A quick run down of recent news:
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Daily Getaways Returns
Daily Getaways has been a recurring yearly multi-week travel deals for as long as I can remember. It’s coming back June 12th and you can get a sneak peak here.
Lots of deals are Meh, like buying IHG or Hilton points for the same price you can buy them when they have good deals on their own, which is simply what they are worth (about 5 cents each)
So far, the only appealing deal is Marriott gift cards at 20% off.
They haven’t announced all the dates yet. Generally the most appealing days are the Marriott gift cards and Hyatt points for around 1 cent (which go FAST).
American Airlines to Offer Upgrades on Awards to All Elites
No longer just for Executive Platinums, American Airlines will play copycat and offer upgrades for all elite members.
The News comes via AA insider @xJonNYC
AA:
will change to elite upgrades (for “domestic”) for all statuses on award tickets, as it presently is for ExecPlat.— 🇺🇦 JonNYC 🇺🇦 (@xJonNYC) June 6, 2023
Starts June 9th and includes up to one companion on the same flight.
New United Credit Card Offers
This is from late last week but I never got a chance to post. All the UA cards from Chase got new offers. Remember that you can likely be approved for a United card, even a personal one, while over 5/24.
| Was | Is | |
| United Club℠ Infinite Card | Earn 80,000 bonus miles after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. | Earn 80,000 bonus miles +1,000 Premier qualifying points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. |
| United Gateway℠ Card | Earn 20,000 bonus miles after you spend $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. Plus, 0% intro APR for 12 months from account opening on purchases. | Earn 30,000 bonus miles after you spend $1,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. Plus, 0% intro APR for 12 months from account opening on purchases. |
| United Quest℠ Card | Earn 60,000 bonus miles and 500 Premier qualifying points (PQP) after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. | Earn 70,000 bonus miles + 500 Premier qualifying points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. |
| United℠ Explorer Card (First year annual fee waived) | Earn 50,000 bonus miles after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. | Earn 60,000 bonus miles after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. |
| United℠ Business Card (First year annual fee waived) | 75,000 bonus miles after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months. | Earn 50,000 bonus miles after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. |
The 1,000 PQP offer on the Club Infinite will certainly appeal to some that expect to be close to the next United status tier. The business card is the only offer that went down, so now’s not a great time for that one…
Transfer Bonuses
Added in the last few days, both from Citi, as listed on our Current Transfer Bonuses list.
| Citi | Get a 25% bonus on Citi ThankYou points transferred to Avianca Lifemiles. Note that Lifemiles is the program sponsoring the bonus. All miles will be in your account within 24 hours per Lifemiles. | Expires June 30, 2023 | Notes: Known for the best way to fly First Class to Europe on Lufthansa with no surcharges and other good deals. Also see: Downsides of LifeMiles program |
| Citi | Get 30% more Qatar Avios when transferring from Citi ThankYou. This bonus is run by Qatar – see details. | ExpiresJune 30, 2023 | Best for booking the famed QSuites |
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