Archive for the ‘Deal of the Day’ Category

TripAlertz.com is a private community of more than 10 million travelers worldwide, with member-only discounts on hotels and resorts of 20 to 67 percent off the leading public hotel sites. TripAlertz serves the custom needs of hotel partners by filling empty rooms in weaker occupancy periods, yet does not require “last-minute” booking to realize these great savings.

Today we’re sponsored by TripAlertz.  We’ve put up some of our finds, but you now have the opportunity to win a $50 TripAlertz credit (you’ll need a TripAlertz account – Free) for the best overall travel deal submitted. A great mileage run, mistake fare, partner promo, new card sign-up offer, or the special twist you figured out on a deal today. Add it to the comments section of the post to be eligible to win. Just add your “find” (along with your first name, last initial, and airport) to the comments tonight by 11:59pm ET. Good Luck and Good Hunting.

Priceline unveiled a $70 hotel coupon on their Facebook page at 12:00 PM ET today. It has a limited number of uses so hopefully they have not been used up!

IHG is giving away $75 gift cards to those who spend two consecutive weekend nights until Sep. 3.

Or you can get a $50 gift card if you spend two consecutive weekday nights until Aug. 2 at IHG properties.

You can take British Airways from the US to London in business class for about $1,750 all-in and it seems that other airlines are matching as well. For business class, this is a great price especially from the west coast!

[Targeted] You can earn up to 15,000 bonus EQMs on flights from JFK to HND! You can easily check to see if you qualify.

Mommy Points, AKA the MVP of the US Airways Grand Slam has a reminder today that we can cancel subscription services from last years grand slam in prep for this year.

Alaska Airlines & Disney are running a contest to win a stay at the Dream Suite in Disneyland. Airfare for four, and park passes included too.

Marriott is running a summer promo “Soak up the Savings” with rates starting from $79 per room

Yesterday’s Winner of the $50 Hertz Gift Card from AutoSlash is Hans M from ICT with the deals about Hotels.com , Hyatt, Sofitel, and GoGo Internet discounts that are still live!. Hans, please email rick@frugaltravelguy.com to collect.

Thanks to everyone that submitted a deal / tip, keep them coming.

AutoSlash.com helps people save money on car rentals. They’re the only site that automatically applies coupons and lowers your rate when prices drop. If you book anywhere else, you’ll probably end up overpaying.

Today our Deal of the Day is sponsored by AutoSlash and an opportunity to win a $50 Hertz gift certificate. We’ve put up some of our finds, but you now have the opportunity to win for the best overall travel deal submitted. A great mileage run, mistake fare, partner promo, new card sign-up offer, or the special twist you figured out on a deal today. Add it to the comments section of the post to be eligible to win. Please also include your first name, last initial, and 3 letter airport code.  Just add your “find” to the comments tonight by 11:59pm EDT. Good Luck and Good Hunting.

Spend three nights at the El San Juan Resort & Casino for $419/person incl. airfare!

You can get up to a $100 prepaid gas card from Expedia when you book a hotel through them at a participating hotel. There aren’t many hotels (293 total), but it’s worth a look if you’re planning a trip.

Club Carlson is adjusting their award categories and according to Gary, it isn’t too bad! The changes take effect May 31, 2012 so make sure you take notice for upcoming trips.

Enter for a chance to win a 5-day/4-night trip to the Food & Wine classic in Aspen plus tickets to the event. Sweepstakes ends 11:59 pm ET on 5/20/12

Also, Enter for a chance to win a 5 night trip for two to a conde naste traveler hot list property.

You can get a 50% bonus on shopping mall bonuses through US Airways.

Try to Win Two Tickets on a new Lufthansa 747-800

BA is currently offering sub $2000 business class fares to London for the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebration

Here is this week’s Top 20 from Travel Zoo

Here are some reader submitted deals from this morning:

James – Priceline is giving away $70 coupons tomorrow for those liking them on Facebook
Ryan – Stay 2 nights at an IHG hotel and get a $75 prepaid gift card
Hans – Hotels.com has a 50% off sale, Hyatt 15-30% off, Sofitel 40% off, and 15% off GoGo 24 hour pass

Yesterday’s Winner of the One Year of Premium Service from ExpertFlyer is George B from PHL with the tip Similar to American’s policy of letting you tack on an additional leg for free on international awards, United allows you to do the same thing as well as open-jaws, meaning you can get a “free” one way domestic award on a United award ticket. You can see it all at MileValue and MommyPoints. There were some great deals yesterday with the AA lounge pass, southwest and jetblue flight deals, but this is one that we can all use for a free one-way domestic award ticket on United.  George, please email rick@frugaltravelguy.com to collect.

Thanks to everyone that submitted a deal / tip, keep them coming!

