October 25, 2015
Hilton HHonors Hilton HHonors has ~40 airline partners. Most of them have transfer ratios of 10:1 to 20:3. And like Club Carlson, you’ll get more value out of using the points for free stays at Hilton hotels. Say you have 50,000 Hilton points. Depending on the transfer partner, you’ll get anywhere from 5,000 to 7,500 […]
October 25, 2015
Club Carlson I’ve written about the recent downgrades in the Club Carlson program. Even taking that into consideration, it’s hardly worth it to transfer to their partner airlines. The transfer ratio is 10:1 across the board. That means for 2,000 Club Carlson points, you’ll only receive 200 airline miles. And for 50,000 Club Carlson points, […]
October 25, 2015
Choice Privileges There are different earning rates for the hotels included in the Choice Privileges program. And their points do expire. The terms and conditions say: Choice Privileges points expire on December 31, two years after the year in which they were deposited into your account unless forfeited or canceled earlier due to membership inactivity […]
October 25, 2015
Best Western Rewards This is a smaller program with relatively few airline partners. In exchange for 5,000 Best Western Rewards points, you will get 1,000 miles with Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and Asiana. You will receive 1,600 miles with Aeromexico and 1,200 miles to fly with Southwest. Best Western award stays start out […]
October 25, 2015
Let’s teach you have to transfer your points in your hotel loyalty program to airline miles – here’s a background and how you can do it. Before we start – you should know you can NOT transfer airline miles from 1 airline to another. And you can NOT transfer hotel points between hotel programs. But […]
October 25, 2015
So you want to know how to get status in a hotel loyalty program? Well you’ve come to the right place. We review the Top 4 loyalty programs and how status and your ability to achieve that can happen Hotel chains have been loading on the perks for their most loyal customers recently. Earlier this […]
October 25, 2015
Sign-up bonuses are the fastest way to rack up points and miles, and in order to maximize the great deals out there, a lot of folks apply for multiple cards in a single day. The benefit of this is that card issuers generally won’t see your other applications on that same day, increasing your chances of approval and […]
October 25, 2015
All good things must come to an end and sadly an amazing benefit of Club Carlson credit cards is next on the chopping block, though luckily there’s still time to take advantage of it. Beginning June 1, 2015 Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature and Club Carlson Business Rewards Visa cardholders will no longer receive […]
October 24, 2015
Chase’s IHG credit card is probably my favorite card to have, but not to use. Most cards are good for some people, but not for others. The IHG card, in my opinion, is a good option for pretty much everyone. For a low annual fee ($49), the card offers a free night certificate each year […]