News, Tips & Tricks
Marriott Rewards has long been known as one of the toughest programs to qualify
for the highest level elite tier, in this case Platinum with Marriott and once
qualified they have been knocked by many as there are no complimentary suite
upgrades for those Platinum members. That seems to be slowly changing as Marriott
will now be offering complimentary suite upgrades to Platinum members but only
for stays in the Asia Pacific region. Marriott is taking a step in the right
direction with this announcement and hopefully it will be implemented Worldwide
sometime soon. For more details please see here,
If you hold Gold or Platinum Elite status with Le Club Accor Hotels is offering
you free breakfast for one or two people every morning of your stay and a welcome
amenity when you redeem your points for hotel reward vouchers. This offer is
valid for any of their hotels in North America for stays until August 31. Visit
Accor
Hotels for more details
British Airways Executive Club will now allow you to use your Avios points to
upgrade flights that are booked via a travel agent. Previously the using Avios
points to upgrade your flight option was only available for flights booked directly
with British Airways. This is how it is now worded on BA’s website:
Bookings made through your travel agent can now be upgraded on ba.com or
through your local Executive Club service centre. The flights you would like
to upgrade must be booked and ticketed in eligible booking classes, however
Bulk Tour (BT) and Inclusive Tour (IT) fare types are not eligible.
You can find the details and entire terms and conditions here
US Airways Dividend Miles is offering a pseudo-fast track to their elite
Preferred status program. This offer requires you to buy 90 day status and then
fly a certain amount of miles to maintain that status or achieve a higher status
level. In general this isn’t that bad of offer if you know you will enough flights
to maintain that status or even if you have Star Alliance flights coming up
in the next 90 days where this status can come in handy.
Here is the offer as pulled from RC’s Dividend Miles page
Fast Track to Preferred Status
– Choose and purchase your level of Preferred status, then fly with US.
Preferred status / cost: Silver – $200 Gold – $400 Platinum – $600
Then, over the next 90 days after purchase, fly a minimum amount of miles on
flights operated by US Airways to keep your Preferred status through February
28, 2014.
Silver: Fly 7,500 miles or 10 segments
Gold: Fly 15,000 miles or 20 segments
Platinum: Fly 22,500 miles or 30 segments
Chairmans: Fly 30,000 miles or 40 segments
Full details
In the bonus offer section check out the huge American AAdvantage bonus
for Budget car rentals and details on Hyatt’s fall systemwide Gold Passport
promotion.
Bonus Offers
Aeroflot Bonus
– Earn up 2,000 Extra Bonus Miles for Aeroflot flights between Moscow and
Hong Kong. More… Sep 1 – 30, 12
– Triple Bonus Miles when you stay at any participating hotel and resort in
the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. More… Until
Sep 30, 12
airBerlin Top Bonus
– Triple Top Bonus Miles for stays at any participating Dorint Hotel in
Europe. More… Until Aug 31, 12
Air China Phoenix Miles
– Triple Phoenix Miles Kilometers for stays of 2+ nights in the Best Available
rate at the Radisson Blu Plaza Chongqing. More…
Until Aug 31, 12
American AAdvantage
– 20X AAdvantage Miles (1,000 Miles per day) when you rent a Budget vehicle
for 2 or more consecutive days at participating airport locations in the U.S.
and Canada. More… Until Sep 30, 12
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
– Double Asia Miles for stays in a Club room or Suite at the Best Available
Rate at participating Meritus Hotels & Resorts in Singapore, Malaysia or China.
More… Until Sep 30, 12
Delta SkyMiles
– 1,000 SkyMiles for stays at the at the Hotel Emperador, Buenos Aires.
More… Until Aug 31, 12
– Double SkyMiles for stays at select Mandarin Oriental hotels Worldwide. More…
Until Sep 3, 12
Emirates Skywards
– 1,000 Bonus Skywards Miles for stays Thursday-Sunday nights (Friday or
Saturday required) at participating Marriott Hotels in Washington DC. More…
Until Mar 31, 13
– Triple Skywards Miles when you stay at the One&Only The Palm or One&Only Royal
Mirage in Dubai. More…. Until Sep 30, 12
Hyatt Gold Passport
– Earn up to 65,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at Hyatt properties
Worldwide. Earn 5,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points after your first five
eligible nights and 10,000 more for every five nights after that. More…
Register by Oct 31 for stays Sep 1 – Nov 30, 12
JetBlue TrueBlue (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com
only)
– 1,000 Bonus TrueBlue Points per stays at 14 participating Marriott locations
in Aruba, Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and
the US Virgin Islands. More… Aug 20 – Oct
31, 12
– Earn up to 5,000 Bonus TrueBlue Points for buying Marriott Gift Cards online.
More… Until Sep 4, 12
Le Club Accorhotels
– Double LeClub Accor Points when you convert TAM Fidelidade/Multiplus points
to Le Club Accorhotels points. More… Until Aug
31, 12
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
– Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at any participating Sofitel hotel
in Asia Pacific. More… Until Sep 30, 12
– Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at any participating Swissôtel hotel
or resort Worldwide for two consecutive nights on the Seasonal Saver rate. More…
Until Sep 30, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
– Fast Track to Preferred Status – Choose and purchase your level of Preferred
status, then fly with US. Preferred status / cost: Silver – $200 Gold – $400
Platinum – $600 Then, over the next 90 days after purchase, fly a minimum amount
of miles on flights operated by US Airways to keep your Preferred status through
February 28, 2014. More…