Marriott And Starwood Shareholders Approve The Merger
Posted April 8, 2016
Yesterday, shareholders of Marriott International and Starwood Hotels and Resorts voted to approve the merger between the two companies that will create the largest hotel chain in the world. Recall Marriott recently won the bidding war to acquire Starwood and this approval was the next step in the merger process. Onward they go…
Earn 5,000 Hilton HHonors Bonus Points With Your First ScoreBig Purchase
ScoreBig is a site where you can purchase tickets to sports, concert and theater events for less than the box office price. ScoreBig has partnered with a few loyalty programs and you can earn points/miles when you purchase tickets through the ScoreBig site. One partner loyalty program is Hilton HHonors. 
Now, you can earn up to 5 Hilton HHonors points for every $1 spent on tickets ScoreBig. Plus, for a limited time, you get an additional 5000 bonus points on your first purchase.
Limited Time 70,000 Bonus Point Offer For The Chase IHG Credit Card
Posted 4/9/2016
The usual sign-up offer for the Chase IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card is to earn 60,000 BONUS POINTS after you spend $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months of account opening. But for a limited time, this initial sign-up bonus has increased to 70,000 BONUS POINTS. There is a $0 introductory annual fee for the card the first year, then $49.
The points that you earn are Intercontinental Hotel Group “IHG” Rewards Club points, which you can use for free travel.
Don’t forget, with the card, you earn 5 points per $1 spent at all hotels within the Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG), 2 points per $1 spent at restaurants, gas and groceriesand 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases made with your card. Also you receive 1 free night every year after your cardmember anniversary and there are no foreign transaction fees.
IHG has many brands with over 4,700 hotels in nearly 100 countries. These brands are as follows: InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn Resort, Candlewood Suites, Holiday Inn, Hotel Indigo, HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts and IHG is acquiring Kimpton Hotels.
I got this card last May, also with a 70,000 bonus. I used the points in Vegas for a stay at The Palazzo, the sister of the Venetian. It was a great use of IHG points that basically fell into my lap just from getting the card.
Join Hilton HHonors Dining Program By July 31, 2016 And Earn Up To 2,000 HHonors Bonus Points
Posted 4/9/2016
As a member of the Hilton HHonors Dining program, you can earn up to eight HHonors Bonus Points for every USD $1 spent at over 11,000 restaurants nationwide.
For a limited time, you can also earn up to 2,000 extra Bonus Points.
If you are not a member, join Hilton HHonors Dining and earn 1,000 Hilton HHonors Bonus points on your first participating restaurant visit. You can then earn 500 additional HHonors Bonus Points each time you dine at a participating location within your first 30 days – up to two times, for a grand total of 2,000 HHonors Bonus Points.
Here’s what you need to do:
1 Join Hilton HHonors Dining for free by July 31, 2015.
2 Within 30 days, dine at any participating location and spend $30 or more – including tax and tip!
3 Complete your post–dine review within 30 days of dining at the restaurant, bar, or club.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 twice for a total of 2,000 HHonors Bonus Points.
Get 2X American Express Membership Rewards Points Shopping Online With Target, Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn (Targeted)
Posted 4/9/2016
Similar to my American Express offer that I just took advantage of in which I am earning 2x American Express Membership Rewards points when I use the card to shop on Amazon through July 31, 2016, there are a few more offers out there. The offers came once again with my American Express Everyday Preferred card.
Through 12/31/2016 (wish this date was for the Amazon offer), you can also get 2x American Express Membership Rewards points for purchases made using your card at Target.com, Williams-Sonoma.com and Potterybarn.com (and PB Kids and PB Teen sites).
If you have an American Express card that earns Membership Rewards points, you may have this offer available to you as well. Login into your account and check the offers at the bottom of the page.
4/7/2016 Email From Virgin America About The Merger
Posted 4/7/2016
Below you will see Virgin America’s latest email to me providing some information about the merger, but kind of nothing we didn’t already know.
