Thursday was pretty much about bonuses but we learn Delta will cap the SkyMiles earned on flights and U.S. Daily Getaways return
News, Tips & Tricks
The United States Travel Association and American Express
in the U.S. are once again going to be running there very successful
Daily Getaway promotion. The details will be revealed on May 12 and the
actual sales take place from May 19 to June 20. Some of the offers are
OK while others tend to be quite worthwhile and consist of travel
discounts or the ability to buy points/miles are a great discount. Amex
cardholders receive an additional 10% off pricing. Now the caveat for us
Canucks is that these offers are meant for U.S. Residents only and some
Canadian credit cards will not work however most Canadian American
Express cards should work. Each offer is limited and are only available
on a first come first serve basis. We’ll keep you abreast of the offers
as the get released. For more details see here
Gary Leff at View from the Wing points out that Delta is
going to impose a cap on the number of SkyMiles that can be earned on
flight in their new 2015 revenue based earning scheme. That cap is
75,000 miles per ticket. Gary points out that a Diamond Medallion
member will not earn any miles after a ticket cost of $6818.18. With
some of these flyers spending more than that the revenue based system
will essentially be taking away miles from these members.
Bonus Offers
Alitalia MilleMiglia
– 250 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you book a stay in an Italian Best Western Hotel and choose a Kids, Woman or Business Room. More… Until May 31, 14
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Double MilleMiglia Miles for weekend stays (Fri-Sun) at
participating NH Hotels in Belgium, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands or
Spain. More… Until Apr 30, 14
– Earn up to 50% Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you buy or gift miles. More… Until Mar 31, 14
Delta SkyMiles
– 2,000 Bonus SkyMiles for all Delta members on your first Gilt purchase of $50 or more. More… Until Mar 31, 14
Iberia Plus
– Double Avios when you fly on the following Iberia routes: From/To
Madrid to Bilbao, La Coruña and Oviedo. From/To Madrid to Münich, Vienna
or Zürich. From/To Madrid to Algiers (Algeria) or Lagos. From/To Madrid
to Bogota, Buenos Aires and Mexico. More… Register by Mar 16 for travel until Apr 30, 14
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Double Avios when you fly on the following Iberia Express
routes: To / From Madrid to Alicante, Malaga, Jerez*, Santiago
de Compostela, Seville or Vigo. More… Register by Mar 16 for travel until Apr 30, 14
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Double Avios when you fly on the following Iberia Regional
Air Nostrum routes: – To / From Madrid to Almeria, Granada, Jerez*, La
Coruña, La Rioja, Murcia, Pamplona, San Sebastián, Santander, Valencia
or Vigo**. – To/ From Barcelona to Burgos, Leon, Salamanca or
Valladolid. – To/ From Bilbao to Alicante, Jerez, Santiago de
Compostela, Valencia or Vigo. – To/From Valencia to Malaga or Sevilla. –
To/From Oviedo to Sevilla or Valencia. – To/From Madrid to Bolonia or
Turin. More… Register by Mar 16 for travel until Apr 30, 14
– Double Avios on Derby Hotel stays in Barcelona or Madrid. More… Until Apr 30, 14
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Double Avios for stays of 3 or more nights at select Hace Hotels. More… Until Apr 30, 14
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800 Bonus Avios for every two night stays at all AC Hotels by Marriott
in Spain, Italy and Portugal. And also get 200 Avios for registering for
Marriott Rewards® when you complete your first stay (must register in
person at the AC hotel). More… Until May 4, 14
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Triple Avios for stays at Melia airport hotels in Madrid. More… Until Apr 30, 14
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Double Avios for stays at Melia hotels in Madrid, London, Rome, and Vienna. More… Until Apr 30, 14
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Double Avios for stays at all NH Hotels Worldwide. More… Apr 1 – 30, 14
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Double Avios for stays at select NH Hotels in Spain. More… Until Mar 31, 14
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Double Avios for stays at Paradore Hotels in Spain. More… Until Apr 30, 14
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Double Avios on Rusticae stays when you Rusticae & Friends Club. More… Until Apr 30, 14
– Double Avios on all online prepaid Atesa rentals in Spain Mainland and Balearics. More… Until Apr 30, 14
– Double Avios when you rent a commercial van from Atesa in Spain Mainland and Balearics. More… Until Apr 30, 14
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Triple Avios on rentals of a Group C car or higher at Avis locations in Spain. More… Until Mar 30, 14
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Triple Avios on all Europcar rentals Worldwide.More… Until Apr 30, 14
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Triple Avios on all Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More… Until Apr 30, 14
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Triple Avios on all Sixt rentals Worldwide. More… Until Apr 13, 14
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
– 1,000 Bonus Mileage Bank Miles when you stay at selected Jumeirah
Hotels and Resorts in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Shanghai, Frankfurt,
London, Rome and Baku. More… Until Aug 31, 14
Jet Airways JetPrivilege
– Double JetPrivilege Miles when you fly on Jet Airways between Mumbai and Paris. More… May 13 – Jul 14, 14
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Double JetPrivilege Miles when you fly on Jet Airways between Bengaluru or Hyderabad and Abu Dhabi. More… Until Apr 30, 14
Le Club accorhotels
– Earn up to 1,200 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at all
participating Accor hotels in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. More… Book by Mar 18 for stays until Jun 30, 14
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
– Double Flying Club Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at participating The Red Carnation Hotel Collection properties. More… Until Dec 31, 14
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Double Flying Cliub Miles when you stay a minimum of two nights at participating Preferred Hotels Worldwide. More… Until Dec 31, 14
– Earn up to Triple Flying Club Miles on Avis rental of 3 or more days in the U.S. or Canada. More… Book by Mar 31 for rentals until Apr 15, 14
– Double Flying Cliub Miles with a minimum spend of 500 euros or pounds
at any of the 9 Chic Outlet Shopping Villages in Europe. More… Until Apr 30, 14