ExpertFlyer.com is a unique service that allows you to search in-depth flight information such as Award & Upgrade inventory with Alerts, Flight Availability, Flight Details and Status, published Fare Information with fare routing and rules, and live Seat Maps with Seat Alerts.

Today we’re sponsored by ExpertFlyer. We’ve put up some of our finds, but you now have the opportunity to win One Year of Premium service for the best overall travel deal submitted. A great mileage run, mistake fare, partner promo, new card sign-up offer, or the special twist you figured out on a deal today. Add it to the comments section of the post to be eligible to win. Just add your “find” (along with your first name, last initial, and airport) to the comments tonight by 11:59pm EDT. Good Luck and Good Hunting.

You can get 35% off Wanna Getaway fares on Southwest for very select dates including July 4-5!

Fly on JetBlue from $39 each way during this sale, which ends today.

You can win 25,000 SPG points from Lucky over at One Mile at a Time by following him on Twitter and tweeting which NYC SPG hotel you’d like to stay at!

Earn 1,000 bonus Priority Rewards points for every night you stay there by liking them on Facebook.

The Radisson and County Inn Big Night giveaways are live!

Win a free trip to London for the Olympics with United

You can get a “free” one way award on United by using their open-jaw and stopover allocations on international award tickets!

Also, check out milevalue’s writeups on: Free oneways on United to Hawaii, Oneways on United, and differences between United’s and AA’s oneways.

Some deals from this morning:

By Susan – Win 15k miles with Star Alliance 15 yr anniversary

From Ian – Get up to 15% off Frontier flights

By Brandon – 50% bonus miles through US Airways shopping mall through June 23th

Yesterday’s Winner of the 2500 AAdvantage® miles is Pkerr. The deal while submitted by many, was done by Pkerr first … it is “2days ONLY!! Admirals Club passes on sale for $30. (instead of $50) – https://www.aa.com/admiralsclub/odp/startPurchase.do.  Offer ends 5/16 @12pm CDT”. Please contact me at rick@frugaltravelguy.com so we can get you your 2,500 miles.

Thanks to everyone that submitted a deal / tip, keep them coming.

Today we’re sponosored by by AAdvantage®. We’ll put up a couple of our finds, but you have the opportunity to win 2500 AAdvantage® miles by submitting the best AA Deal of the Day. Scour their website, find a great fare, fill us in on a great AA promo and you could fatten your AAdvantage® balance by sharing what you found. Just add your “find” to the comments tonight by 11:59pm EDT. Good Luck and Good Hunting.

American had a media event last week for a few announcements about the fleet. One of the big news items was that they are planning to roll out their new business seat to all wide-body international aircraft! Thanks Gary for the great coverage of the day.

The Weekly Flyer has 15 free GoGo internet passes that you could use on American!

You can also buy a 24 hour pass at 15% off when you purchase from the GoGo website in advance of your flight!

You can get double miles on flights between ORD and YKF on flights between Jun. 14 and Sep. 15.

The winner from Friday’s Deal of the Day is Mark W from DFW with “New Amex bonus for a Delta card with 35K miles after $750 spend in 90 days. Pretty good if your collecting Delta miles. Also, get to check first bag free. Offers both a personal and a small biz version – http://bit.ly/JqIcJ6″. The links we have are for 30k miles after $500 in spend; so for an extra $250 you’ll get 5k more SkyMiles. Mark, please email rick@frugaltravelguy.com so we can get you your luggage tags and FlyerTalk hoodie (pick up your own FlyerTalk swag at Cafepress FlyerTalk store).

The Starwood Preferred Guest(R) Credit Card from American Express is a transfer partner of the AAdvantage® program. Transfer SPG points 1:1 to AAdvantage® and get a bonus 5,000 miles when you transfer 20,000 points.

Today our Deal of the Day is sponsored by FlyerTalk and an opportunity to win a FlyerTalk men’s or woman’s hoodie and a FlyerTalk luggage tag. You can pick up your own FlyerTalk swag too. We’ve put up some of our finds, but you now have the opportunity to win for the best overall travel deal submitted. A great mileage run, mistake fare, partner promo, new card sign-up offer, or the special twist you figured out on a deal today. Add it to the comments section of the post (with your first name, last initial, and airport) to be eligible to win. Just add your “find” to the comments tonight by 11:59pm ET. Good Luck and Good Hunting.

Rent from Budget twice by Dec. 31 and receive $25 back!

If you’re into Klout, you may be able to get into the Cathay Pacific Lounge in SFO. Klout, which measures your involvement with different social media sites, is offering those with a score of 40 or more the free passes.

Loyalty Traveler was able to get the early scoop on Priority Rewards’ summer promotion. From Jun. 1 to Sep. 3, you can get 1,000 bonus points per night up to 20,000 max. Facebook fans will be able to start two weeks earlier as well! Also, if you stay at a Holiday Inn Club Vacation for 4 nights, you will receive 25,000 bonus points!

