business Gold Rewards card from American Express, as well as today’s launch of the a 35% transfer bonus from Membership Rewards to British Airways Avios now through June 7, 2013, I thought that for today’s Maximize Monday post, I’d write about American Express Membership Rewards [...]

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Hotel Points Expiration Policies Roundup

April 18, 2013

Following up on the recent national survey I commissioned from The Princeton Group and my contest about how people track their frequent flyer miles, I thought it would be a good idea to create a basic guide to the expiration policies of the major loyalty programs. In yesterday’s post I covered airline miles expiration policies [...]

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Will Expiring Hilton Award Certificates Ruin Your Award Stay?

April 18, 2013

TPG contributor Nick Ewen takes a look at yet another headache caused by last month’s Hilton HHonors devaluation – this one involving the award stay certificate the program issues when you make an award reservation, which are only valid for a year from the reservation date – a big issue since many people scrambled to [...]

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Maximize Monday: Choosing the Best Site and Credit Card for Purchasing Hotel Stays

April 15, 2013

For today’s Maximize Monday post, TPG contributor Jason Steele takes a look at how to earn the most hotel points – whether it’s earning the most based on how you book to carrying the most lucrative credit cards in your wallet. Pros and Cons: Hotel Websites vs. Online Travel Agencies Booking hotel stays is another [...]

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Video SRQ: Deciding Between the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve and the Chase Hyatt Visa

April 14, 2013

TPG reader Jeff would like some help deciding whether to get the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve card or the Chase Hyatt Visa: “Since the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve came out I’ve really wanted to pick it up. I want to get a card with SmartChip technology and am debating between getting it and Chase Hyatt [...]

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Saturday Recap: Starwood’s Hear the Music Promotion, Changes to Hyatt Diamond Amenities Internationally, 7,500 Bonus TrueBlue Points for New Members; Marriott and Iberia Partnership

April 13, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: TPG Spring Cleaning Contest And National Survey Results: Earlier this week, I announced the results from a national survey that I commissioned The Princeton Group to conduct to find out how much people know about and are using their miles. It turns out that 73% of Americans [...]

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Saturday Recap: Earn 2,013 Bonus SkyMiles from Hilton, Virgin America Extending Elevate Status Match Offer, American Admirals Clubs Raising Membership Fees, Earn up to 500 Bonus HawaiianMiles

April 6, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Virgin America Extending Elevate Status Match Offer: Virgin America has just extended their status match program now through June 30, 2013 for new applications. To take part in the status match, if you haven’t already, join Elevate, then email [email protected] with your Elevate number and either a copy or screenshot [...]

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Hotel Review: Condado Lagoon “Villas” at Caribe Hilton San Juan

April 5, 2013

In celebration of my best friend’s upcoming wedding, I recently spent a long weekend in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with a tight-knit group of friends. I had looked into renting a house, but the date was fast approaching and many of the options I found were either wildly expensive or in a bad location, so [...]

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Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Free Weekend Nights Valid At Category 1-10 Hotels

April 3, 2013

One of the biggest concerns surrounding the recent Hilton HHonors program devaluation has been the fate of the two free weekend night certificates that come with the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve card when you apply and spend $2,500 on the card within four months as well as the additional one you can earn each calendar [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Ways You Can Still Get Value Out of Hilton HHonors Post-Devaluation

April 2, 2013

With the trauma of Hilton’s HHonors devaluation still fresh in our memories, we turned to TPG Hilton contributor Nick Ewen to find ways that all of us can still reap value out of the brand’s gutted loyalty program. The bad news is, it’s going to be harder than ever to find value in your Hilton [...]

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Possible Details on Post-Devaluation Hilton AXON Awards

March 29, 2013

TPG contributor Nick Ewen has been navigating the ins and outs of yesterday’s Hilton HHonors devaluation, and though there’s been no specific communication from either Hilton or American Express on the future form of reduced-level AXON awards, he’s managed to suss out what they might look like from now on. There’s no question that the [...]

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Reminder: Book Now Before Hilton Devaluation March 28

March 26, 2013

What with all the major hotel points devaluations about to go into effect – including those of Marriott, Priority Club and Starwood’s Cash & Points option – by far the most devastating is the way that Hilton will gut its HHonors program come this Thursday, March 28, 2013. That’s why I wanted to post a [...]

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Saturday Recap: My Latest Credit Card Churn, Enter to Win 100,000 SPG Points, Hilton Daily Grand Promo, British Airways and American Airlines Premium Fare Promotion, Alaska Airlines Now Offers One-Way Partner Awards

March 23, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: My Latest Credit Card Churn: This week I wrote a series about my most recent round of credit card applications. The first post covered the basics of credit and how to perform a personal check to make sure everything is healthy before a round of applications. [...]

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Hilton Daily Grand Promo – 1,000 Weeknight and 2,000 Weekend Bonus

March 21, 2013

Hilton just announced a new promo where you get 1,000 bonus points every weeknight you stay at one of their hotels and 2,000 bonus points for every weekend night between April 1 – June 30, 2013. You must register here before your stays to earn the bonuses. Only paid stays (not award nights or cash [...]

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Amex and Hilton Confirm AXON Awards To Stay After March 28

March 18, 2013

With the announcement a few weeks ago that Hilton would be devaluing its HHonors loyalty program with changes like adding new top-tier categories, implementing seasonal (more expensive) award redemptions and discontinuing the elite GLON special awards, came speculation that reduced-level AXON awards that cardholders of Hilton American Express credit cards including the Hilton Amex and [...]

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5th Night Free With A Hilton HHonors “Resort Escape” – Book Now Through April 30, 2013

March 8, 2013

Hilton has launched a 5th Night Free Escapes promo, where those who book a stay of at least five consecutive nights get their fifth night free at any resort in the Americas. You must book before April 30, 2013, to qualify, for stays between March 15-September 30, 2013.  The list of participating properties includes 62 [...]

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How to Top Up Your Hilton HHonors Account Quickly Before D(evaluation) Day

February 27, 2013

With the massive Hilton HHonors program devaluation coming our way starting March 28, I shared some ideas of how you could burn through Hilton points at the current rates for some amazing hotel redemptions – but in order to do so, you’ve got to have the Hilton HHonors points ready to redeem, so here are [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Ways to Burn Your Hilton Points Before D(evaluation) Day March 28, 2013

February 26, 2013

This past weekend at the LA Times Travel Show, I was doling out high-fives to several readers who stopped by to share their stories of recently burning soon-to-be-devalued Hilton points on upcoming redemptions before the imminent program changes come into effect. Sadly, even after the announcement of category reorganization and additions that will make high-end [...]

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Saturday Recap: Up to 50,000 Amex Points, 1,000 Bonus SPG Points for Sheraton Club Stays, Delta Enhancing Transcontinental Flight Services, Pre-Reserve Meals on American, Wyndham Updates Award Chart

February 23, 2013

Update: The 50,000 point sign up offer for the American Express Premier Rewards Gold card is no longer available through the Card Match Tool. Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Amazing Deal – 50,000 Membership Rewards Points for the Amex Premier Rewards Gold: Earlier this week, American Express released [...]

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The State of Hotel Loyalty Programs: A Devaluation Story

February 20, 2013

President Obama gave his State of the Union address last week, and with all the hotel points program changes coming down the pike, I thought I’d give my own State of Hotel Points address – and the state of hotel points is…worsening! Here’s a recap of the news we’ve gotten so far: Starwood Back in [...]

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