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Master List Of The Best Ways To Book El Al Award Flights Between NYC And Tel Aviv!

Part 3 in a series on award booking rates: A Deep Dive Into Cleveland-NYC Award Pricing Master List Of The Best Ways To...

AWESOME! Alaska’s Bargain Pricing For Travel On El Al Is Now Live!

Alaska Airlines has begun rolling out their new award chart and will complete that process by 3/31. Awards will drop to as low as...

Master Roundup Of How To Get Car Rental Elite Status For Free, Now With More Deals Added!

Having upper or top-tier rental car status like Avis President's Club, Avis Chairman's Club, Hertz President's Circle, Hertz Platinum, National Executive, or National Executive...

[Flights Now On Sale] United Will Fly To Marrakesh And One Route That Nobody Saw Coming

Update: These flights are now available to purchase. Starting 10/24, United will fly from Newark to Marrakesh on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 9:45pm,...

Pi Day: Save 31.4% Off Round-Trip Base Fares On Breeze

David Neeleman’s Breeze Airways is continuing its rapid growth in previously underserved markets. The airline's typical A220s features first class seats, called “Nicest” seating, in a...

[Book SLH With Hyatt Through 5/15] Hilton Partners With SLH, As Hyatt Moves To Integrate Mr And Mrs Smith Hotels

Update: You can book SLH hotels with Hyatt points through 5/15. Stays with checkin dates after 5/15 will be honored, but won't receive Hyatt...

10 Years Since MH370: A Chilling And Awe-Inspiring Malaysia Air Flight 370 Story

On Saturday, March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 took off from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing at 12:42am local time. The captain's final voice...

Save 20% On JetBlue Award Tickets! Should You Transfer Points To JetBlue For This Promo?

Save 20% On JetBlue Award Tickets! JetBlue is offering a 20% discount when you redeem points for select travel. Book an award flight by 3/13....

No, I’m Not Taking An Eclipse Flight Next Month

One of the most magnificent natural phenomena that I ever experienced was a total solar eclipse in Boonville, MO some 7 years ago. Several airlines...

Will AMEX’s New Point.me Service Show You The Best Award Flight Options?

As of today, AMEX Membership Rewards cardholders can use AMEX.Point.me for free to help find the best AMEX points options for redeeming flights. A Twitter/X...

Ends At 3:59pm ET! Transfer Capital One Miles To Etihad And Get A 20%-40% Bonus, Save On AA, El Al, Etihad Apartment, And More...

Related post: Targeted: Transfer AMEX Points To Etihad And Get A 20% Bonus Transfer Capital One Miles To Etihad And Get A 20%-40% Bonus Transfer miles...

[DC Lounge Now Open] Chase Sapphire Lounge In JFK Opens Today! Plus: Pictures And Thoughts From Sapphire Lounge LaGuardia

Update: The Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club with Etihad Airways in Washington/IAD near gate A14 is now open daily from 6am-10pm. This co-branded...

[Charts Expected To Launch 3/31] Alaska Airlines Elite Status Changes And New Unified Award Chart With Incredibly Sweet Spots On AA, El Al, Icelandair,...

Update: Alaska Airlines tells DansDeals that it's looking like the new award chart will launch on 3/31. That date is still subject to change,...

Download The IHG App And Get 500 Points

Download The IHG App And Get 500 Points If you haven't previously downloaded the IHG app, you will get 500 points for downloading the app...

Ends Today! JetBlue: $25 Off $50 One-Way Or $50 Off $100+ Round-Trip Flights; NYC-Fort Lauderdale $42, NYC-LA $85 One-Way, And More!

You can buy extra seats if you want to guarantee empty seats next to you by making the first name of the ticket EXTRASEAT with your...

MGM Hotels Now Bookable With Marriott Points, Plus Status Benefits Added

For a decade, Hyatt had an excellent partnership with MGM, which included reciprocal elite status matching. That was great as I was able to...

El Al Takes One Step Closer To SkyTeam With Air France Codeshare Agreement; News On Mileage Reciprocity, Delta Lounge Access, SkyTeam, ANA, Alaska, JetBlue,...

DansDeals reported last year that Delta committed to making efforts to help El Al join the SkyTeam Alliance. That process took another step forward today...

[JetBlue And Spirit Terminate Merger Agreement] JetBlue Makes Offer To Buy Spirit And Create An Airline That Will Never Get You To Your Destination...

