Update: Dead!
Fare valid for travel through the end of scheduling!
Washington DC-Denver -$97+ RT On Northwest
Washington DC To/From Denver For $97+ RT!
Newark To/From Kauai For $360+ RT!
Kauai, the oldest and most lush of the Hawaiian islands, is one of the most beautiful places on this planet…you’re in for a real treat if you go! (Feel free to email me for activity suggestions!)
Travel is officially valid through 06/04, however finding valid dates may be a little tricky…with a little luck you should be able to price out a $400 fare with all taxes.
Newark-Kauai, HI-$360+ RT On AA and United
HOT! No Rebates!!! Cables To Go Travel Kit (iPod Compatible) For Just $10 Shipped, Or FREE With A New Google Checkout Account!!!
Update 2: HURRY! Alive Again!
Update: DEAD!
Kit Includes:
-Travel Case
-AC Travel Charger
-DC Car Charger
-USB 2.0 Sync/Charge Cable
-FireWire Charging Cable
-Earbud Headphones
Remember to switch to “Budget Shipping” in Google Checkout in order to get the free shipping!
Hurry! Get A BOGO Coupon For 7-Up!
Buy one get one free coupons are available now for 20 oz. and 2 liters in the top left-hand side of the site!
HOT! Hyatt Platinum Members Can Get A Free Membership In The TSA’s “Clear Registered Traveler Program!”
Update: Eli comments that he was able to call the Clear support line (866-848-2415) to confirm that the first year will be free (a savings of $128) and to remove the auto-renewal option so that he won’t be charged for the program after the year is up.
Related: Free Hyatt Platinum Status
Airports accepting the Clear card
HT: the fan club
Ergotron Neo-Flex LCD Wall Mount For Just $47.99 Shipped, Or Just $37.99 Shipped With A New Google Checkout Account!
Ergotron Neo-Flex LCD Wall Mount Linky
Remember to switch to “Budget Shipping” in Google Checkout in order to get the free shipping!
Free Platinum Status In Hyatt’s Gold Passport Program!
You must sign up by 03/31.
Status is valid for 90 days. If you stay once in a Hyatt during the 90 days then the status will last until 02/28/09.
Creative Noise-Canceling Headphones For Just $25.99 Shipped After $30 Rebate, Or Just $15.99 Shipped After Rebate With A New Google Checkout Account!
Creative Noise-Canceling Headphones Linky
$30 Rebate Linky
Remember to switch to “Budget Shipping” in Google Checkout in order to get the free shipping!
HOT! 20-25% Off At Banana Republic-Valid In Stores And Online!
If you have a Banana/GAP/Old Navy card you will get 25% off your entire purchase, otherwise you will get 20% off.
You will want to print up both of these if you’re going to use it in a store…
Amazon Friday Sale: 03/07 Edition!
Find a great deal in today’s Amazon sale? Post a comment and share the wealth!
Have Continental Or Starwood Call You!
Why wait on hold and try to find your way around a phone tree maze when you can have companies call your phone or talk to you over the web for free?
I used the Starwood callback link extensively while traveling in Israel in order to make and change award reservations (which was especially nice because incoming calls are free on Israeli cell phones!)
It’s just too bad that more companies don’t utilize this great technology…
Have Starwood call you
Know any other popular companies that use click-to-talk technology? Please post a comment!
$20 Off $49 Of General Mills And Other Grocery Products At Amazon!
Link to all 489 eligible products
Use the following code at checkout (Exp: 03/31): GENMILLS
HOT! 30% Off New .com Domain Names And .com Domain Renewals At Go Daddy!
Use the following code on the checkout page: ZINE3
HURRY! Panasonic Lumix 7MP/3x Image-Stabilized Optical Zoom Digital Camera For Just $99.94 Shipped From Amazon!!
Average Amazon.com customer review rating: 4.5/5
HOT! Philips Active Noise Canceling Earbuds For Just $16.99 Shipped, Or Just $6.99 Shipped With A New Google Checkout Account!
Philips Active Noise Canceling Earbuds Linky
Remember to switch to “Budget Shipping” in Google Checkout in order to get the free shipping!
20% Off + Additional 10% Off For Opening A New Account + Free Shipping + Free Return Shipping At Shoebuy!
Shoebuy Linky
Shoebuy Crocs Post Linky
Use the following code for 20% off:
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You can pick up the highly rated New Balance MX608 running shoes in black, white, or white/navy for less than $44 shipped with the coupons!
