There's a lot of Turkish Airlines business class award space between the carrier's gateways in the United States and Canada and its hub in Istanbul (IST). Flights are bookable from just 45,000 miles, which makes this deal nearly too good to be true. As such, you'll want to act fast before the award space dries up.
IHG announced that IHG Diamond Elite members and IHG Business Rewards members can now transfer points to other IHG accounts free of charge, effective immediately. Other members have to pay a charge of $5 per 1,000 points to transfer points. So, why should you care about this new function?
There's a bounty of travel-related Amex Offers currently available! Targeted Amex cardmembers can earn potentially thousands in cash back on flights, hotels, U.S. gas stations, and even cruises. New Amex Offers recently added include Royal Caribbean, Cruise America, Park Hyatt, Thompson Hotels, and Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
Air Canada is back with another promotion for buying Aeroplan points. Now through December 30, 2023, Aeroplan is offering members up to a 20% discount on point purchases up to 250,000 points. That drops the effective purchase rate to just 2.1¢ per point. From short-haul flights between Toronto and Washington, D.C. to long-haul flights to Germany, Switzerland, and Turkey, you can find some good deals (if you look hard enough) to get outsized value during this promotion.
Airline and hotel prices can fluctuate, so it's important to regularly check your current reservations to see if the price has gone down. If it has, you can rebook at the new rate. This article covers everything you need to know about keeping an eye on prices, and how to rebook reservations to get some of your cash or points back.
Want to leverage your business expenses to earn a stack of cash back or travel rewards? We've put together the best business credit card offers available to new applicants in December. Whether you are a business owner, freelancer, consultant, or entrepreneur, there is a card to suit your goals and budget.
Virgin Atlantic is increasing the prices for many Delta awards on December 7, 2023, applicable to flights taking off from day one of 2024. There's little time to book at current pricing, so you'll want to act fast before prices go up. Here's what you should book immediately if you have upcoming travel plans.
Chase is evolving the Luxury Hotel & Resort Collection and bringing us The Edit — and editorially-focused luxury lodging experience curated with the Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholder in mind. Here's all we know about the new program.
Accor Hotels is currently running a slew of promotions. The newest offers give members 3X points at OneFineStay hotels, benefits for Visa cardholders, and 25% off hotels worldwide for winter. Other promotions include 25k bonus points for two-night stays in California or Hawaii, up to 4x bonus points at new hotels, free breakfast and champagne, and other benefits.
Interested in winning a cruise for two people and 100,000 Marriott Bonvoy points? Join this Marriott sweepstakes before December 31, 2023. A second winner will get 50,000 bonus points (but no cruise). Here are the details and how to enter.
Qatar Airways is bringing peak and off-peak pricing to more of its award routes, which increases prices on the affected days by 20%. Here's all you need to know about the peak and off-peak pricing, plus a rough calendar of the affected dates.
Did you know that Korean Air SKYPASS provides some excellent redemptions when it comes to using your miles? The challenge can be actually redeeming them. You need to know the rules and the program's quirks, but once you do, you can maximize their return. Here's how to redeem your Korean Air SKYPASS miles for flights on Korean and its partners.
Capital One allow cardholders to view their card number, expiration date, and CVV online. Additionally, members can generate a temporary virtual card number to use when shopping online, which can help keep your information safe from fraudulent activity. Here's how to easily access these numbers.
Chase relaunched a promotion giving you a 20% bonus when you transfer Ultimate Rewards points to Air Canada Aeroplan. The promotion is valid for transfer through January 15, 2024, and stacks with the current 10% bonus Aeroplan credit cardholders can receive when transferring at least 50,000 Ultimate Rewards points to Aeroplan. Here's how to maximize this offer.
Hilton's current holiday promotion offers members the chance to buy points with a 100% bonus! If you want to take advantage of this deal, you have the entire month of December, as it ends on December 31, 2023. This promotion enables you to purchase a maximum of 480,000 Hilton points at a reasonable 0.5¢ per point. Let's see how this can be an excellent deal in the right situation.
Each month, the AwardWallet editorial team assembles the top credit card offers that are currently available. The welcome offer — adjusted for how much the points are worth — gets the most weight. However, we consider each card's long-term value, application restrictions, and take into account how much spending is required to capture the full bonus. Here are our top 15 rewards card offers for December 2023 and why each made the list.