Update 3/4/24: JetBlue and Spirit came to an agreement to drop their antitrust appeal and terminate their merger agreement. JetBlue will pay Spirit $69...

By Popular Demand: Master List Of The Best Ways To Book Award Flights Between NYC And Miami/South Florida!

A month ago I wrote about various options for redeeming miles between Cleveland and NYC, a route that I frequent often, and one of...

Save 15% On Award Nights At New And Newly Renovated IHG Properties

Save 15% On Award Nights At New And Newly Renovated IHG Properties Stay at new or newly renovated IHG hotels through 5/31 and save 15%...

AA/Delta: Fly Business Class Nonstop From JFK To Buenos Aires For $2,398-$2,648 Or From 155.9K Hybrid Points Round-Trip!

Bookable on Orbitz or Expedia. Tickets purchased today are refundable until tomorrow at 11:59pm MT. Bookable on Priceline and refundable for 24 hours or bookable direct from the airline. Limited seats...

[Final Day To Finish 2023 Loyalty Point Spending] Should You Swipe Your Way To American Elite Status?

Update, 2/29: Today is the last day to spend your way to a higher status level or milestone. You can select 2023 milestone awards...

[Ends Today] Save Up To 30% Off Southwest Flights From $36 Or 1,700 Points, Reprice Previously Booked Travel; Roundup Of Sale Pricing On All...

Update: This sale ends today! Save Up To 30% Off Southwest Paid And Award Flights Use code (Exp: 2/29): SPLASH If you previously purchased Southwest travel, you...

Southwest Leap Day Sale: Fly Select Intra-California Routes For Just $28.98 or 1,071 Points!

Today only, Southwest has intra-California fares on sale from just $28.98 or 1,071 points+$5.60 each way. You can use Southwest's low-fare calendar to find eligible...

Today Only: Save 24% Off Round-Trip Base Fares On Breeze

David Neeleman’s Breeze Airways is continuing its rapid growth in previously underserved markets. The airline's typical A220s features first class seats, called “Nicest” seating, in a...

United’s 2024 Hidden Saver Award Chart Changes

Every airline used to publish award charts, but Delta set off the trend of removing these charts from the public eye. By doing that,...

Etihad Masterclass In How To Destroy Your Loyalty Program In 3 Easy Steps

Change the expiration policy from any activity extending your points validity for 18 months, to needing an Etihad or partner flight to extend...

Trip Notes: Spring Training With My Grandfather And Son; Phoenix, Tucson, Grand Canyon, Vegas, And More!

Update, 2/25/24: Bumping this trip report for the start of Spring Training 2024. Will you go to any Spring Training games this year? Originally posted...

Register For Hyatt’s New Bonus Journeys Promo And Earn Bonus Points On Hyatt Stays

Register For Hyatt's New Bonus Journeys Promo Register by 4/15, and stay from 3/1-4/30 you will earn 3,000 bonus points for every 3 nights in...

Excellent Starlux Business Class Award Space Between San Francisco And Taipei For 75K Alaska Miles

Starlux is a new "ultra-premium" carrier based in Taiwan. They currently have excellent availability on business class award tickets between San Francisco and Taipei for...

After DansDeals Tweet About Anti-Semitic Driver, Uber Takes Quick Action

DDF Member yuds70 shared an anti-Semitic experience that a family member had with an Uber Eats delivery. Uber support is pretty much non-existent and...

Air Canada: Don’t Trust Anything Our Agents Or Chatbots Tell You; Thoughts On AI Hallucinations

This is truly an incredible case. Jake Moffatt's grandmother passed away, so he logged onto AirCanada.com and a chatbot told him how to buy a...

[Israeli Media Reporting United Will Return] Why Is United Still Selling Flights To Tel Aviv Next Week?

Update, 2/21: United will indeed resume flying to Israel on 3/2, initially via Munich and then nonstop. See here for the full details. Below is...

El Al Will Give IDF Soldiers A Free Flight To Europe

The hits keep coming from El Al these days. I wrote about their tear-jerker of an ad earlier today. The airline is offering a free round-trip...

El Al’s Impressive New Ad Hits Home

Boy, what a difference a few years can make. During COVID, El Al shut down, leaving United as the lifeline to the outside world. The...

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