When you register for a new Shoebuy account an additional 10% off is taken off automatically at the final checkout page for the first 60 days that the account is open!
Shoebuy always offers free shipping and free return shipping!
Hidden City Ticketing 101: Long Beach, CA To/From S. Jose, CA For $59+ One-Way; Flights Connect In JFK Or Boston!!!
Update 2: Appears to no longer be bookable!
Update: Jetblue, like most LCC’s (low-cost carriers) does not prohibit hidden-city ticketing. I know for a fact that Airtran actually allows you to buy a hidden-city ticket and check your luggage through to the connecting city instead of the final destination. I am not sure if Jetblue will allow you to do this, but if someone tries it out please report back!
Related: Jetblue’s contract of carriage
Jetblue has gone crazy.
They have a $59+ one way fare ($80 including all taxes) to/from Long Beach, CA and S. Jose, CA.
Here’s the rub: The flight connects in your choice of JFK or Boston.
So feel free to buy a one-way ticket to/from Long Beach, CA and S. Jose, CA. and then get off in JFK or Boston for just $80!
This is not bookable on Jetblue.com!
This deal works best on Orbitz.com ($83-$84)
The cheapest site to book this on will be on Priceline.com ($80) but it doesn’t seem to always work there.
-Just click on “One-way” and do a search from LGB to SJC or SJC to LGB.
-Choose Jetblue as the carrier (Jetblue won’t always show up on Priceline)
-Buy the ticket, fly from Long Beach to JFK for example, and throw away the connecting portion from JFK to SJC!
Sample valid date: 04/01.
Caveats:
1. Obviously this will only work for the one-way from either Californian city to JFK or Boston. For the other way you’ll just have to pony-up the normal one-way fare to CA. Therefore this deal is best if you’re just looking to get from CA to JFK or BOS.
2. Checking your luggage may prove tricky. It is unknown if Jetblue will allow you to check your luggage to a connecting city.
Airfare Deals: Cheap Flights To/From Honolulu!
Earlier today USeless Airways published cheap fares to/from Hawaii and all 3 of Continental’s hubs throughout the end of their schedule.
I didn’t post it because it was a fake, they had published a great fare but they allocated exactly zero seats to the sale!
Nevertheless Continental felt the need to protect its fortress hubs and just matched all 3 of the fares. And they actually had the class to allocate seats to the sale fares!
Houston-Honolulu-$340+ RT On Continental
Cleveland-Honolulu-$353+ RT On Continental
Newark-Honolulu-$432+ RT On Continental
You can save an additional 5% instantly off these fares and get double miles by using your Continental MC and using the code: Onepass
Chicago Or Toronto To/From Tel Aviv (Or Anywhere Else In “Europe”) For Just 20,000 Starpoints!!!
20,000 Starwood Starpoints transfer into 25,000 Flying Blue (Air France and KLM’s joint loyalty program) miles.
That is all you will need to have to get to Israel or any other “European” destination in March or April!
In that article he pointed ways of getting to Israel for 40,000 Starpoints or less (Via transferring Starpoints to JAL, British Airways, LAN, or Flying Blue)
Now S.B.S. points out (via fellow Clevelander “Beaubo”) that the Flying Blue program has special reduced mileage awards released every 2 months called “Web@wards.” These awards are 50% off the regular rate.
For March/April there is a Web@ward to/from Chicago or Toronto and Europe Zones 1, 2, or 3.
This is how Flying Blue defines Europe:
Europe 1: Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, and Switzerland
Europe 2: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden
Europe 3: Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Libya, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Western Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia
The cost for the round-trip ticket is just 25,000 Flying Blue miles!!!
That’s right, open 2 free Starwood AMEX credit cards and you’ve got a mileage ticket to Israel!
As Flying Blue considers Israel to be part of Europe (zone 3), it qualifies as a valid origin or destination.
Even better, unlike with most carriers, you can book one way award tickets with Flying Blue, so if you want to go one-way it will be just 12,500 Flying Blue miles!
The Web@wards to/from Chicago and Toronto can only be flown with KLM via Amsterdam. Web@wards are not valid on Skyteam partners such as Continental or Delta (although nonstop travel to Israel on those carriers is allowed on the regular 40,000 Starpoints/50,000 Flying Blue miles award to Europe zone 3.)
