Avianca LifeMiles is updating its systems February 1 – 5, 2019 and during this time most of the functionality will be down.
Members cannot redeem miles or access their accounts. Any miles accrued during this period will be added to accounts after the update period is over.
To celebrate the Points Unlimited-promotion (read more here) year-long Hilton Honors 60% bonus for buying points (read more here) + 100% bonus sale (read more here), Winter Weekends sale for stays in Europe, Middle East & Africa (read more here) and Asia-Pacific Sale (read more here) we launched on Monday a giveaway for 100,000 points!
The giveaway is about to close and you must enter by 11:59PM EST on Friday (January 18, 2019). We will announce the winner on Sunday.
This week our Whine Wednesdays feature deals with a new phenomenon that seems to be accepted in some Asian countries, based on the incident that happened in Sweden last year (read more here).
If you arrive very early or have very late flight, please book your hotel for another night rather than trying to sleep in the lobby like some of the members in the above group in the new Hotel Indigo Phuket recently did.
Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to SAS Scandinavian Airlines and their basic season premium economy restricted round trip fares between Hong Kong and Amsterdam.
Remember that you can always email me or send me a message via Facebook or Twitter with your airfare-related findings or questions.
Marriott today finally made the official announcement of the combined name for the existing programs (Marriott Rewards, SPG & Ritz Carlton Rewards) Bonvoy that we have known already since late November (read more here). The logo that was published previously on trademark applications (read more here) was unveiled too.
The new program name will replace the existing ones on February 13, 2019. Marriott will also replace Platinum Premier Elite with Titanium and Platinum Premier Elite with an Ambassador just with Ambassador.
IHG Rewards Club released earlier this month list of hotels moving up and down in number of points required for award nights that was supposed to be effective on January 14, 2019. IHG has now postponed this until January 25.
There are total of 77 pages of changes.and 695 hotels will either require more or less. You have until Friday next week to book using current award rates at hotels that will move up in category.
American Express Membership Rewards has a new promotion available for their U.S. based members, offering a 25% bonus on Membership Rewards transfers to Aeromexico Club Premier.
This promotion is available to all Membership Rewards members (non-targeted) and expires on February 14th 2019 as the last date to transfer the points, ideal to book a round a world ticket.
Hilton Honors made changes to its program in early 2018 (read more here) and one of the enhancements was the ability of certain Diamond members to gift Gold or Diamond status.
Members that reach 60 nights during their membership year can gift Gold status and once they hit 100 nights Diamond (if they gifted God previously this status will be upgraded). The deadline to gift the status based on the 2018 membership is on January 31.
Radisson Rewards has now launched their promotion for stays consumed between January 15 – March 31, 2019.
Members can earn up to 120,000 bonus points. The higher number of nights you stay the better the bonus.
Le Club AccorHotels runs Private Sales in Europe, Australasia, Middle East, South America and Asia weekly unless there is a global Super or Private Sale going on.
Le Club AccorHotels revamped these Private Sale pages months ago and content is gone from some while still available on others.
Here’s look at the top 5 most lucrative hotel promotions that you can take advantage of this month.
Remember that it really pays to take advantage of bonus and promotional offers from hotel loyalty programs. You can supercharge your point earnings!
Radisson Rewards has an offer for SAS Eurobonus member stays in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden through February 28, 2019.
Eurobonus members earn double miles (500 base + 500 bonus per night) for up to three nights per stay at participating hotels.
IHG Rewards Club has launched new promotion for Air Canada Aeroplan program member stays between January 15 – April 30, 2019.
Aeroplan members earn triple miles for the duration of the promotion after registering for this offer.
