New: Earn and Redeem Hyatt Points for Luxury Safaris Through New Mr & Mrs Smith Partnership by Ben Nickel-D'Andrea December 11, 2025 0 Hyatt has announced the addition of 15 Asilia Africa properties in East Africa through its existing Mr & Mrs Smith partnership. Most of them are luxury lodges and camp sites near national parks and reserves in the most sought after adventure destinations. Here's what it means for your next safari.
Chase Sapphire Reserve Cardholders: Get Access to Exclusive Apple TV Event in NYC This Weekend by Skye Class December 11, 2025 1 Did you know that the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card comes with exclusive Apple benefits? Cardholders can claim complimentary subscriptions to Apple TV and Apple Music, while getting access to exclusive experiences. If you're interested, book a night of tv magic in New York City, December 12-14, and go behind the scenes of hit Apple TV shows and movies. Here are the details.
Buy Avianca LifeMiles With a 125% Bonus (1.47¢ Each) Through December 16 by Tyler Glatt December 11, 2025 129 LifeMiles just launched a new buy miles promotion offering travelers LifeMiles at a rate of 1.47¢ apiece. This deal unlocks excellent deals, such as United flights to Canada for $147, business class to Switzerland for $807, and $2,347 to Tokyo in ANA first class! Here are all the details and a few ways to maximize LifeMiles.
JetBlue’s First BlueHouse Lounge at JFK Is Now Open — Here’s Your First Look Inside by Tyler Glatt December 11, 2025 0 JetBlue flyers: your number one wish has finally been granted. The airline's first airport lounge at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (which it's calling BlueHouse) opens to travelers bright and early on December 18, 2025. From the moment you step inside, you'll see why JetBlue is calling BlueHouse its love letter to New York. Here’s everything you need to know about JetBlue’s brand-new lounge at JFK.
IHG Is Ending Its Friends & Family Rate — Here’s What’s Replacing It by Anthony Cave December 11, 2025 0 IHG's Friends & Family Rate, a discount on cash stays for family and friends of full-time IHG employees, is being replaced with IHG One Pass. However, there's a catch that may impact future bookings. A cap using the new rate may end up restricting both flexibility and discounts.
Avianca to Offer ‘More for Everyone’ With Business Class and Wi-Fi on All Flights — Here’s What to Know by Harrison Pierce December 10, 2025 0 At a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, Avianca announced its "More for Everyone" campaign, and AwardWallet got the scoop. Avianca is expanding its 'Business Class Americas' product to dozens of new routes plus rolling out in-flight Wi-Fi across its fleet. Here are the details shared so far.
Aeroplan Launches a Loyalty Partnership With Harbour Air, North America’s Largest Seaplane Airline by Tyler Glatt December 10, 2025 0 Air Canada Aeroplan's partner airline network includes all kinds of unique carriers, and it just added another one: Harbour Air. For the unfamiliar, Harbour Air is North America's largest seaplane airline. It operates up to 200 daily flights to more than a dozen destinations across British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. And now, you can earn Aeroplan points on these scenic short-hop flights.
7 Travel-Related Chase Offers: Up to $120 Back on Air India, Airfare, Southwest, And More by JT Genter and Zhanna Startseva December 10, 2025 136 Chase is currently offering a slew of travel-related Chase Offers — offering potentially hundreds of dollars back on lodging, flights, and rental cars. Specific Chase Offers include saving on Marriott brands, Hyatt brands, Turo, Airalo, Cruise America, Sixt, and more. Here's a roundup of all travel-related Chase Offers you might be targeted for.
Uber Expands Shuttle Concept, Tweaks Tipping Process, and Adds Booking Kiosks — What to Know by Tyler Glatt December 10, 2025 2 Holiday travel is about to ramp back up, and Uber is making a few updates — all of which center around making rides seamless and more affordable. In short, Uber is expanding its Shuttle concept to another major airport, debuting its first kiosk, and making it easier to tip your driver in the app. Here's everything you need to know.
Bluegreen Vacation Timeshare Presentation Deal: 3-Night Stays From $249 and Earn Up to 70k Points by Skye Class December 10, 2025 2 Would you sit through a two-hour timeshare presentation if it meant a nearly free vacation? Choice Privileges members can book a 3-night Bluegreen Vacations stay from $249 and earn up to 70,000 bonus Choice points or $100 a MasterCard. Here’s how to make the most of these Bluegreen Vacations deals.
