SPG and Caesars Join up. 15+ new hotels to use your SPG Starwood points from Jan 9, 2014!

  Starting January 9th, 2014 there will be more Starwood SPG hotel options in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe, and more. Register by clicking here: www.spg.com/caesars This is nice because there was only one option in Atlantic city (the Sheraton) and you’ll be able to redeem you points and earn elite stay credit towards…

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Earn up to 55k SPG Points by referring friends with Starwood Amex / Get 25k SPG points with new applications

Updated on December 14, 2023The Starwood American Express has brought back a popular promotion they ran last year where you earn 5,000 SPG Starpoints for every person you refer and gets approved for the SPG Amex.  Each point is worth around 2.5 to 3 cents per points, and often I can get more. Today I’m…

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50% off at W Hotel Store – Black Friday Sale – Amazing beds, sheets (until Dec 3)

Updated on August 4, 2015Happy Thanksgiving — I’m writing from my hotel room in Peru as I’m trying to adjust to the higher altitude. Link: http://www.whotelsthestore.com Last time the W Hotel Store ran this sale (50% off for48 hours) I picked up some new sheets and bedding for the new apt.  The few times before…

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Registration open for American Express Small Business Saturday (Nov 30th) $10 statement credit

Updated on August 4, 2015I wrote about the American Express Small Business Saturday here.  Last year it was $25, so I’m not so excited about this $10 offer.  However, between the family, we have around 8 American Express Cards (everyone signed up for the Starwood American Express that I wrote about here). Step 1: Register…

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Fly US – Europe / India / Israel / Middle East / Australia starting at $149: Roundtrip, including all Taxes (act fast, this will not last!)

Updated on December 14, 2023UPDATE 11/26/13: According to this article, wideroe knew about the problem and they themselves let everyone know and didn’t do anything to stop it. http://www.autoslash.com/blog-and-tips/posts/norwegians-take-united-for-a-ride At this point, even if your flight it ticketed, there is a chance it won’t be honored, so please keep that in mind as you are…

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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card Improved offer: 55,000 Points Offer after $3k spend in 3 months (worth up to $3300)

Updated on May 25, 2015Via Slickdeals, here is link for the 50k+5k offer. Some people are reporting that they cannot get the 50k+5k offer to load (it worked for me using my desktop but not on iphone), so I’ve included the link to the 40k+5k offer here:  Chase just made their offer better, the highest I ever saw…

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Prices of United award seats are going to skyrocket starting 2/1/14 – and what you should do about it

Updated on December 14, 2023Get ready to pay more for award seats.  United is going to charge more for some award seats starting 2/1/14.  In some cases A LOT MORE. What you need to know The Bad news first: The really bad: the number of miles needed for a first class *partner* flight is skyrocketing The bad: business…

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