As recurring travel promotions go, National Car Rental’s “One Two Free” has been a perennial winner. For this year, National has wisely retained everything that has made the promotion a favorite, and added a couple of new positive twists as well. Offer Details Through January 31, 2017, Emerald Club members can earn one free rental…
“How to Get a First Class Upgrade Every Time” So trumpets the headline of a Bloomberg article published this morning. An upgrade every time. That’s a promise guaranteed to perk the interest of a wide range of travelers, from business flyers, who actually stand a chance of being upgraded, to armchair travelers, whose only experience…
“Hey Siri, I’m going to bed. Turn up the air conditioning, close the blinds, and turn off the lights.” That’s the end-of-the-day routine for guests at two Aloft hotels, newly equipped with voice-activated iPads running a custom room-management app. According to the company, “The new Aloft Voice Activated Hotel Rooms are going to change the…
Airlines are forever jockeying for bragging rights as the operator of the world’s longest flight. But for most travelers, who must endure the hassle and discomfort of flying coach, shorter flights are always to be preferred over longer ones. As it happens, the world’s shortest commercial airline flight takes all of two minutes, although it…
This month saw the launch of what many in the travel blogosphere are calling the best travel-rewards credit card ever: the Sapphire Reserve Visa card from Chase. The card in brief: Annual fee: $450 100,000-point sign-up bonus, after spending $4,000 in 3 months Earn 3 points per $1 spent on travel and dining, 1 point…
The best hotel loyalty programs? There are the usual suspects. InterContinental’s IHG Rewards. Starwood’s Preferred Guest. Marriott Rewards. Hilton HHonors. And then there are the winners of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hotel Rewards Programs for 2016-17 study. The survey’s top programs, with their scores (on a scale from 1 to 5, with…
InterContinental Hotel Group’s next points promotion, dubbed Accelerate, begins next month. Offer Details Between September 6 and December 15, IHG Rewards members can earn “at least 30,000 bonus points upon completion of all offers presented.” This is another of IHG’s personalized promotions, with a multitude of different offers available to program members with different profiles…
Enter the Jarlsberg “Perfect Pairing” sweepstakes by September 12, 2016, for a chance to win the grand prize: a four-night trip for two people to Oslo, Norway, including air and hotel. Related: Win a 5-Day Trip for 4 to St. Pete, Florida, with First-Class Air To enter, provide the requested information (name, email, etc.) on…
Following is our regular summary of the latest travel news and best frequent traveler promotions reviewed during the past week. If it was a good deal—or a notably bad deal—from an airline, hotel, or car rental loyalty program, you can read all about it here, and plan your travel accordingly. Delta Ups the Ante with…
With revenue-based earning and high-priced awards, it’s not easy to get good value from Delta’s SkyMiles program. Periodic award sales, like this one, offer a welcome opportunity to tilt the value equation back in favor of the consumer. Offer Details Through August 25, SkyMiles members can book discounted award tickets to Europe, in coach or…
Lay back, relax and enjoy the flight in the comfort, privacy and exclusivity of your own suite. Delta Air Lines is redefining international business class travel with the introduction of the Delta One suite, the first business class cabin to feature a sliding door at each suite. Whether Delta’s new business class seats qualify as…