Want Special Access to World Cup Tickets? Applying for a New Bank of America Credit Card Can Be Your Ticket by Ben Nickel-D'Andrea January 7, 2026 0 Bank of America is partnering with FIFA to launch limited-time opportunities to new applicants of two of its cash back earning credit cards. These include limited-edition soccer designs as well as access to some of the FIFA World Cup matches during next year's events.
Flash Sale: Buy Avios via Qatar Airways With a 45% Bonus — Just 1.59¢ Per Avios! by Andrew George Bradshaw and Harrison Pierce December 9, 2025 14 Qatar Airways just launched a new sale to buy Avios with up to a 45% bonus. This is a solid deal from Qatar for buying Avios, allowing members to grab them for as little as 1.59¢ apiece. This bonus runs through December 11, 2025, giving you just a few days to take advantage of this offer.
Fly Business Class to Istanbul From $975 With This up-to-100% Bonus on Turkish Miles & Smiles Miles by Harrison Pierce and Andrew George Bradshaw December 9, 2025 7 Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles just launched a new buy miles offer. Valid until December 22, 2025, Miles & Smiles members can buy up to 250,000 miles and receive up to 100% bonus miles. If maximized, this promotion can drop the price per mile down to as low as 1.5¢ each. But in light of recent devaluations, does a promotion like this still make sense? Let's dive into the details of this promotion and see a few times you can grab a sweet redemption at a cheaper price than the cash rate.
GHA Discovery Promotion: Earn up to $825 on 2+ Night Stays at Multiple Brands Through May 2026 by Skye Class December 9, 2025 0 GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty program of the Global Hotel Alliance, currently has a promotion offering up to D$825 in rewards for stays across different brands through May 31, 2026. GHA has over 50 brands. The more you stay at, the more you earn. Here are the details of this lucrative promotion.
Hilton to Introduce a New Top-Tier, Invite-Only Elite Status — Here’s What We Know So Far by Harrison Pierce December 8, 2025 0 Hilton is expected to introduce a new, invite-only tier for a handful of Hilton loyalists in 2026. The Honors Society will dethrone the just-introduced Diamond Reserve as the highest tier in the Hilton Honors program. Here's what we know so far.
IHG Slashes Free Points Transfer Cap for Diamond Elites and Business Rewards Members by Sam Helmy December 8, 2025 1 IHG has quietly reduced the number of points Diamond Elite and Business Rewards members can transfer for free. Until now, this limit was pretty lofty — but it just got a big haircut. Plus, there are new restrictions that will slim down who gets to make these free transfers. Here's what you need to know about these changes.
Buy a Delta Gift Card and Get a $25 Uber Voucher — Here’s How by Tyler Glatt January 6, 2026 19 Through January 5, 2026, Delta will give you a $25 Uber voucher when you buy a Delta gift card of $300 or more. It’s a solid deal if you can use the funds to book both flights and rides in the year ahead. Here's how to take advantage of this limited-time offer.
Amex to Devalue Transfers to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles in Early 2026 — Here’s the Timeline by Cameron Laufer December 8, 2025 0 Amex Membership Rewards is one of a handful of programs that offers transfers to Cathay Pacific's loyalty program -- known as Asia Miles -- at a 1:1 ratio. That rate will be changing, but luckily not for a few months. Effective March 1, 2026, the transfer rate will change to 5:4, dropping the rate by 20%. Here's what to know.
Buy Lufthansa Miles for as Low as 1.39¢ Each — With Bonus Perks and Lounge Discounts to Boot by Miguel Rueda and Andrew George Bradshaw December 8, 2025 18 Lufthansa sells mileage bundles called "Bundle & Go" to its Miles & More program members. A new promotion lets members buy Lufthansa Miles & More miles via these bundles with a 50% bonus, dropping the cost per mile to as little as 1.39¢ each. Should you buy miles bundles during this promotion? Let's take a look.
Last Chance for 2025: Get JetBlue Status-Qualifying Tiles for 10% off Through December 30 by Andrew George Bradshaw and Tyler Glatt December 6, 2025 1 If you’re looking to fast-track JetBlue Mosaic status or top off your account, buying tiles is a convenient option — especially with JetBlue’s 10% discount promotion running through December 30, 2025. Here's an overview of this limited-time promotion.
