Archive for June, 2009
Photo: Bergen, Norway
Several years ago when this offer was available I used it to gain
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George, my favorite marketing guru, has suggested we consider a Frugal Travel Guy and Gal Texas Holdem poker tournament. Pokerstars will set up a private tourney for us. Nothing big, maybe an Alexander Hamilton kind of event?
Date and time to be determined. Email me if you have an interest in such shenanigans.
Lucky Delta Flyers Internet GoGo Savings
"We were so excited about participating in the FT event in Atlanta, we wanted to
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I picked up this idea from Slickdeals and it makes great sense to me.
Earlier this year Priority Club made the decision to compete with Starwood with their own cash and points program offerings. You can book your rooms with full points or part cash and part points. Here is an example:
A room that costs 15,000 points per night can be had with 15K points, OR you can use 5K points and pay a $60 copay or 6/10ths of a cent per point for the
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Suntrust Bank, a regional southeast bank is offering three different Visa check cards that earn miles on signature based transactions. The basic card costs $20 and earns 1 mile for every $2 spent. You also receive a 2,500 mile sign up bonus after your first signature based transaction. The upgraded card offer one mile per $ spent and have a annual fee of $55, with a 5,000 miles sign up bonus and a one time Delta Club pass...
And the last card is a biz card that also
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Yesterday United fired a salvo of low fares good through the end of their schedule from Houston(CO hub), Salt Lake City(DL hub), Dallas (AA hub)and Minneapolis (NW hub) to Honolulu. So they have stepped on everybody's toes and you can expect retaliation within the next 48 hours. Look for fares to drop from United hubs and maybe others will join in the game.
The fare being offered is about $235 round trip on United with a 3 day minimum. Watch in the next 48 hours for your city to come
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Today is the last day for the Northwest and Delta Pile on the Miles Promos. Get in that last partner activity today. Thanks Todd for the reminder.
Hyatt Platinum Offer
Sign up now and enjoy free Platinum status with Hyatt for the next four months. In addition the requirement to maintain that status until February of 2011 has been lowered to 5 eligible nights within the next 4 months.
This promotion works for new members as well as for upgrading existing
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Note: Today is the first of 4 days in a row where a new promo or upgrade is available here on the blog.
And to all our Frugal Fathers; Happy Fathers Day. It is a great honor to be one.
The 21,000 Chase/Continental checking account offer ends on June 30th. Just open a checking account and set up a direct deposit to earn an easy 21K CO miles. You need a debit card, $25 or $65 ( I always do the cheap one), a local Chase Bank and a coupon.
Ink Bold® Business Card
Ink Plus® Business Card
Chase Sapphire Preferred®
SPG Amex 25k
Delta Gold SkyMiles Card 30,000 Miles
Premier Rewards Gold Card
Business Gold Rewards
Citi Hilton Reserve
