Israel Is Expected To Grant Entry Permission For Foreign Students; Are Some Institutions Insisting On Students Flying El Al?
Chaim V'Chessed reports that Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced that foreign students will receive permission to enter the...
A Deep Dive Into The Best Way To Use Miles To Fly American Or British Airways Between The US And London
A dive into the zany world of award booking:
It's been a while since I did a deep dive into the miles and taxes needed...
Book A JetBlue Vacation Package And Get BOGO Airfare, Plus Save $100 With A JetBlue Card
Book A JetBlue Vacation Package And Get BOGO Airfare
Book by 7/27 to buy one roundtrip flight and get the second roundtrip flight for...
Air Canada Aeroplan: Get Up To A 40% Rebate On Award Bookings Or 150% Bonus Miles On Paid Flights; Fly To Tel Aviv From...
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30 Year Old Eli Rozenberg Tenders Offer To Buy Controlling Stake In El Al For $75 Million
Globes is reporting that Eli Rozenberg has tendered an offer to buy El Al.
The offer is $75MM for a 45% share of the airline....
Save 15% On Marriott Gift Cards, Plus Credit Card Reimbursement!
Save 15% On Marriott Gift Cards
From today though 7/24 you can save 15% on gift cards directly from Marriott. This is not as strong...
Israel Won’t Open Borders To Foreign Nationals In August
As expected, Israel will not open their borders to foreign nationals in August.
There are exceptions, including returning married students, people attending the wedding of a...
Reader Question: Which Airline Should I Use To Book Travel For My Child Hoping To Study In Israel This Year?
DansDeals reader and CEO of Shmais.com Levi Hodakov reached out to me last week to figure out how to send his daughter to seminary in...
The Bahamas Are Closing Their Borders To US Tourists Again
The Bahamas reopened their borders to tourists on July 1st.
Their protocols never made much sense. If you were 10 years or older, you had...
Hyatt Miraval Resorts: Stack BOGO Award Nights+25% Points Rebate+2,500 Bonus Points+$350 Resort Credit!
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Signed Up For An Uber Eats Pass For Free Food? Don’t Forget To Cancel If You Don’t Want To Pay A Monthly Fee
If you’re new to Uber Eats you can signup here and use the following promo for $5 off your next 3 food orders: eats-uberdansdeals
Last month...
Hyatt Adds Online Suite And Premium Suite Award Bookings!
Hyatt is my favorite hotel chain, by a long shot.
Their competitors continue to heavily devalue their points, but Hyatt has kept their valuable point...
[Update: Now Confirmed] El Al Appears To Be Cancelling All Flights Until September!
Update: As speculated below, El Al has now confirmed that all flights are suspended through August 31st.
Originally posted on 7/5:
With Israel's borders closed to foreign...
WOW! American Will Fly Nonstop Between JFK And Tel Aviv And Will Add More JFK Flights With New JetBlue Partnership!
American has just announced that they will fly nonstop between JFK and Tel Aviv starting next year.
This will be enabled by a new codeshare...
The Maldives Reopened Today Without Restrictions, Will You Travel?
Update: The Maldives have reopened today. Will you travel there?
Originally posted on 6/24:
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Ends Today: Buy Marriott Points And Get 60% Bonus Points
Buy Marriott Points And Get 60% Bonus Points
Marriott is having their biggest points sale since the SPG merger. 50K points normally sells for $625,...
Ends Today! Get A 100% Bonus When You Buy Hilton Points; Stay In An Overwater Villa With Private Pool From $380/Night!
Update: Ends today!
Related: Hilton Aspire Card: 150K Points, Systemwide Free Night, $250 Restaurant Credit, $250 Airline Fee Credit, Top Tier Status, And Limited Time...
$400MM Class Action Filed Against El Al For Refusing Refunds, Have You Received A Refund Yet?
A $400MM class action suit has been filed against El Al for refusing refunds on cancelled flights.
With no end in sight for Israel's lockdown,...
Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card And Savor Cards Now Earn 5x On Uber Eats Through January 2021
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[Updated With 2020 Hilton Elite Night Rollover] Master List Of Hotel Cancellation Waivers And Nights, Points, And Elite Status Extensions
Update, 7/14: Hilton will rollover all elite qualifying nights earned in 2020 for 2021 status!
Originally posted on 3/13:
Accor:
Date modifications allowed on non-refundable...
JetBlue Offering Refunds Or Bonus Credits For Previous Flight Schedule Changes And Cancellations!
In the early days of COVID-19, JetBlue changed their refund policy from a 2 hour schedule change to requiring a change greater than 24...
Ouch! Israel Will Now Allow Airlines To Delay Issuing Flight Refunds For Years
Last week Israel agreed to potentially take control of El Al if a private buyer can't be found for the struggling carrier.
El Al owes...
Check To See If You’re Targeted For 3x, 5x, Or 7x Bonus Miles Per Dollar Spent When You Fly United!
Related post: Roundup Of US Airlines Offering Bonus Miles Or Free Tickets For Traveling And Elite Miles For Credit Card Spending
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Israel Adds More Exceptions To Ban On Foreign Nationals
Israel closed their borders to foreign nationals back in March.
Unfortunately with COVID-19 cases trending up and setting new daily records there, that ban isn't...
[Update: Many More Accounts Now Eligible] Roundup Of Targeted Uber Eats Promo Codes
If you’re new to Uber Eats you can signup via JJ's referral link here and use the following promo for $7 of free food: eats-jonathane6362ue
Targeted existing...
Wide Open United Business Saver Award Space Nonstop Between The US And Tel Aviv With Free Cancellations!
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United Is Now Selling Seats Nonstop From Chicago To Tel Aviv, While El Al Raises The White Flag; Plus, Scheduling Explained
A few days ago I wrote about the launch of United's newest nonstop route to Tel Aviv, from their hometown of Chicago.
United will start...
American Airlines’ Shocking Formal DOT Response; Don’t Mess With AAdvantage!
Last year I wrote about AA shutting down accounts for creating multiple or dummy AA accounts in order to generate credit card mailers that...
Save 15%-25% Off Hyatt Awards, Plus Get Free Parking!
Hyatt is offering non-cardholders a 15% points rebate on awards from now through 10/8/20. Registration is required by 9/1 here. Non-cardholders can get up...
Reader Question: How Do I Use Chase Ultimate Rewards Points And Get United Card Benefits?
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Finally! United Will Launch Nonstop Service Between Chicago And Tel Aviv!
This has been a long time coming!
United just announced that starting in early September they will fly 3 times weekly between Chciago and Tel...
Will El Al Will Be Nationalized Again Or Should It Be Allowed To Fail And Start With A Clean Slate?
El Al's board has finally agreed to accept the government's bailout terms.
The headlines all say the airline will be nationalized are misleading.
A $250MM loan...
After Pilot Dispute, El Al Calls Their Bluff And Suspends All Flights Indefinitely
El Al has been at the negotiating table for months with their labor unions to extract concessions that would allow for the airline to...
American Miles Will Start Expiring Again Starting Tomorrow, Unless You’re Under 22.5 Years Old
American paused their mileage expiration in March due to COVID-19. Starting tomorrow, miles will begin expiring again after 18 months of inactivity. That means...
Final Day To Book American AAdvantage Awards With Free Date Changes And Cancellations!
Back in April, American changed the definition of what constitutes an award change.
American has always allowed free date changes on awards, except for web...
United Stops Pretending That They’re Promoting Social Distancing On Their Flights
When United first announced social distancing measures onboard they said they would block middle seats in coach and every other seat in first class....
Targeted: Save $10 On Uber Eats Pickup Order
If you’re new to Uber you can signup via JJ’s referral link here.
Existing users can go to the promotions field under your profile in the...
DansDeals Readers Share What It’s Like To Fly To Israel And Go To A Quarantine Hotel
There have been several interesting reports of flying to Israel on the DansDeals Facebook Group. I figured that it would be worth sharing a...