You Can Now Earn American Airlines Miles and British Airways Avios on Select LEVEL Flights by Harrison Pierce December 5, 2025 1 You can now earn British Airways Avios and American Airlines miles on select flights operated by LEVEL, a low-cost long-haul airline operating flights to 7 hubs in the Americas from its base in Barcelona. Here's what you need to know about this change.
Marriott and Emirates Your World Rewards Promotion: Earn 2,500 Skywards Miles On Your Next Flight by Skye Class and Harrison Pierce December 5, 2025 0 Marriott Bonvoy Your World Rewards members who linked their accounts by November 21 can now earn 2,500 bonus Skywards miles on their next Emirates flight booked by December 21, 2025, for travel by February 28, 2026. Here are the details for this promotion.
Get 3k Points for Linking Your Marriott and Uber Accounts and Riding Once — Here’s How by Skye Class and Harrison Pierce December 5, 2025 6 Marriott and Uber have teamed up again to offer bonus Marriott Bonvoy® points when linking your accounts. With this offer, you can earn up to 3,000 points after linking your account and completing one "premium" Uber ride. Here's what you need to know.
Unlock Luxury for Less: IHG Points on Sale With a 100% Bonus Through December 15 (0.5¢ Each) by Andrew George Bradshaw December 5, 2025 164 IHG is running a new flash promotion for buying IHG One Rewards points through December 15, 2025. Until then, members can buy IHG points with up to a 100% bonus, which drops the rate per point down to just 0.5¢ each. But when is it worth buying IHG points? Let's take a look at a couple examples for inspiration.
RESERVE by CLEAR Is Gone — Here’s What’s (Sort of) Replaced It by Skye Class December 5, 2025 1 Did you ever use RESERVE by CLEAR? This service was briefly available, but we recently found CLEAR sunset the program. A new program called CLEAR Mobile is now available, but that has no connection to RESERVE. Here's a record of what RESERVE was, and what other options are currently available.
American Airlines Launches ‘AAdvantage Gold Pass’ — But Are the Benefits Worth the Massive Cost? by Tyler Glatt December 4, 2025 1 American Airlines just introduced what it's calling the "AAdvantage Gold Pass." Buying one gets you a full year of AAdvantage Gold status, 100,000 bonus miles, and 15,000 Loyalty Points. But let us be the first to tell you that this pass is...well...extremely expensive. Here's what to know.
RIP Sweet Spot: Miles&Smiles Kills Off Cheap United Awards to Hawaii, Increases Rates Up to 167% by JT Genter December 4, 2025 0 One of the best airline sweet spots just unceremoniously killed off this week. Before this month, travelers could book United Airlines awards to Hawaii for just 10,000 Miles&Smiles miles each way. Now, awards to Hawaii start at 25,000 miles one-way. And business and first-class awards have jumped even more.
United Cardholders Can Now Earn 2X MileagePlus Miles on Rent Paid Through Bilt — Here’s How by Skye Class December 4, 2025 4 Rarely does a day go by when Bilt Rewards doesn't add a new partnership or expand on an existing one. And the Bilt partnership news du jour is an expansion of its relationship with United Airlines. Effective immediately, your United MileagePlus credit card just became more rewarding for paying rent. Here's the latest.
Accor and Flying Blue Launch 30% Transfer Bonus — Book Business Class to Europe From 47k Accor Points by Sam Helmy and Harrison Pierce December 4, 2025 2 Air France/KLM Flying Blue just announced a new 30% transfer bonus through December 17, 2025, on transfers from Accor Live Limitless. Accor already offers one of the best transfer rates we've seen from a hotel program to an airline mileage program, and this transfer bonus makes it even better. Combine with Promo Rewards to book rewards between the U.S. and Europe for 15k Accor points in economy or 47k Accor points in business class.
Best Western Promotions: Earn 5k Bonus Points in the U.S., Caribbean, and More — Up to 20k Points by Skye Class and Andrew George Bradshaw December 3, 2025 28 Best Western is back with a familiar promotion: 5,000 bonus points every two nights on stays through February 1, 2026. Eligible stays are at Best Western properties in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, and members can earn up to 20,000 bonus points. Here’s everything you need to know to register, qualify, and maximize this offer.
