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AA Finally Makes Their Credit Card Competitive.

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Groupon: $109 For A One-Night Stay At Embassy Suites Niagara Falls For Two Adults And Up To Five Kids In A Two-Queen Falls-View Two-Room...

Update: This deal must be purchased by 11:59pm EST tonight! Originally posted on 03/26: See all current Groupon Getaway offers here. See all current Groupon Goods offers...

Le Meridian Khao Lak, Thailand On Sale.

I've written and posted pictures of our travels to Khao Lak/Phuket as well as Chiang Mai, Thailand in the past. Sure, Thailand is a 3rd...

HURRY! Crowne Plaza Eilat Is On The New Priority Club PointBreaks List!

Priority Club PointBreaks Linky The current list is valid for stays from now through 05/31/12.  Hotels can sell out quickly. I stayed using PointBreaks in Toronto...

Using Miles To Fly In Business Class For An 80 Minute Flight Can Make Sense.

Related posts: -Confirmed: Citi ThankYou Points To Be Transferable To British Airways And Singapore Airlines Starting In April! -Get A 50% Bonus When You Transfer...

Starwood Starpoints To USAirways Transfer Bonus, Should You Do It?

Update: The deadline to initiate the transfer from Starwood to USAirways and still qualify for the bonus is this Saturday, 03/31: Originally posted on 03/12: Related: -USAirways...

1,000 Free Virgin America Elevate Points!

Virgin America Offer Linky New and existing Elevate members will get 1,000 points after posting a picture to the 2,000,012 yearbook on facebook via the...

AAdvantage Credit Card Reduced Mileage Awards For April-June 2012!

Reduced Mileage Awards Linky You can book tickets for 7,500 less miles than American Airlines regularly charges if you have an AAdvantage Select, Executive, or...

Don’t Wait On Hold, Have Starwood Or United Call You!

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Flying With An Infant With Miles In Business Or First Class? Start Collecting Air Canada Or British Airways Miles…

I recently had my first experience booking an international award ticket with miles for my 8 month old son.  While he's already been on...

HOT! Get 1,000 Starpoints For Taking A Short Survery!

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Round-The-World Trip Notes, Part 4: Sydney, Australia.

Continued from: Traveling ‘Round The World…(But Not Just Yet) -Round-The-World Trip Notes, Part 1: Khao Lak, Thailand. -Round-The-World Trip Notes, Part 2: Chiang Mai, Thailand. -Round-The-World Trip...

Booking A Mileage Ticket On Continental/United By Tomorrow? Use United Miles.

United Award Fees Chart Linky An interesting quirk of the United/Continental merger and the ability to freely transfer miles back and forth between Continental and...

Where Can I Transfer My Points?

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HURRY! Get 1,000 Free AAdvantage (Or Other Oneworld) Miles!

Get 1,000 AA miles just for playing this game! This is valid only for the first 20K players, so hurry up and play! Follow @DansDeals on...

The End Of Continental Is Near, Sort Of.

The final flight with a Continental flight number will be Continental 1267 which is scheduled to depart on March 2nd from Phoenix at 11:59pm...

A Quick Jaunt To D.C. And Baltimore.

-This is an abridged version of the trip notes that I typed up for 3 hours this morning that my blogging software decided to...

Starwood 2012 Category Changes.

Find other articles like this by clicking on the "mileage posts" tab on top of the DansDeals banner at the top of this site. Starwood...

Miles Expiring? Pick Up A Magazine Or Newspaper Subscription!

Not all of the airlines below require activty to keep your miles alive.  See this post for mileage expiration policies.  Often times redeeming miles...

When Do My Miles Or Points Expire?

Credit cards: -Airline/Hotel cards where the points are deposited monthly into your airline/hotel account remain even if the card is no longer active, subject to...

Last Chance To Use Continental Miles For Travel On Virgin Atlantic…

Update 2: Monday, 02/13 is the last day to finalize bookings on Virgin Atlantic with Continental miles! Update: You can no longer search for or...

Hey Delta, Which Airport In “Occupied Palestinian Territory” Do You Or A Partner Airline Fly To?