Enter for a chance to win a trip to Hawaii and 1 Million Hilton HHonors points!

Yesterday’s Winner of the $50 TripAlertz Trip Cash is Julianne with the deal “US Airways/Points.com has a sweepstake where you can earn 100K Dividend Miles plus $2000 – https://www.winwithdividendmiles.com/”. Julianne, Please contact me at rick@frugaltravelguy.com so we can get you your prize.

Thanks to everyone that submitted a deal / tip, keep them coming.

TripAlertz.com is a private community of more than 10 million travelers worldwide, with member-only discounts on hotels and resorts of 20 to 67 percent off the leading public hotel sites. TripAlertz serves the custom needs of hotel partners by filling empty rooms in weaker occupancy periods, yet does not require “last-minute” booking to realize these great savings.

Today we’re sponsored by TripAlertz.  We’ve put up some of our finds, but you now have the opportunity to win a $50 TripAlertz credit (you’ll need a TripAlertz account – Free) for the best overall travel deal submitted. A great mileage run, mistake fare, partner promo, new card sign-up offer, or the special twist you figured out on a deal today. Add it to the comments section of the post to be eligible to win. Just add your “find” (along with your first name, last initial, and airport) to the comments tonight by 11:59pm ET. Good Luck and Good Hunting.

You can buy a $125 voucher towards a 50 minute or longer massage for $75 at the Canyon Ranch SpaClub in Las Vegas, located at the Venetian and Palazzo. If you aren’t a member of Rue La La, you can use my link if you want, but obviously do not have to do so.

The Fairmont VISA card from Chase is now live and offers two free nights after spending $1,000 within three months. The $95 annual fee is not waived for the first year.

FTD is offering 2,500 Hilton HHonors points with each purchase. Thanks MilesQuest!

Tomorrow is the last day to register for free Hyatt Platinum status if you have a VISA Signature card such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred^SM Card.

Condé Nast Traveler and Tourism Ireland are giving away a trip for two to Ireland.

The Points Guy outlines how to maximize Avios points by using the points + cash option.

Yesterday’s Winner of the $50 Hertz Gift Card from AutoSlash is Deb B from BOS with the tip IHG the parent group of Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Hotels, etc. is giving $75 prepaid cards to anyone staying in one of their hotels worldwide on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night for two nights. Signup available on Monday May 14th — http://www.ihg.com/get75. Deb, please email rick@frugaltravelguy.com to collect.

Thanks to everyone that submitted a deal / tip, keep them coming.

AutoSlash.com helps people save money on car rentals. They’re the only site that automatically applies coupons and lowers your rate when prices drop. If you book anywhere else, you’ll probably end up overpaying.

Today our Deal of the Day is sponsored by AutoSlash and an opportunity to win a $50 Hertz gift certificate. We’ve put up some of our finds, but you now have the opportunity to win for the best overall travel deal submitted. A great mileage run, mistake fare, partner promo, new card sign-up offer, or the special twist you figured out on a deal today. Add it to the comments section of the post (with your first name, last initial, and 3 letter airport code) to be eligible to win. Just add your “find” to the comments tonight by 11:59pm EST. Good Luck and Good Hunting.

Ric at Loyalty Traveler is giving away 25,000 Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints through Twitter

You can get 30% off several Las Vegas hotels including the Paris and Caesars. Two night minimum.

The Chase British Airways 100,000 Avios bonus will end on June 7 so if you are thinking about applying for it, make sure you do so before that date.

Club Carlson is running a 25% off sale for three days. If you’re looking to take advantage of the Big Night Giveaway that we posted yesterday, this is a great way to save some money!

The Frequent Miler has found a way to get a possible 26 points/$ at Sony.com. If you’re in the market for a computer, TV, or camera you should take a look!

Here is this week’s Top 20 from Travel Zoo

Yesterday’s Winner of the One Year of Premium Service from ExpertFlyer is George C from DCA with the tip Just Announced- Marriott’s “Summer Bonus”– Stay 2 Get One Free. Register and stay at any hotel June 1 through August 31 and get certificate for 1 free night at any category 1-4 hotel.  Up to 3 nights free allowed. — http://bit.ly/Jl7ZQE.  If you’ve got some upcoming Marriott stays you might look to hop between hotels to get the max of 3 nights here. Registration is free for all; this is a no-brainer. George, please email rick@frugaltravelguy.com to collect.

Thanks to everyone that submitted a deal / tip, keep them coming!

ExpertFlyer.com is a unique service that allows you to search in-depth flight information such as Award & Upgrade inventory with Alerts, Flight Availability, Flight Details and Status, published Fare Information with fare routing and rules, and live Seat Maps with Seat Alerts.

