Both Delta and Hyatt confirmed changes to their elite benefits today, confirming changes which had been rumored over the past several week. Hyatt’s change means that Diamond Elite guests now get a choice of 1,000…
Partners are a key factor in maximizing value of points. This week’s episode talks about, among other things, two significant bits of partner news. First up, Alaska Airlines is finally offering one-way awards on partners;…
JetBlue‘s latest sale – launched on a Monday rather than their typical Tuesday offer – comes with a bit of extra in it this time around: Quadruple TrueBlue points. The catch is that you have…
There was plenty of discussion earlier this week as people scrambled to book free Avis weekend rentals using a coupon/AWD code of unknown provenance. That fun came to a screeching halt this evening when Avis…
Virgin America has a promotion available for either double or triple miles on 13 routes from their west coast hubs at Los Angeles and San Francisco. The promotion runs through 30 June 2013 (it started…
Hilton’s Q2 2013 earning promo is now open for registration, offering members up to 10,000 bonus points per week for stays between April 1 and June 30, 2013. The bonus points are earnt at a…
Welcome to episode 22.5 of the PointsHoarder podcast. Why the half number? Mostly because I rounded up from where it probably belongs. One of the problems with a show about travel put on by folks…
US Airways has launched a new Dividend Miles promotion for their Shuttle service between Washington, DC, New York City and Boston. For every three segments flown on the Shuttle between now and 31 May 2013…
Welcome to episode 22 of the PointsHoarder podcast. Some of our listeners were asking our opinions of the recent hotel program devaluations and if that is changing our approach to holding our points versus burning…
Virgin America has extended their partnership with Singapore Air to now include frequent flyer reciprocity for travel on each others’ flights. The rates aren’t great on the earning side for Elevate members but the redemption…
