As of today (5/15/2019), hotels from the Joie de Vivre brand are now fully bookable through Hyatt. You can book paid rates or make award reservations using World of Hyatt points. Joie de Vivre (JdV) is a collection of mid-…
Choice Privileges Points on Sale Today at Daily Getaways 2019 – Good Deal
This is a quick post to remind you that Choice Privileges points go on sale today (Wed 5/15/2019) at Daily Getaways 2019. In our view, this is one of the best deals of the entire Daily Getaways sale. We’ve purchased…
How to Save Money on Secondary Market Tickets with Ticket Club
This is not a sponsored post. Ticket Club is simply a service that has saved Middle Age Miles and our friends & family money on tickets over the past year. In our world as sports and music fans, tickets and…
American Airlines & Hyatt Launch Loyalty Program Partnership
Several weeks ago, AAdvantage and World of Hyatt announced a cross-program partnership that would include bonus points-earning across the two programs for elite members and other promotional benefits. Given that we hold elite status with both AA and Hyatt, we…
Re-Matching to Wyndham Rewards Diamond from Caesars Diamond Is a Breeze
Introduction One of the most popular articles we’ve published at Middle Age Miles, which still gets dozens of hits every day, was about how to status match your way to Diamond elite status with the Caesars Rewards program. Middle Age…
Choice Privileges – 17 Good Facts and Tips to Know
The Choice Privileges program doesn’t get a lot of attention in the points-and-miles blogger world. Yet, Choice is a huge hotel chain, with more than 6,800 hotels globally, 12 brands, a vacation rentals group, a Resorts partnership with Bluegreen Vacations,…
Choice Privileges Summer Promo Is Now Open – Earn at Least 8,000 Points for 2 Stays + Discounted Gift Card Redemptions
Choice Privileges’ summer promotion is underway, for stays from now through August 9. It’s an interesting 2-pronged promotion – one for bonus points each time you complete 2 stays during the promotion period, and a second for discounted gift card…
Daily Getaways 2019 Travel Deals – Review of Deals for Weeks 4 & 5 (May 27-June 4)
We previously covered Daily Getaways 2019 Travel Deals for Weeks 1-3 (May 6-24) in this article: Daily Getaways 2019 Travel Deals Start Today (May 6) – Review of First 3 Weeks of Deals. Now, the deals for the last few…
Marriott Free Night Certificates Can Be Used With Cash to Book Upgraded Rooms and Suites
Introduction Marriott free night certificates are fairly widely available as anniversary benefits on several Marriott co-branded credit cards. These cards offer an anniversary free night certificate worth up to 50,000 points: Amex Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card (formerly Amex SPG Luxury)…
Barclays Arrival Plus Application Data Points – MAM Denied at 13/24; Others Approved at >6/24
This article is Part 2 in our 3-part series on Middle Age Miles about our credit card applications in mid-March 2019. This mini App-O-Rama resulted in 2 denials and 1 approval. Our 3 articles in this series are: * Article…