“Dear cindy,
I wanted to follow-up on the news announced earlier this week that Virgin America has agreed to be acquired by Alaska Airlines. We’ve received an outpouring of support from many of you about your love for the Virgin America brand and the flying experience, for which we are incredibly humbled and grateful. We’ve also received questions about what this means in the short and long-term for loyal flyers like you.
In particular, many flyers have questions about whether there will be an immediate impact on their Points, Status and the flying experience they’ve come to expect from Virgin America. Please know that you will not see any changes during the next several months – and potentially until the end of the year – until the merger receives regulatory and shareholder approval. Furthermore, there will likely be no significant changes to your flying experience for as many as 18 months or more while the two airlines merge into one. Until the transaction is officially approved – typically a process that can take upwards of six months – both airlines will continue to operate independently and there will be no changes to our flight schedules, the Virgin America product and guest experience, Elevate Status levels or your ability to earn and redeem points. Each airline will maintain separate websites, separate guest service teams and distinct frequent flyer programs. If you book a Virgin America flight, you will fly on Virgin America. In short, there will be no short-term changes in what you have come to expect from Virgin America’s award-winning experience.
At the point when the Virgin America Elevate program is merged into the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan program, you should also know there will be no disruption to your earnings or redemptions. Your Points balance and Status level will be honored in Alaska Airline’s Mileage Plan, which has been ranked the #1 airline rewards program by U.S. News and World Report for the past two years. In addition, you will be able to use your Status levels and earned Points across a significantly expanded network – including 114 destinations in North America and 900 global destinations through Alaska Airline’s robust network of international partners. This means that you can continue to fly Virgin America and accrue Points as normal, from now until when the plans combine, and you can be confident that all your points – whether earned prior to or after the transaction announcement – will be reflected in your new or existing Alaska Mileage Plan account.
For more, you can find our latest Q&A on our website. You can also call us on 1.877.FLY.VIRGIN (877.359.8474), should you have any questions. Elevate Silver or Elevate Gold members can contact us by calling your exclusive reservation line or send an email to your dedicated email address when you log into your Elevate account.
Thank you for your loyalty and for flying with us. Together, with Alaska Airlines, our intent is to make this integration as seamless as possible and to create the premier airline for West Coast travelers. As airlines both known for our commitment to operational excellence and guest loyalty – we hope to create an even better flying experience across an expanded network.
Sincerely,
Stuart Dinnis
Director of Loyalty
Virgin America”
Earn Extra Hilton HHonors Points Shopping At The Hilton HHonors Shop-to-Earn Mall In April
Posted 4/8/2016
There are many special offers in April where you can earn extra Hilton HHonors points, shopping in the Hilton HHonors Shop-to-Earn Mall. Don’t forget, in general, use shopping portals when you can!
Earn An Additional 10,000 AAdvantage Miles (In Addition To The 30,000) When You Get The Citi /AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite MasterCard (Targeted)
Posted 4/7/2016
Through May 31, 2016, in addition to the standard 30,000 bonus AAdvantage miles that you can earn when you get the Citi /AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite MasterCard, you can earn an additional 10,000 miles as well.
As always, you earn 30,000 AAdvantage bonus miles after making $750 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. PLUS, now earn 10,000 more AAdvantage bonus miles after making a total of $5,000 in purchases within the first 6 months of account opening.
With the card, you earn 2x miles on all American Airlines purchases and 1X miles on all other purchases The annual fee of $95 is waived for the first 12 months.
Earn Up To 10,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles Booking With Kaligo
Posted 4/8/2016
Until May 31, 2016, you can earn 2,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club bonus miles when you use your Virgin Atlantic World Elite MasterCard to book your first hotel through Kaligo, an online hotel booking service new to the scene. Then, you can earn an additional 8,000 bonus miles when you use your card with Kaligo and spend over $800 in hotel stays before the offer ends.
