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Convert 20,000 Starpoints Into 31,250 British Airways Avios

  BA is offering a 25% bonus on hotel points transferred into Avios through 10/15/13. 20,000 Starpoints normally transfers into 25,000 airline miles. With the additional...

SPG Spin To Win Game

SPG Spin To Win Game This has been around for a couple weeks but I never got around to posting it. You can play daily through...

Using Miles For Sports Experiences

Update, A reader won the Dodger's auction I wrote about below with their United miles and gave the experience to their son as a...

Andaz Maui At Wailea Now Open

After several delays Hyatt finally opened the Andaz Maui At Wailea last night. Starwood and Hyatt have the most reasonable award redemption rates on the...

Earn (Lifetime?) Star Alliance Gold Status With 2 Cheap Flights To Israel

For somewhere between $600-$1,000 you can fly twice to Israel right now from pretty much anywhere in the country. Credit those flight miles to Aegean...

American: Fly Round-Trip To Hawaii For 30,000 Miles

American: Fly Round-Trip To Hawaii For 30,000 Miles -Book by 09/13 -Travel between 09/11/13-12/17/13 -This is only valid for travel on American, so this won't work on...

Does A Ticket To Israel For The New Year Ever Get Cheaper Than This?

Related post: Getting To Israel Using Starwood Starpoints ------------------------------------------------           Now that Air France/KLM Flying Blue has lowered their fuel surcharges on coach tickets, their Promo awards...

Getting To Israel Using Starwood Starpoints

Summary: Rates listed in this post are for round-trip travel and are assuming that you maximize the 25% point bonus for transferring Starpoints in blocks...

New IHG PointBreaks List Is Out: Hotel Rooms For $35/Night

Update, 08/27: The Holiday Inn Ashkelon and Intercontinental Kiev have both run out of discounted rooms.  They are now back at their normal year-round...

Delta: Fly Nonstop Between JFK And Seattle For $185.80 Round-Trip With Tax!

Update: 08/21 at 1130am: DEAD! ————————————————————————————————– -Bookable on Orbitz with full mileage earning and free cancellations until 10pm CT the day after you book or...

Another Cool Use Of Starpoints: A Luxury Suite With Kosher Food At The US Open

Related: -Using Miles For Sports Experiences. -------------------------------------------------------------- Have 35K Starpoints burning a hole in your pocket? Don't want to use them for any of the normal options...

Play Disney Planes Game And Earn 500 American AAdvantage Miles

Play Disney Planes And Earn 500 American AAdvantage Miles I earned 500 miles off coupon after hitting 4 of the cloud surprise icons. More specifically,...

Trip Notes: Banff

-Find 70 trip reports like this one by clicking on the “Trip Notes” tab on top of the DansDeals banner at the top of...

Free Bluebird Paper Checks Ends Today

Update, 10am: Bluebird has just extended the free checkbook offer through 01/01/14! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bluebird is the best thing since sliced bread.  It acts as a checking...

Aegean Airlines: 19,000 Miles And You’re Star Alliance Gold!

Updates: -DDF moderator Chaikel confirms and posts the firsthand proof that Aegean will indeed shut down your account if you fail to credit a flight...

BA.com Improvements!

Related: British Airways Avios Knowledgebase, A Collection Of Tips For Using Your BA Avios ---------------------------------------------------- 1. BA.com now shows availability in up to 3 classes of...

Half Price LifeMiles Through 08/30

Half Price LifeMiles Through 08/30 -This offer only applies for accounts opened before 08/01.  It does return several times per year so it's worth opening...

Extend The Life Of Your USAirways Miles And Starpoints For Free

Related: When Do My Miles Or Points Expire? ------------------------------------------------------------- Audience Rewards: Starwood Audience Rewards: Delta Audience Rewards: US Airways Audience Rewards allows you to answer trivia questions to earn...

Play Disney Planes Game And Earn A 10% Off American Airlines Coupon

Play Disney Planes And Earn A 10% Off American Airlines Coupon I earned a 10% off coupon after hitting 3 of the cloud surprise icons....

Get 2 Boxes Of Designer Checks for Just $7.45 Shipped From 4Checks!

Update: Both the discount code and the additional $1.50 off trick are still going strong! ----------------------------------------------------- 4Checks Offer Linky Step 1: Find a check style that you...

Save 35% On Select Starwood Resort Award Redemptions!

Updates, as promised: -The W Maldives charges $180/night to confirm an upgrade to an overwater bungalow with a private pool, as reviewed here. -The...

HURRY! $50 Off $50 Hotel Coupon!

Update: 1:36pm: The coupon is now dead! ------------------------------------------------------ $50 Off $50 Hotels Linky Use code: UASAVE50 Just tried this on a $45 hotel in Vegas on the strip...

Trip Notes: Los Angeles 2013

-Find over 60 articles like this by clicking on the “Trip Notes” tab on top of the DansDeals banner at the top of this...

Jetblue Kills 90% Off Promotion, Offers 25% Off Consolation Prize For Travel From NYC In September And October

Update: Although JetBlue wrote that that the 25% off is for domestic flights, commenter "kak" notes that it's currently working for international tickets as...

Day 3 Of Jetblue 90% Off Sale Is Now Live!

Update #2, 12:55pm: Appears to be dead for the day. Tuesday's sale lasted over 11 hours, yesterday's lasted over 2 hours, and today's only lasted...

Tips For Day 3 Of Jetblue’s 90% Off Promo

Judging from my Google Analytics logs, lots of you want to grab cheap Jetblue tickets.  I've gotten thank you emails from dozens of people...

Current Mega Signup Bonuses From Chase

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Day 2 Of Jetblue 90% Off Sale Is Now Live!

Update #2, 2:15pm: This deal appears to be dead for today! Check back tomorrow for more 90% off tickets. Follow @DansDeals on Twitter to be...

Jetblue 90% Off Sale!

Update, 10:50pm: This deal is dead for today! Check back tomorrow for more 90% off tickets. Follow @DansDeals on Twitter to be alerted right when...

Yes, You Can Use Hyatt Points At 13 MGM Hotels In Las Vegas. No, It’s (Generally) Not A Good Deal

You can now use Hyatt points for MGM hotels in Las Vegas. You can earn Hyatt points via the Hyatt Visa though you will earn...

Daily Getaway For 07/11: Hyatt Points

Update: DEAD! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daily Getaway has Hyatt Points for sale today. These can be bought at 1pm EDT. These deals sell out quickly so be ready to...

British Airways Avios Knowledgebase, A Collection Of Tips For Using Your BA Avios

Find more articles like this by clicking on the “Mileage Posts” tab on top of the DansDeals banner at the top of this site. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- People...

Signup For Dish Emails And Get 500 Southwest Points

Signup For Dish Emails And Get 500 Southwest Points Just scroll down to the bottom of the page and fill out the black form with...

A DDF DO Extravaganza In Chicago

-Find more articles like this by clicking on the “Trip Notes” tab on top of the DansDeals banner at the top of this site. —————————————————————————– I've...

New Star Alliance Airline EVA Air Now Bookable On United.com

Update: EVA availability has been temporarily pulled from United.com.  They are saying it should be back online late next week.  In the meantime you...

Another Air Canada Aeroplan Devaluation

I never really trusted Aeroplan. They were sold off by Air Canada to become its own company and that was part of the reason...

Daily Getaway For 07/01: Wyndham Points

Update: While transfers to most airlines are at the rate below, transfers to Southwest are at a 8,000:2,400 ratio.  That will be very worthwhile...

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