We are headed to Vegas for February break for five nights. I do not have enough points to stay on the strip for the entire time, so we are staying 3 nights, about 20 minutes away from the strip, at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa. I think too many days on […]
Category: Reward Program Updates
Five JetBlue Flights To Vegas On TrueBlue Points And Barclaycard Miles And A Savings Of $3,000
I was very late to the game in planning a trip for our February break. I think the fact that we are taking a March ski trip this year (to Whistler) instead of a February ski trip threw me off a bit and I procrastinated in making a move. And I paid! I started […]
Sharing And Transferring Southwest Rapid Rewards
It cost .01 cents per point to transfer Southwest Rapid Rewards points. So you can transfer 1,000 points for $10. Once you transfer, the transaction is nonrefundable and nonreversible. The transfer can take up to 72 hours. Note that transferred points do not count toward Tier or Companion Pass status. Points can be transferred in […]
JetBlue TrueBlue Family Pool
JetBlue TrueBlue has a unique feature within their program called Family Pooling. Family Pooling is just as the name indicates-you can combine your individual TrueBlue points in your respective TrueBlue accounts, together as a family, in a family pool. In addition, you’ll be able to contribute future points to the family account for zero transfer […]
Sharing And Transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards Points
Currently, the terms state that you can transfer Chase Ultimate points to participating frequent travel program accounts belonging to you or one additional household member who is listed on your card account as an authorized user. […]
A Negative Change To The British Airways Executive Club Pricing Structure On Some Short Flights
On 2 February 2016, British Airways will be making some changes to the Executive Club pricing structure for reward flights originating or terminating in the United States of America. The change will affect shorter routes on American Airlines and Alaska Airlines, with reward flights now starting from 7,500 Avios, rather than 4,500 Avios, for […]
Sharing And Transferring American Express Membership Rewards
Although you cannot transfer American Express Membership Rewards between two different Membership Rewards accounts, you can basically share them by transferring your Membership Rewards points from your Membership Rewards account to the linked loyalty account of another person. Yes, you can do this despite the fact that the program rules state: “Points are not […]
A Subjective Answer To Whether Or Not You Can Transfer Your American Express Membership Rewards Accounts To Someone Else’s Loyalty Account
I previously wrote about whether or not you can transfer your American Express Membership Rewards points to someone else’s account. In that post, I determined that although it is technically not allowed via the Amex rules, it is easy to get around this on the Amex Membership Rewards website. Specifically, I have often transferred […]
Free Delta Flights Back To Vancouver For A Spring Break Ski Trip And A Savings of $3,600
I just booked our flights to go back to Whistler for spring break, 2016. All of the mileage redemptions, on every airline that I looked at, were very high. It was nothing like last summer when we flew to Vancouver for a mere 25,000 miles per flight. I finally settled on some Delta […]
Sharing And Transferring Marriott Rewards
The Marriott Rewards Program has been combined with the SPG Program to become one program. You can get all the details of the combined Marriott/SPG Program here. You can transfer up to 50,000 Marriott Rewards points a year to friends and family. This benefit is available between any two accounts in good standing whether […]