Star Alliance grabs another Chinese carrier: Shenzhen Airlines
Shenzhen Airlines, a primarily domestic Chinese Airline is set to join Star Alliance. The announcement came today morning on Star Alliance’s Facebook page. They expect…
Two FREE nights at Grand Sierra Resort Reno
Grand Sierra Resort, Reno is running an unbelievable promotion: up to two FREE nights and two FREE breakfast buffet per day in November and December….
Air India – good for Star Alliance?
As Air India progresses on its ‘final approach’ to become a member of the Star Alliance, it brings to an end (if they do actually…
YMMV: Double OnePass Miles on Dining, Retail and Entertainment purchases until Aug 8
Continental OnePass Plus Card is becoming my go-to card for dining purchases. I had blogged earlier about double miles opportunity on dining, gas and grocery…
Hilton Q3 Promotion: Double Points/Miles
Hilton’s Q3 promotion is a lame Double Points/Miles. You earn double base points/miles on your stays. This translates to 10points per $ if you choose…
Amazing Deal: 100K Bonus for Chase Sapphire Card!
Most of you must have heard about the 50K sign up bonus Ultimate Rewards points offer for the Chase Sapphire Card. Now it gets even…
One way reward booking starts on Continental (CO)
I suddenly realized, we are into June 15. One step closer to integration of United (UA)/Continental (CO) and mostly inflated award charts. The major benefits…
Delta: 50% bonus on first time Membership Rewards transfer is back (25K MQM for 100K+ points transfers)
This is why most experts feel, you should never transfer to Delta unless you really need Skymiles. They have been having a perpetual 50% transfer…
(Almost) Instant Gold Status with Hilton
Hilton is offering Visa Signature Card holders instant Gold status until Aug 31. However if you stay thrice within that period, and pay for it…
United has heard our plea; to hell with row boarding
I had recounted the horrors of United’s experiment with row boarding scheme. Almost all of you concurred that the experiment created nothing but chaos. It…