Flying Blue released its latest Promo Rewards for December 2023. At total of seven North American cities are included out of a total of 23 discounted routes. Fly between the U.S. and Europe for as few as 15,000 Flying Blue miles one-way in economy or 37,500 Flying Blue miles in business class, thanks to this month's promotions. Plus, you can transfer virtually any available flexible points to Flying Blue at a 1:1 ratio to book these awards.
American Airlines is amending the mileage earning rates for Japan Airlines flights for 2024 and beyond. Thankfully, the impending changes are overwhelmingly positive, thanks to more base miles and higher cabin bonuses. Here's a look at all of the impending changes.
Do you find it difficult to track all the hotel promotions currently available? We don't blame you, considering how many there are, but we've got you covered. We've rounded up the dozens of hotel promotions available through major hotel loyalty programs in this article. Here's a look at the bonus points, discounts, on-property spending credits, and other offers available.
American Airlines is growing its relationship with Aer Lingus, bringing the carrier on as an earning-only partner. Here's a look at the earning rates and what we know so far about AA's developing partnership with the Irish flag carrier.
Marriott is running a few promotions right now that travelers may be able to take advantage of. Highlights of the current regional promotions include 5,000 points on upgraded rooms in the U.S. and Canada, up to 25,000 points at the Ritz-Carlton in Palm Springs, 10,000 points for a stay in Latin America, and up to 20,000 bonus points per stay in Athens. Here's a breakdown of each of the promotions.
World of Hyatt elite status is an easy way to make every stay more rewarding, comfortable, and affordable. If you're an AAdvantage elite or you've got a World of Hyatt co-branded credit card, it's possible to earn status without leaving home. Here's how.
From time to time, Cathay Pacific Airways has promotions for members to earn bonus Asia Miles or acquire other benefits. Currently, members can earn 8,500 bonus miles or get up to a 20% rebate on award flights. Travelers headed to or through Hong Kong, or who want to build up credit in a Oneworld airline, might want to consider these offers.
Booking yourself into a swanky Lufthansa first-class seat using points and miles is an aspiration for many in the points and miles hobby. Part of that may come from the fact that it's not the easiest award ticket to get. Here's how to book Lufthansa first class using miles, plus which routes are currently operating first class products.
In major news, Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines will combine. The exact logistics for how this will impact members of both loyalty programs aren't known, but we know there will be just one loyalty program going forward. We also know that Alaska is acquiring Hawaiian; however, the verbiage in the press release oscillates between references to keeping both airlines and having a single airline going forward. Here's what we know and what we don't know about this major announcement.
Want to earn some extra Southwest points while helping make a difference? Now through December 14, 2023, Southwest Rapid Rewards members can earn 10X points when donating $25 or more to eligible charities through Points for a Purpose. Here are the full terms and the landing page to make donations.
The Bilt Mastercard® lets cardholders earns points for rent payments without incurring transaction fees. Plus the card earns 3x points on dining, 2x on travel, and 1x on other purchases (including rent). Read our full review of the Bilt Mastercard and its additional benefits that make it a no-annual fee card with premium benefits.
Hilton Honors Points will expire if you have no activity on your account for a 24-month period. Fortunately, you have many options to keep your balance active, including staying at a Hilton property, earning Hilton points through third parties, donating your points, or purchasing Hilton Honors points. Here's a full breakdown of the terms and your options for tracking your Hilton expiration date.
Over the next couple of weeks, at least 52 loyalty reward program promotions and credit card offers are coming to an end, including the 115% transfer bonus with Avianca LifeMiles, the Flying Blue 100% bonus when buying points, over a dozen 10% cash back Chase Offers, and so much more. Here's a roundup of all of the promotions to consider maximizing in the next few weeks.
Miles & More Mileage Bargains is a monthly award discount promotion (similar to Flying Blue Promo Rewards and Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes). Travelers can book award flights between the U.S. and Europe for 30k miles round-trip in economy, 45k round-trip in premium economy, or just 55k miles in business class. Here's how to take advantage of one of the 636 discounted awards available to/from the U.S. in December 2023.
