Patrick Stouffer

Patrick Stouffer

Freelance Writer

Patrick is a freelance musician, writer, and travel consultant currently based in Los Angeles. He joined the AwardWallet team in 2019.

 

For the last ten years, Patrick has been living on the road full-time as a musician for various Broadway musical theatre tours and cruise ship productions. He met his wife, Patricia, while they were both working on a cruise ship in the East China Sea. Since then, their mutual love for travel has been a driving force in their relationship. Between work and leisure, Patrick and his wife have visited over 50 countries together, using points and miles to finance and elevate all of their experiences.

 

When he’s not playing trumpet, writing about points and miles, or traveling, Patrick enjoys going to the gym, trying craft beers, and spending time at the lake with his family.

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Southwest just launched a new promotion to buy points with up to a 50% discount on points purchased. This offer runs until June 20, 2023. Loyalty members who are targeted for this offer can score Rapid Rewards points as cheap as 1.5¢ per point. If you want to take advantage of this promotion, now's the time to do so. But is this a good deal? Here's a look at the promotion and factors to consider before pulling out your wallet.

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Hilton has launched another promotion, allowing members the chance to buy points with a 100% bonus! If you want to take advantage of this deal, you have until July 18, 2023 at 11:59 pm ET. This promotion enables you to purchase a maximum of 320,000 Hilton points at a reasonable 0.5¢ per point. Let's see how this can be an excellent deal in some situations.

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Wyndham Rewards just launched its latest promotion to buy points with a discount. Through May 23, 2023 loyalty members can buy Wyndham Rewards points with a 25% discount. That's a rate of just 0.975¢ per point! With over 9,000 properties worldwide, there are lots of properties where you can receive outsized value from this deal. In this post, we go through the details to show you how to take advantage of this offer.

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Now through June 17, 2023, Citi cardholders can convert ThankYou points to Flying Blue miles and receive a 25% transfer bonus. This opens the door to several lucrative redemption opportunities, including business class flights from the U.S. to Europe for just 33k ThankYou points each way or economy flights to Europe from 9k points one-way. If you know how to utilize Flying Blue miles, this transfer bonus is an awesome opportunity.

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