January 12 Update: Travel Hacking 101 updated, American Express revises referral program, great Club Carlson bonuses

Not great news for those of you refer friends to Amex cards so you can get the bonuses!

News, Tips & Tricks

We updated our Travel Hacking 101 post. With current offers you can earn 115,000+ Aeroplan Miles or 75,000 British Airways Avios for free. Read the update here.

If you are an American Express Gold Rewards card holder  you can no longer refer people to the card and get a bonus for it. Only The Platinum Card from American Express (and other we believe other Platinum Cards like AeroplanPlus) and the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express carry the referral offers still.

Posts since our last update:

Bonus Offers

airberlin topbonus

– Double topbonus Miles on Sixt Car Rentals Worldwide. More… Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Jun 30, 16

Amtrak Guest Rewards

– Triple Guest Rewards Points for stays at La Quinta Inns and Suites in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More… Until Feb 29, 16


3,000 Bonus Guest Rewards Points on your first Rocketmiles booking More… Until Mar 31, 16

– Double Guest Rewards points on qualifying rentals of 3 or more days at participating Budget locations in the U.S. and Canada. More… Until Apr 30, 16


6x Guest Rewards points when you rent with Enterprise at participating locations in the U.S. and Canada. More… Until Feb 29, 16


6x Guest Rewards points on all Hertz rentals at a participating airport
and off airport locations in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. More… Until Feb 29, 16

Avianca LifeMiles

– Double LifeMiles when renting with Avis for 3 days or more in the USA and Latin America. More… Until Jan 31, 16


Double LifeMiles when renting with Budget for 4 days or more in the USA and Latin America. More… Until Jan 31, 16


Earn up to 6x LifeMiles when you rent with Hertz in Belgium, Canada,
France, Germany, Italy, Holland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain,
Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. More… Until Mar 31, 16

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson

– 20,000 Bonus Gold Points when you complete 7 nights at Carlson Rezidor hotels Worldwide. More… Targeted Offer – May not work for everyone Until Mar 31, 16


Earn up 20,000 Bonus Gold Points when you stay at Carlson Rezidor hotels Worldwide. More… Targeted Offer – May not work for everyone Until Mar 31, 16


Earn up 20,000 Bonus Gold Points and Silver Elite Status when you stay at Carlson Rezidor hotels Worldwide. More… Targeted Offer – May not work for everyone Until Mar 31, 16

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles

– Double Asia Miles when you shop at any Chic Outlet Shopping Villages in Europe or China. More… Until Feb 29, 16

China Eastern Eastern Miles

– Double Eastern Miles Points when you shop at any Chic Outlet Shopping Villages in Europe or China. More… Until Feb 29, 16

Etihad Guest

– Earn up to 20,000 Bonus Guest Miles when you book hotels via Kaligo. More… Book by Mar 31 for stays until Dec 31, 16

La Quinta Returns

– Earn up to Triple Returns Points for stays at participating La Quinta locations in the U.S.. More… Until Feb 4, 16

Le Club accorhotels

– 750 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 2 or more nights at
Accor Hotels in Australia, Brazil, Thailand, Fiji, French Polynesia or
New Zealand. More… For Platinum Members only Book by Jan 31 for stays until Feb 29, 16


500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 2 or more
nights at Accor Hotels in Australia, Brazil, Thailand, Fiji, French
Polynesia or New Zealand. More… Book by Jan 31 for stays until Feb 29, 16

– 150 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays on the B&B package
at participating Mercure, Novotel, Suite Novotel hotels in France. More… Until Dec 31, 16

– 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points when you stay at two separate Accor hotels in Spain and Portugal. More… Book by Mar 11 for stays until Mar 17, 16


Earn up to 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at Accor Hotels in Switzerland. More… Book by Feb 29 for stays until Apr 11, 16

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