Update 5, 02/09 at 5:55pm: Delta has once again removed all references to serving any airports in the "Occupied Palestinian Territory" and "Palestinian Territories"...

25% Bonus For Transferring Membership Rewards Points To Flying Blue; Fly Round-Trip To Israel For 20,000 Points Plus Fuel Surcharges Or 40,000 Points With...

25% Bonus For Transferring Membership Rewards Points To Flying Blue Through 02/29 you will get 1,250 Flying Blue miles for every 1,000 American Express Membership...

Amazing Business Class Availability Between The US And Australia!

Update: DEAD! It's usually very hard to find business or first class availability directly between the US and Australia.  Usually it involves flying via Asia...

Getting To Israel Using Starwood Starpoints!

Executive Summary: To avoid all fuel surcharges: -For Delta travel transfer points (from 40K) to Flying Blue. -For Skyteam travel on airlines besides Delta, transfer points (From...

Groupon: Up To 45% Off At The Pointe Plaza Kosher Hotel In Williamsburg!

Groupon: Up To 45% Off The Pointe Plaza Kosher Hotel In Williamsburg! 2 Franklin Ave. Brooklyn, New York 11211 (718) 782-7000 TripAdvisor reviews, rated the 2nd best hotel...

Reader Suggestions: What’s Not To Be Missed In D.C.?

I've turned to my readers before for suggestions in Miami, Montreal, and Toronto, and readers came up big time (as you can tell...

Groupon: $69 For A One-Night Stay At Four Points By Sheraton Niagara Falls, NY With A Free $30 Casino Voucher!

Groupon: $69 For A One-Night Stay At Four Points By Sheraton Niagara Falls, NY With A Free $30 Casino Voucher! Four Points by Sheraton Niagara...

Groupon: $20 For A $40 Avis Voucher!

Groupon: $20 For A $40 Avis Voucher -Reserve by 4/30/12 & redeem in full by 5/31/12 -Limit 1 per rental car -Valid only in Canada and United...

Air Canada Aeroplan Mileage Program Fuel Surcharge Update.

Air Canada should have been a great option for using American Express Membership Rewards points on Star Alliance carriers after those points stopped transferring...

We Flew Southwest…

So I flew Southwest yesterday for the first time since my 2006 mileage-run extravaganza. Yes, there was some irony at the time...

Continental: Discounted Economy Awards To Europe And Africa!

Continental has discounted awards to Europe and Central/South Africa. For example for Europe, flights on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are 22,500 miles each way instead...

And Then There Were 2…Le Meridian Dead Sea Leaving Starwood In 2012.

Update: The hotel has changed their mind and will not be leaving Starwood on 12/31 after all!  The "leaving Starwood" notice has been taken...

The Hawaiian Islands.

Related DD Posts: Hawaii Trip Notes: Oahu (2009) Hawaii Trip Notes: Kauai (2009) Traveling To Hawaii…With A 5 Month Old! Related DDF Threads: Hawaii Master Thread: General Questions And...

HURRY!!!! Continental.com Glitch Causes Tons Of Saver Award Availability For Continental Cardholders And Elites On Many Domestic Flights, Including Newark-Honolulu!

Update 2: From March 4th through March 31st Continental will be operating the Houston to Honolulu route with 777 aircraft instead of 767 aircraft!...

Do The Continental-United Shuffle To Extend The Life Of Your Miles!

The Continental OnePass mileage program officially ends on 12/31/11, and will wind down all operations in the first quarter of next year. The combined program...

Instant Kingfisher Silver Status?

Update: Confirmed.  Effective 02/10/12 Kingfisher Silver will have OneWorld Ruby benefits! My Hilton Gold template just works too well for this...sorry for being lazy! Kingfisher Airlines...

Traveling To Hawaii…With A 5 Month Old!

Continued from posts made during the trip, "Shaloha!," "Pearl Harbor…70 Years," and "View From The Room…" Related posts: Hawaii Trip Notes: Oahu (2009) Hawaii Trip Notes: Kauai...

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