Apparently I just can’t get enough of The Gift Chain American Express promotion. After playing my luck with my one and only AMEX, I still had the itch for more surprises. Kevin also has an AMEX, but it is a company card, so he decided it would be best for him to play it safe … [Read More…]
Hotel Status Match Success From Free Status Upgrades
I promised I’d post an update on my progress of hotel status matching using my newly-aquired free Platinum Accor Status and free Gold Marriott Status. Last week, I sent emails to Club Carlson, Omni, Best Western, & Priority Club asking if they could match status to my Accor A|Club Platinum status. Here’s a summary of … [Read More…]
Chase & Continental/United VIP Mall Lounge: Houston & Short Hills, NJ
Has holiday shopping caused you to spend more time at the mall than in the air? Don’t worry, Continental, United, and Chase are bringing the VIP airport lounge experience to the Short Hills Mall in NJ and the Houston Galleria Mall in TX this holiday season. Here are the details taken directly from the email (specifically … [Read More…]
Lots of Free Points & Miles Everywhere Today
Today there are a few easy ways to earn free points and miles. I was also thrilled to find out that I was one of the daily instant winners of the 1,000 Marriott Rewards points via their Facebook sweepstakes! :) This is what the winning screen looked like for me: Remember, you can enter twice … [Read More…]
Planning In Progress: Hong Kong, Macau, Bangkok, Phuket, & Singapore
I am really excited about a big Asia trip scheduled for the end of March/early April. Kevin and I had originally planned this trip for 10 days in November 2011, but due to the emergency flooding in Bangkok, we decided to postpone the trip for our comfort and safety. Since I had put a lot … [Read More…]
Round Two In Our Quest For 50,000 More Club Carlson Points
As I mentioned in an earlier post about the 50,000 Club Carlson points for staying a night at a Radisson hotel, my Freehold, NJ stay and 50,000 bonus were successfully credited. Now, it was time to get another night in with Kevin’s account before the end of the year so he could also have the … [Read More…]
1,000 Bonus American Airlines Miles With AAdvantage Dining Program
I am a self-declared foodie; I actually can not think of a single food I do not like (besides hotdogs, pickles, just to name a few…). And with that said, I am guilty for dining out almost every day for at least one meal. Good thing I found out about dining programs because they are certainly … [Read More…]
Marriott Rewards Facebook Sweepstakes: Win 1,000,000 Points
Update: 12/7: I was one of the daily instant winners of 1,000 Marriott Rewards points today! :) Marriott has an exciting Facebook contest going on where you can enter daily for a chance to win 1,000 Marriott Rewards points with a grand prize of 1,000,000 points. Ric from Loyalty Traveler does a great job explaining … [Read More…]
Tis The Season for Mileage Runs
As if the holiday season isn’t busy enough, think about it in context of points travelers- we have to deal with trying to squeeze in those last-minute mileage runs in order to achieve our desired elite status for the following year. Since our home airport is EWR (Newark, NJ), you can guess that we fly … [Read More…]
Marriott Rewards “90 Day Gold Challenge”: Free Status Upgrade
Today Kevin and I took advantage of a free gold status upgrade promotion offered by Marriott Rewards. It was as simple as calling Marriott at 1 (888) 236-2427 and asking for the gold upgrade and providing your membership number to the agent. This is exciting for us because normally to obtain gold status with Marriott, … [Read More…]
