Deal of the Day

January 10, 2012 - FrugalTravelGuy

NOTE: Not to alarm anybody. Not to sell more card referrals. Just the facts. I was asked to add the term “Limited Time Offer” to the Chase Sapphire Preferred card ads as of the 12th of January. You know it now.

NOTE: AA Virus. George sent me a note saying he got an email from AA with an attachment that was deleted by his computer as a virus. A warning here to be careful for AA emails the next coup,e days.

JetBlue has fares from $29 each way

Registration for Starwood’s Better by the Night Q1 promotion is now open!

You can get 10 days of parking with free shuttle service to PHL for only $35. There are also cheaper options for 4 or 7 days of parking as well.

Hilton has another promotion going on for its resort properties. When you stay 5 nights at a resort, you get a free night! Via Deals We Like

Gary has a great post that summarizes the best rental car rewards such as 1,000 Virgin Atlantic miles for a 1-day rental at Avis!

Priority Club also has a promotion going where you will earn double points starting with your second stay at qualifying properties.

You can still get $5 for every person you invite to TripAlertz! You can use my link or one of the links in the comments to join.

Neil

When you get Hilton Diamond, how long is it good for? The rest of the calendar year (in this case 2012)?
Anonymous

Why not get Amex Plat for $450 which gives Starwood Gold?
CatJo

How about getting an Amex Platinum card instead which gives you instant SPG Gold status? I'd think the annual fee on that card would definitely be worth the benefits for a relatively frequent traveler like your cousin? Hertz/National/Elite status, lounge access and $200 airline fee credit, plus SPG Gold are what make it a good value for me.
Anonymous

You talk throughout the post about getting status to enjoy it, but at the end you want to "consider status in another program." What is the point, then, of all the effort?

Also, hotel upgrades are nice, but if instead of putting $30k on a card for a Hilton status and enjoying the value (you state $500), couldn't she churn 10+ cards of airline/hotel, and with those points enjoy some free international travel as well as stays?

I guess it comes down to Hilton Diamond vs. free flights & hotel stays but no status.

I'd almost always choose the latter – Chappy
Mwwalk

I've always thought that Hilton Diamond just isn't worth it for what you get. Hilton Gold is almost as good and gets you most of what Diamond does with much much less spend.
Zippy Pam

Howie, When you talk cruises, remember to email me. I am the cruise maven!!
Anonymous

Two things here:
Get the plat card for the signup bonus and SPG gold.
Get the no annual fee AMEX, spend 20k get Hilton gold. – use it for gas and groceries.
or:
Stay at a place with free breakfast and internet
Einojuhani Pölönen

Well this is not really too expensive rather than other hotels,Hilton diamond for me is giving best for the best in their customer.
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