Introduction and Background A few weeks ago in one of our News & Notes articles, we noted that Points.com was no longer available through the Top Cashback (TCB) shopping portal. This eliminated what we thought was the best portal option…
IHG Chainwide Bonus Points Promotion Is Underway
With apologies for being a little behind reporting on this already-underway promotion, we wanted to cover IHG’s interesting new bonus points deal where you can earn up to quadruple points on your IHG stays from now through January 31, 2020.…
Earn Extra Miles and Cash Back with Holiday Shopping Portal Bonuses – and How to Maximize Them with Gift Card Purchases
Last Friday, many airline shopping portals, as well as the cashback UPromise portal, came out with new November holiday bonuses. Several of these look to be very valuable. Unfortunately, when the offers were released, we were scrambling to get out…
Bonvoyed! Is Marriott’s “Unlock More” the Worst Major Chainwide Points Promotion Ever?
Introduction Since Marriott Rewards fully transitioned to Bonvoy in February 2019, it has run one worldwide points promotion – the “Endless Earning” promotion for Summer 2019. The promotion was extremely weak. Basically, for a period of 2.5 months, a Bonvoy…
Middle Age Miles News & Notes 10/4/19 – Chase World of Hyatt statement credit offer; Hilton-Lyft promo; Discovery hotel program double nights; Choice Privileges status match at Cambria
Here’s more News & Notes from Middle Age Miles as we near the end of the best gift-card buying week of the year, which has been keeping us quite busy! 1. Chase World of Hyatt card holders – $50 statement…
Chase Freedom 5x for 4Q19 – Details & Our Strategy
It’s October 1, which means that the 4th quarter of 2019 starts today. That means it’s time to start using this quarter’s 5x bonus categories on your Chase Freedom card – Department Stores, PayPal and Chase Pay. Here are the…
Caesars Rewards – Earn 2x Tier Credits During October
Caesars Rewards has a 2x tier credits promotion for the month of October. If you’re not on the status match train, or if you’re a big Caesars loyalists who’s aiming for highest-level Seven Stars status, this may be a useful…
Le Club Accor – Flying Blue Crossover Program & Bonus Points Promotions
Introduction The former Fairmont President’s Club loyalty program was a darling in the points-and-miles world, with a solid co-branded credit card from Chase and the ability to earn plenty of certificates for free nights, upgrades and dining. Unfortunately for those…
Hyatt-MGM Fall 2019 Double Hyatt Points Promotion in Vegas – Great Stacking Opportunity!
Hyatt and MGM/MLife have introduced a great Fall 2019 promotion where you can earn double Hyatt points on stays at 12 MGM/MLife properties in Vegas. We’ll tell you about the promotion details, plus walk you through ways to get incredible…
Round-Up of Fall 2019 Hotel Chain Points Promotions – Accor, Best Western, Choice, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Radisson
We thought it would be worthwhile to compile the Fall 2019 points promotions from major hotel chains in one place, so readers can compare. We’ve previously covered the major promotions from Hilton and Hyatt, but there are a number of…