Radisson Rewards has been sending out emails to members reminding about a recent addition to the chain’s hotel portfolio in Las Vegas.
Members can now earn and redeem their points, not sure what elite benefits are extended, at the 3,000 rooms Treasure Island a Radisson Hotel.
Marriott Bonvoy, in November, launched its third-ever points sale that is valid for purchases made through this coming Sunday (December 22, 2019).
Members can save 30% on the points purchased or gifted. The maximum number of points that a member can buy or gifted in any calendar year is capped at 50,000. This is now doubled to 100,000 for the duration of this campaign.
Early November John wrote about a promotion by Hilton Grand Vacations offering 5,000 Hilton Honors points to program members who call in and listen to a quick sales pitch from one of their representatives.
As soon as this offer was public I decided to give it a try and call HGV for this promotion, completed the call and was waiting for the points to post – for 6 weeks now.
ALL- Accor Live Limitless runs Private Sales in Europe, Australasia, Middle East, South America, and Asia weekly unless a Global Super or Private Sale is going on.
Accor Live Limitless revamped these Private Sale pages months ago, and the content is gone from some while still available on others.
Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to Icelandair and their business class excursion non-refundable round trip fares between Frankfurt and Vancouver.
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Marriott Bonvoy launched Escapes earlier this year that replaced Last Minute Escapes that were available for a few months. Marriott previously had eBreaks while SPG had its Hot Escapes.
Members save 20% while the non-member discount is capped at 15%. These Escapes are valid seven days a week at resorts and Friday to Sunday at city hotels. You must book them by Sunday. Escapes are available for bookings every other week.
Air Canada is in the process of launching a new loyalty program in 2020 after buying back Aeroplan from Aimia and having launched in-house Altitude.
Now, Air Canada has sent out an email about the changes made to the Aeroplan program effective March 1, 2020. It is unclear what other changes are planned for 2020.
Hilton Honors added a very popular hotel to its portfolio this year that is very sought after among those wishing to redeem their points.
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi is an outstanding property, but I ended up leaving early last month after several service issues. I wrote about the F&B spend (read more here) and expenses at this hotel.
Which? today released their annual airline survey. British Airways and Vueling, both owned by IAG, were third and second-worst airlines flying to/from the UK. Only the Ryanair was ranked lower.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone considering how even the LCC’s provide better overall experience considering the price paid than the former flag carrier of the UK.
Finnair Plus has points sales several times per year and currently has up to a 40% bonus for buying points through December 23, 2019.
The sweet spot on Finnair’s award chart is the short-haul upgrades from Economy to Business class (Dubai and Tel Aviv are both considered short-haul) that are priced at 10,000 points (sometimes even these are discounted).
After Lufthansa recently sold their caterer LSG Skychefs to Gate Gourmet, local unions in Germany have again called for strikes but were struck down by the courts last night.
Nevertheless regional flights today are affected by limited catering and Lufthansa is distributing snacks and drinks in the terminal which passengers can take on board.
IHG Rewards Club has launched a new offer for Air Canada Aeroplan program member stays through April 30, 2020.
Aeroplan members can earn quadruple miles (maximum of 15,000) for all stays consumed during the offer period if booked by December 31.
Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to Thai Airways and their shoulder business class restricted round trip fares between Bangkok and Stockholm.
Remember that you can always email us or send us a message via Facebook or Twitter with your airfare-related findings or questions.
Marriott Bonvoy is about to make a change to its Events-program that will become effective on January 1, 2020.
Previously, Marriott Rewards members could earn an unlimited number of nights yearly from meetings and events (10 per one) that was changed in 2018 to max one 10 nights annually (read more here). This is now removed.
