Marriott had a shopping portal arrangement of sort before, but they recently changed to a different set-up and are calling it Marriott Rewards MORE. This is important for me because as you know, Marriott International , now owns SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) . This is relevant because you can transfer […]
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Holiday Shopping Portal Bonus Time!
As I have written about before, I love to get points and miles by using online shopping portals. Online shopping portals provide a way to earn points or miles , on things you would normally buy anyway, this way you get return on your money. Check out my previous post […]
Review: AC Hotel Madrid Carlton by Marriott
While looking for hotels for my stay in Madrid over the last few days, I came across a reasonably priced AC hotel by Marriott. Because of the fact that Marriott owns SPG now, and you can transfer points, I always look for Marriotts , but honestly they are my 3rd […]
Traveling Hungry While Vegan, a Rant !
My RANT As many of you know I am Vegan. I dont think I am very fussy about it but when I am hungry I might get a tad frustrated. Traveling as a vegan is very difficult at times. I really enjoy traveling to new places and finding new vegan […]
SPG and Uber part ways, no more Starpoints !
As many of you know, I am a die-hard , loyal SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) fan! And I, and many other bloggers value SPG Starpoints higher than any other travel currency. With that said, I try to obtain and hoard starpoints any way I can! How else could I afford […]
How Leisure Travelers Get The Shaft From Hotels and Airlines
Hotel and airline loyalty programs were designed to promote loyalty to the particular brand. Unfortunately it seems more and more, most programs do not actually promote loyalty and actually even punish it. Most hotel and airline loyalty programs now have switched over to revenue based. This means points and perks […]
Quick Easy and Cheap Airline and Hotel Status
Right now is a great time to earn multiple hotel and airline status’s. Because of the merger with SPG (Starwood) and Marriott International, there are unique ways to leverage and gain multiple status’s by earning just one. In this post, I will show you how to get status with at […]
Free SkyMiles With All Delta Partners !
Delta is currently hosting a promotion in which they are offering free SkyMiles in 1000 increments. How the promotion works is for every “new” partner transaction, you will earn 1000 SkyMiles. New is defined is a partner you haven’t ever earned OR haven’t earned in last year (see terms). […]
The Fuel Surcharge of the Hotel Industry
If you travel much, you have more then likely heard of fuel surcharge’s that many airline’s charge. This was instituted several years ago when fuel was very high and the airline’s used it as an excuse to pay the difference in fuel costs. The problem with this is fuel has […]
HOT Deals to Spain from USA, Move FAST!
Right now, Delta is offering cheap flights to Spain from all over the USA, including my home airports of OKC and Tulsa. I just booked one for $400 in March 2017 to Barcelona from OKC, which is very cheap. There seems to be availability from many US cities, with […]
Earn Tons of Hilton Points With a few Simple Steps!
As I have mentioned in previous post’s, hotel programs offer promotions from time to time. Hilton is usually pretty good about offering great promotions, and right now there are a few great ones going on. Hilton is one of my favorite programs for several different reasons. They have a large […]
Earn Miles and Points for Everyday Shopping
This time of year , we do a lot of online shopping and it just so happens, online shopping portals are offering a lot of promotions. The portals do this in order to get you to use their portal over the others. I spoke about online shopping portals in some […]