Great bonus for the Delta Skymiles earners out there. Sign up today and earn 300% more miles with the Delta SkyMiles program for every qualifying two-night stay from April 1 to June 30, 2010. Travel to any of Delta Air Lines’ 350 global destinations, and choose from any of our participating hotels and resorts. Be…
A cautionary tale of knowing the terms and conditions of award tickets
Christopher Elliott posts about a reader who booked four first class tickets to Italy on US Airways and ended up spending $1200+ to redeposit the miles after a family emergency. Make sure and always read the fine print before making an award booking.
Who knew old hotel key cards were worth something?
I generally try to hand back my hotel key card to the front desk during my departure. However, someone on Ebay has found value for these by selling them. And there’s even someone that has bid on it! Am I missing something?
Free entrance to all National Parks April 17-25
Entrance to all 392 national parks is free during National Park Week, April 18-25. Parks will also offer additional family-friendly activities and special offers on tours, lodging, food, and souvenirs. Visit the Web site for a listing of parks and promotions. There will be hundreds of family friendly events on Saturday, April 24, for National…
Luckiest Loser contest
Priority Club recently had a contest to determine who the “Luckiest Loser” is – that is, the person with the highest amount of Hilton Honors points. Due to the recent devaluation of Hilton points for redemptions, Priority Club decided to make a contest of it. In order to participate, you had to send in a…
Winner of Gold Coast overall contest announced
This afternoon, the finalists of the 20 participating Boarding Area blogs were in a drawing for the grand prize of the Gold Coast contest. The winner of the Australia Trip for Two is Istvan, who posted to the Things in the Sky blog. We here at the Miles Quest blog were rooting for Kevin to…
Red Roof Inn $.01 rooms
I’ve never personally stayed at a Red Roof Inn, but how can you beat $.01? Link Each participating Red Roof will offer one room per day for one cent. Book online.
BoardingArea Gold Coast giveaway winner
Using random.org, the lucky number picked was #50. That correlates with reader Kevin Maher who gives us the tip: Focus on a single airline alliance and hotel chain as much as possible, having 50,000 miles in one program is infinitely better than having 10,000 in 5 different programs. It sounds basic (they’re loyalty programs after…
Free Hyatt Gold Passport Platinum status for new members
Link Valid Nov 30, 2009 – Dec 31, 2010. Join the Hyatt Gold Passport™ global loyalty program and automatically receive trial Platinum membership and enjoy exclusive benefits for 180 days, including 15% point bonus, complimentary Internet access, best room available, guaranteed bed type, and an exclusive check-in area. Continue to enjoy the benefits of your…
1000 Skymiles for a new Shutterfly account
I posted this one a long time ago, but it appears to still be alive. New Customers Earn 1000 Bonus Miles You get 50 free pictures with sign up, order 1 picture that will cost $1.92 (including S&H) and get your 1000 miles.
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