Here’s a quick round-up of points, miles, and deals: 300 Free La Quinta Returns Points: From now until October 31, you can receive 300 free La Quinta Returns points after watching a short video. The points should post within 72 hours. (HT: View from the Wing). SPG’s Bonus Beginnings Promotion is Back: Be sure to check to … [Read More…]
Planning In Progess: A Couple of Days in Portland
Last month, my dad messaged me about an amazing fare sale ($122 RT ai) on United from EWR (Newark) to PDX (Portland). With a fare like that, it’s impossible to resist, and I immediately thought of two words: mileage run! Back in December, I set Kevin up to be the mileage-run guinea pig in this household … [Read More…]
Shipped to Seattle and Back – My First Mileage Run
This is Kevin. I’m your self-imposed host for the night. Time for a friendly hijack. :) Completed. 4802 flown miles in less than a day’s span. Whew. Luckily that converts to 6002.5 elite qualifying miles by having Continental OnePass silver elite status. Hi, my name is Kevin, and I am Angelina’s “mister”, or in this … [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…]