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Saturday Recap: 500 Southwest Rapid Rewards, 100 Free TrueBlue Points, 40% Discount at W Hotel Store, Hilton Hotels Holiday Discounts, Bonus SkyMiles for Bose Headphones

December 15, 2012

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: 500 Bonus Southwest Points: If you have a Southwest credit card like the personal or business Rapid Rewards Premier cards you can earn 500 bonus points when you make a purchase with it through the Rapid Rewards Shopping portal by December 31, [...]

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Saturday Recap: Triple JetBlue Points, Marriott Seasonal Awards, Amex Discounts, New Airline Alliance Members

November 24, 2012

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Triple JetBlue True Blue Points For Rest of Year For travel now through December 31, 2012, register to earn triple True Blue points on all JetBlue flights booked on JetBlue.com and completed by the end of the year. You usually earn 3 [...]

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Reasonable Flights Abound: JetBlue and Virgin America Flight Discounts and Overall Fare Observations

November 20, 2012

Outside of peak holiday travel dates, winter travel is generally a slower period for the airlines and they’re more motivated to discount fares to fill plane. This summer I thought fares were noticeably higher than past years and I was worried that they wouldn’t come back down- especially with so much industry consolidation within the [...]

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Consolidated List of Hurricane Sandy Flight Refund and Change Policies

October 28, 2012

The East Coast is battening the hatches as Hurricane Sandy bears down on it, and airlines have already issued travel advisories and cancellation/refund policies. The bad news is that 900 flights have been cancelled up and down the East Coast today already, and airlines expect that over 2,500 will be cancelled for Monday. The good [...]

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Free Hilton Gold Status and Up To 50,000 Points (Targeted)

August 11, 2012

Hilton HHonors has launched several different offers for members of their airline partners with bonuses of up to 50,000 HHonors points and Gold Status. Each offer is for a targeted group of members of the the following airline partners: American, Delta, US Airways, United, American, Jetblue and Virgin America. All of these offers  include instant HHonors [...]

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Transcontinental Series: JetBlue

August 2, 2012

This is a post in my new Transcontinental Series aimed at helping flyers choose the best options while traveling coast-to-coast, as well as strategies on leveraging elite status and miles to get the most valuable upgrades possible. Other posts include: American Airlines, Delta, United and Virgin America. Today I’ll be talking about JetBlue’s transcontinental routes. JetBlue flies A320 aircraft [...]

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25% Discount on JetBlue Award Flights Ends Today

August 1, 2012

JetBlue announced a limited-time promotion where, when you redeem TrueBlue points for an award flight by 11:59pm EST tonight (August 1) for travel between September 4-October 31, you’ll save 25% on the points necessary down to a lower limit of 5,000 points for any redemption. You can find details here, but departures must be Monday-Thursday [...]

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JetBlue Announces New Perks Program: Mosaic

July 24, 2012

Fast on the heels of yesterday’s announcement from Virgin America that it would be instituting new elite status levels, JetBlue unveiled its own new system of  loyalty perks for its frequent flyers called TrueBlue Mosaic that will launch this fall. According to the press release, JetBlue’s program benefits will include: Free second checked bag for [...]

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Today Only: Jetblue A Whole-Lot-of-Summer Sale

July 2, 2012

Jetblue announced they are having a one-day summer sale, with good deals on some of their routes. You must book today, July 2, and travel is valid from July 9-October 3rd. The blackout out dates are August 29 – September 5, 2012 (which is Labor Day weekend). Jetblue one-day sale starting from $49 Some of these [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Airline Apps

June 26, 2012

As more people begin to carry smartphones and PDA’s such as iPhones and iPads as well as Blackberries and Androids, more and more airlines have created apps that allow their passengers to do everything from check flight status and check in to tracking checked bags, downloading city guides and finding the nearest airport lounge. Here [...]

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JetBlue Summer Sale, Pay Now Save Later With Discount Coupon

June 21, 2012

JetBlue recently announced a summer sale, only unlike other straight-up sales where you get a discount on the tickets you buy, this one gives you discounts on future travel on the airline. Here are the conditions: Register by June 22, 2012 Travel June 25 – August 22, 2012 (if roundtrip, both departing and return flights [...]

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1,000 JetBlue Points and 5 Points Per Dollar With Gilt

June 14, 2012

On the heels of this week’s 2,000 Hilton point promo, Gilt announced another sign-up bonus for new members, this time for 1,000 JetBlue TrueBlue points with a first purchase of $50 or more, and 5 TrueBlue points for each additional $1 spent through the first six months of membership. Per the promo terms and conditions, [...]

