The Chase VIP mall lounges are back this holiday season in Houston, San Francisco, and Short Hills, NJ from now until December 24, 11:00 am – mall closing. Lounge access is granted to Chase United MileagePlus cardholders, and the following complimentary amenities are offered: snack and beverages, gift wrapping, bag and coat check, cafe seating, … [Read More…]
1,000 Free and INSTANT United Miles
Wow, talk about instant gratification! You can receive up to 1,000 bonus MileagePlus bonus miles instantly when you register with bckstgr.com (400 miles) and sync your Twitter account (200 miles), Facebook account (200 miles), and Foursquare account (200 miles). So what is Bckstgr? Bckstgr is a new interactive social media platform with the following claim: … [Read More…]
A Week’s Worth of Miles and Points + Contest Reminder
Here’s what’s going on in pointsland this week: Travel By Points highlights an awesome way to leverage 5 current Marriott deals in order get the most out of buying Marriott gift cards. I’ll say – this has me veryyy tempted (too bad I already knocked out $1100/$1500 of my 5x Q4 spend on the Chase … [Read More…]
The Stages of a Break Up Applied to United Airlines
As if it wasn’t chaotic enough getting through an insanely busy (but rewarding) work week, while simultaneously keeping up with the 4-mile United scandal on the forums, the “icing on the cake” this week is losing my iPhone. Major bummer. No, not the usual “I-lost-my-phone”-pity-cries when in reality, it’s buried in my bottomless purse or … [Read More…]
Is it United’s Policy to Honor All Tickets, No Matter How Large the Error?
With all of the buzz around yesterday’s 4-mile United “mistake” award fare, there’s a lot of speculation about how United will handle the situation. For those of who are unaware of what happened, award trips routing through Hong Kong were being priced, confirmed, and ticketed at the redemption rate of only 4 miles per passenger … [Read More…]
Quickies: 500 Aeroplan/Delta Miles, 1,000 United Miles, and Contest Reminder
Happy Sunday everybody! Like many, I surely did have an eventful Sunday. Picture this: Kevin and I driving on the Garden State Parkway to a family function when a fellow reader/points and miles friend (Hi Jamison!) texts me alerting me of the infamous 4-mile deal on United. I tell Kevin that we need to make … [Read More…]
Up to 4,000 Free Airline Miles With ThanksAgain
When New Girl in the Air first posted about an opportunity to earn 1,000 free airline miles by enrolling your Visa card in ThanksAgain mobile offers, I’ll admit that I didn’t quite jump on the bandwagon immediately because I was under the impression that it was only for “new” accounts. During last year’s US Airways … [Read More…]
Contest: Win Two United Club Lounge Passes
Fellow reader (and writer of a great blog called Mile Collector), Mark, reached out to me last night saying that he had an extra pair of one-time use United Club lounge passes that expire on 12/17/12 that he’d like to give away to a Just Another Points Traveler reader. So how do you enter? Entering … [Read More…]
Finally a Reason for me to Use United Airlines’ Outperform Recognition Program
Wow, is it just me experiencing a lucky streak, or has United’s customer service drastically improved in what seems like overnight? While I’ve usually dreaded calling United after the merger, during the last 24 hours I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with 3 United agents, and all 3 were incredible. I find that a bit … [Read More…]
500 Free United Miles When You Sign Up for Visa Mobile Offers
Via The Points Guy: Here’s an easy 500 United miles if you feel comfortable syncing your Visa card to their new mobile offers platform. I registered my Chase Sapphire Card to the program, and the whole process took about 3 minutes. Once the miles post, I plan on opting-out of these offers because the thought … [Read More…]