There is also a March/April Web@ward for Los Angeles to/from London nonstop on Air France for just 12,500 miles OW/25,000 miles RT.
Taxes and fuel surcharges, which can be hefty on international carriers, are extra.
Flying Blue Wab@wards: March/April 2008
Unfortunately, you cannot search online for mileage availability on Flying Blue unless you have the required miles in your account.
The best bet for checking availability will be by calling Flying Blue at 1-800-375-8723
Coming soon: How you can check for mileage ticket availability on dozens of airlines.
Dell Coupons For Notebooks And Desktops!
All coupons expire on 03/06, or after 10,000 uses.
-$25% off $999+ Inspiron Notebooks: KMQ?ZLS2RVWJ2K
-$30% off $1299 Inspiron Notebooks: 5MP61X32?QBKL2
-$30% off $999 Dimension Desktops: KT?W?81GW759MK
Logitech Labtec WebCam Pro For Just $8.99 Shipped After $15 Rebate, Or Make $1.01 With A New Google Checkout Account!
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$15 Rebate Linky
Remember to switch to “Budget Shipping” in Google Checkout in order to get the free shipping!
8GB Turbo 150X SD Card For $27.99 Shipped After Coupon And $6 Rebate!
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$6 Rebate Linky
Use the following code at checkout for 10% off (Exp: 03/05): SDC10POFF
Today Only! Hurry! Amazon.com Home & Kitchen One-Day Sale, Up To 80% Off!
Don’t forget to post a comment to share what you’ve bought!
HOT! Nuvi 660 For Just $329.99 Shipped From Amazon!
Related: Nuvi Buying Guide.
Garmin Nuvi 660 Linky
- “Bluetooth wireless technology, built-in microphone, and speaker for hands-free calls with compatible phones
- MP3 player with pre-loaded sample songs and audio books, JPEG picture viewer, travel alarm, and currency converters
- 2D or 3D views; pre-loaded with most recent Navteq-driven maps for United States, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Canada
- Turn-by-turn directions with actual street names; real-time traffic and weather info
- Super-bright 2.8 x 2.1-inch sunlight-readable color screen”
HURRY! Pinzon Plates On Clearance At Amazon!
Set Of 2 Pinzon Crystal Rumba 12-1/2-Inch Charger/Serving Plate, Was $75, Now $7.76
Set Of 4 Pinzon Crystal Rumba 9-Inch Entertaining/ Dessert Plate, Was $60, Now $9.29
Set Of 4 Pinzon Country Crafts Square Salad Plates (Florentina White), Was $35, Now $5.47
Set Of 4 Pinzon Country Crafts Charger Plates (Available in 3 colors), Was $80, Now $12.62
This Year’s Starwood Category Adjustments…
Update: Aaron notes that Starwood is letting people make reservations at the current rates as long as they get the points by the day of the actual hotel stay!
Coming soon: How to land a round-trip ticket to/from select North American cities and Israel for just 20,000 Starpoints, courtesy of S.B.S. (who else?!?)
Related: Starwood’s RevPAR Explained.
All Starpoint Redemption Options
Every year Starwood does an adjustment of hotels to make sure that they are in the correct RevPAR category. In years such as 2002 when travel and hotel rates were down, hundreds of Starwood hotels went down in their category rankings.
As the Starwood Preferred Guest program is dollar-denominated, when foreign currencies go up against the dollar, they will also rise in their RevPAR category. This fact, combined with generally high hotel occupancy rates last year mean that a number of Starwood hotels will be going up in category, although some will go down as well.
In the following complete list of Starwood properties you can see which hotels will be changing on category on 03/04 by the red dot before the hotel name.
If you are planning on staying in a Starwood hotel that is moving up in category, you should book it at the lower rate immediately. You are allowed to book a future stay at the current rate until 03/03. Starwood awards are generally fully refundable until the day before arrival.
Here are some brief category change notes:
-Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles (a nice, recently renovated hotel) is moving up from being a category 2 bargain to a category 3.
-The only Starwood property in Israel that will change category is the Sheraton City Tower in Ramat Gan, which will move from a category 3 to a category 4. The only other Starwood hotel in Israel ranked that high is the Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel and Towers.
-In the good-news department, the most opulent hotel in the garden isle of Kauai, Hawaii, the Princeville Resort will fall from a category 6 to a category 5!