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30% Bonus on Amex Membership Rewards to JetBlue Transfers

June 12, 2012

Starting today and running through Sunday, June 17, 2012, US American Express Membership Rewards members will receive a 30% transfer bonus when transferring American Express Membership Rewards points to Jetblue TrueBlue points. While this is not as lucrative as the 50% Bonus On Amex To British Airways, this can still be a good deal if you [...]

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Updated Airline Award Charts and Partner Lists

May 24, 2012

The past year has seen some major changes in the airline world, especially concerning frequent flyer programs. New airlines have joined alliances, formed non-alliance partnerships with each other, and even introduced all-new mileage programs like British Airways Avios. So I thought it was time to update my consolidated list of airline award charts and partner [...]

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LivingSocial Deal: $25 for $75 Credit on JetBlue Between JFK-SFO

February 10, 2012

Living Social posted a decent little deal today where if you spend $25, you get a $75 voucher toward purchasing a roundtrip flight on JetBlue taking off from New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO). Tickets must be purchased before 11:59 pm ET on April 6, 2012 for flights between February 21-May 23 (both departure [...]

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JetBlue Launches Transfer Miles Program and Why It’s a Bad Deal

December 16, 2011

JetBlue just launched a member-to-member point transfer program, which means you can pay a fee to transfer points from one TrueBlue account to another. In general, buying and transferring miles doesn’t make much sense, but can in certain situations (like Delta’s current 100% transfer bonus) it can.  However, JetBlue has a fixed value loyalty program, [...]

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Consolidated List of Airline Award Charts and Partner Airline Lists

June 14, 2011

I thought it would be convenient to have a page that TPG readers can bookmark with links to the award charts for the major frequent flyer programs. This is by no means a final list, as I’ll continuously be updating the page (feel free to comment below with the links to any other program or [...]

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Newark to Boston for $39 Round-trip Total on JetBlue

April 28, 2011

JetBlue is running a pretty amazing fare sale today only- $9 each way between Newark and Boston (you can originate in either city). The roundtrip fare comes to $39.40 with all taxes and there seems to be very good availability between May 4- June 15, 2011. Sure beats taking the bus if you are a [...]

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10% Off JetBlue Flights – Today Only!

March 15, 2011

Book a US originating flight today at Jetblue.com/promo and use Promo Code SPRING2011 for 10% off flights from May 2- June 21, 2011. Remember, JetBlue promo codes are case sensitive. Happy jetting! *Offer ends 3/15/2011, 11:59 p.m. EDT. Discount Codes are case-sensitive; redeem at jetblue.com/promo; valid for 10% off roundtrip base fare for travel between [...]

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How to Use Same Day Flight Changes to Your Advantage

January 31, 2011

One of the perks I enjoy most about my Diamond elite status, is the ability to Same Day Confirm for free to other flights when traveling domestically. Knowing how to use Same Day Flight changes with your airline is critical to traveling “smarter,” even if you aren’t a frequent flyer. I have personally used SDC to increase [...]

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Super Cheap Flight and Hotels with JetBlue getawaytofun Promo Code

January 20, 2011

This may not be as lucrative as the Expedia.ca SAVE300 promo code, but JetBlue getaways is offering $100 off hotel and flight packages when you use promo code getawaytofun. Once you enter the code at the last checkout page, the price of your package will drop $100. I haven’t had a lot of time to [...]

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My Top 20 Loyalty Program Christmas Wish List

December 24, 2010

As a loyalty program junkie, I often think about how each program could be enhanced. While no perfect program exists in my opinion, here are my 20 wishes that, if granted, would make me a very, very happy frequent traveler. Feel free to add yours in the comments below! In no particular order: 1) Delta changes their [...]

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JetBlue and American Announce Points Partnership in Select Markets

November 18, 2010

Good news for JetBlue and American flyers- you can now bank points to either program when flying on select routes. Miles earned are not elite qualifying and there is no 500 mile minimum, however its a good start. Also- you cannot currently redeem AA miles for JetBlue flights, but I could see that changing in [...]

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Win a Million JetBlue TrueBlue Points

November 14, 2010

To celebrate a year of the new TrueBlue program, JetBlue is giving away a ton of prizes. Register here by November 30th. Where would you go with a million TrueBlue points (roughly $10,000)?

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