Today we’re sponsored by ExpertFlyer. We’ve put up some of our finds, but you now have the opportunity to win One Year of Premium service for the best overall travel deal submitted. A great mileage run, mistake fare, partner promo, new card sign-up offer, or the special twist you figured out on a deal today. Add it to the comments section of the post to be eligible to win. Just add your “find” (along with your first name, last initial, and airport) to the comments tonight by 11:59pm EST. Good Luck and Good Hunting.

Get $15 off a Virgin America flight by buying a $25 voucher for $10 from Amazon Local!

Radisson’s Big Night Giveaway is back! You can sign up to receive notifications, but it will start on Monday!

You can book the Venetian or the Palazzo at 50% off for reward stays with Priority Rewards!

[Mileage Run] Fly from BOS to PDX on United for 3.8 CPM! This was still available as of 3pm ET today.

Mike over at the hustle blog put together a nice breakdown of deals for those looking to get flowers for Mother’s Day (This Sunday, May 13th!)

Some deals from this morning:

George B – PHL – 30% off Budget car rentals + 3x AA miles

Rustin – Travelocity is offering $25 a 2-night hotel stay between May 7, 2012 and December 31, 2012 with code “FBFAN”, no minimum spend required.

Yesterday’s Winner of the 2500 AAdvantage® miles is Ryan H. Ryan’s home airport is Little Rock (LIT). His deal is “4x AA Miles with Hertz + 35% off with CDP# 217692, PC# 169853″. Ryan, please contact me at rick@frugaltravelguy.com so we can get you your prize.

Thanks to everyone that submitted a deal / tip, keep them coming.

Today we’re sponosored by by AAdvantage®. We’ll put up a couple of our finds, but you have the opportunity to win 2500 AAdvantage® miles by submitting the best AA Deal of the Day. Scour their website, find a great fare, fill us in on a great AA promo and you could fatten your AAdvantage® balance by sharing what you found. Just add your “find” to the comments tonight by 11:59pm EDT. Good Luck and Good Hunting.

If you’re planning a vacation to the USVI, you can get $200 instant credit + more if you book through AA.

You can get 5,500 bonus AA miles when you fly to San Diego and stay at the Park Hyatt Aviara.

[Targeted] You may have been targeted for the chance to win 250,000 AA miles from e-Rewards.

Win First Class tickets on American to meet Michael Bublé plus $2,000 towards hotel and shopping

The winner from Friday’s Deal of the Day is Jim T from XNA with “Frontier Airlines is offering 25% off to/from COS or DEN. Use offer code WOW25 to take advantage of this promo. Book by midnight 5/7. http://bit.ly/Kp5HMx”.  This is for flights in November through January 4th 2013; watch for the blackout dates. Hopefully you can save a few bucks by planning ahead here and being flexible. Jim, please email rick@frugaltravelguy.com so we can get you your luggage tags and FlyerTalk hoodie (pick up your own FlyerTalk swag at Cafepress FlyerTalk store).

The Starwood Preferred Guest(R) Credit Card from American Express is a transfer partner of the AAdvantage® program. Transfer SPG points 1:1 to AAdvantage® and get a bonus 5,000 miles when you transfer 20,000 points.

Today our Deal of the Day is sponsored by FlyerTalk and an opportunity to win a FlyerTalk men’s or woman’s hoodie and a FlyerTalk luggage tag. You can pick up your own FlyerTalk swag too. We’ve put up some of our finds, but you now have the opportunity to win for the best overall travel deal submitted. A great mileage run, mistake fare, partner promo, new card sign-up offer, or the special twist you figured out on a deal today. Add it to the comments section of the post (with your first name, last initial, and airport) to be eligible to win. Just add your “find” to the comments tonight by 11:59pm ET. Good Luck and Good Hunting.

If you aren’t a member of Club Carlson, you can get a 4,500 point bonus for signing up!

Spend four nights at the El Conquistador in Puerto Rico, which is a Waldorf Astoria resort for $479/person incl. airfare!

If you’ve been dreaming of flying a premium class on Singapore Airlines, Lucky has a great post that outlines how to book premium class with Singapore Airlines by transferring Membership Rewards points.

[Not Deal] Spirit is raising its carry-on fees to a maximum of $100 if you pay at the gate. Remember this when you find that spectacular Spirit deal.

Yesterday’s Winner of the $50 TripAlertz Trip Cash is Adam K with the deal “4500 free club Carlson points for signing up http://www.clubcarlson.com/privatePage.do?privateCode=EREWARDS — Promo code is: ERWD2012″. Adam, Please contact me at rick@frugaltravelguy.com so we can get you your prize.

Thanks to everyone that submitted a deal / tip, keep them coming.