Complete list of Starwood Category 1 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 2 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 3 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 4 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 5 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 6 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 7 properties.
For reference sake, here are the hotel point options available, by category:
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Starpoints Needed, by Hotel/Resort Category |
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3,000 |
4,000 |
7,000 |
10,000 |
12,000 – 16,000 |
20,000 – 25,000 |
30,000 – 35,000 |
|
|
just 2,000! |
just 3,000! |
7,000 |
10,000 |
12,000 – 16,000 |
20,000 – 25,000 |
30,000 – 35,000 |
|
|
1,200 Starpoints +$25 |
1,600 Starpoints + $30 |
2,800 Starpoints + $45 |
4,000 Starpoints + $60 |
4,800 Starpoints + $90 |
8,000 Starpoints + $150 |
n/a |
|
|
n/a |
n/a |
28,000 |
40,000 |
48,000 – 64,000 |
80,000 – 100,000 |
120,000 – 140,000 |
|
|
1,000 – 1,500 |
1,000 – 1,500 |
1,000 – 1,500 |
1,000 – 1,500 |
1,500 – 2,750 |
1,500 – 2,750 |
1,500 – 2,750 |
|
|
3,000 |
4,000 |
7,000 |
10,000 |
12,000 – 16,000 |
20,000 – 25,000 |
30,000 – 35,000 |
|
|
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
|
|
n/a |
n/a |
60,000 |
70,000 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Award chart is courtesy of spg.com
Spirit Launches New Service And $7+ OW Intro Fares From Long Island/ISP To Fort Lauderdale And Columbia, SC!!!
Update-2:30pm: Most of the $7 tickets are already sold out!
The fares actually are bookable round-trip at $7+ each way.
I tried out a RT from ISP-FLL for 05/07-05/15 and it priced out with $7 tickets both ways.
Warning: Spirit sneaks in fees ($12 for insurance and $9 for their travel club) Be sure to uncheck those boxes on the “Confirm Flights And Purchase” page!
The total for ISP-FLL including all taxes priced out at just $35 RT for me!
SMOKING HOT! TODAY ONLY! TAKE AN ADDITIONAL 70% OFF ON AMAZON.COM CLEARANCE JEWELRY!!!
Take 70% off all of the sale prices in this link:
Amazon.com Jewelry Clearance Linky
The 70% off will show up as a promo discount on the final checkout page.
BOILING HOT! Amazon Friday Sale: Sanyo Counter-High Refrigerator With Full-Width Freezer And Ice Compartment, Normally $199.99, Now Just $49.95 Shipped!!!
Update: Sold Out!
Sanyo Counter-High Refrigerator, Normally $199.99, Now Just $49.95 Shipped
* 3-2/3-cubic-foot counter-high refrigerator with stainless-steel reversible door
* Adjustable thermostat; manual defrost; full-width freezer with ice compartment
* Vertical can dispenser, clear spill-proof shelves, door storage for beverages
* Smooth back enables placement in most areas; durable countertop serving area
* Measures 18-5/8 by 33-1/2 by 19-7/8 inches
HOT! Ice.com Via Amazon’s Friday Sale: 8 Carat Green Amethyst And Diamond 14K White Gold Earrings, Was $350, Now Just $96 Shipped!!!
The $96 price will only show up on the final checkout page!
8 Carat Green Amethyst And Diamond 14K White Gold Earrings Linky
“List Price: $350.00
Price: $175.00
Sale: $120.00
Now through March 8, place any order from Ice.com (Via Amazon.com) and receive an instant 20% off at checkout, plus free standard shipping anywhere within the continental U.S.
Amazon Friday Sale: 4-For-3 Clearance Items!!!
All of these clearance items qualify for Amazon’s 4-For-3 Promo; mix and match any 4 items from the 4-For-3 Promo and the cheapest one will be given to you for free on the final checkout page!
Progressive International Onion Chopper (Dice an onion in one fell swoop-no more tears!), Was $14.99, Now Just $9.99
Pyrex 10-Piece Storage Set with Lids, Was $21.99, Now Just $14.99
Calphalon Commercial Nonstick 10-Inch International Griddle/Crepe Pan, Was $85.00, Now Just $24.99
Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 2-1/2-Quart Shallow Saucepan with Lid, Was $119.00, Now Just $24.99
Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 12-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid, Was $168.00, Now Just $24.99
Corelle Livingware 20-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4, Was $81.00, Now Just $44.99
