Reader Chris sent this Avis “Drive Free” promo over and it looks way less depressing than typical rental car offers. It actually seems pretty damn good. Particularly for people who rent pretty often. If I’m understanding this correctly, it looks like a free day reward for each two-day rental through the end of February. With a max of 10 rewards. …
JetBlue Unique Thing
Not really sure what to call this. A promo? A contest? I’ll just go with “a thing.” JetBlue is sending 50 winners (and their guests) to volunteer at a mystery destination. 11/27 to 11/30 departing from JFK. Interesting. Sounds like the kind of thing your mom would be proud of you for doing. Fyi, there’s a tiny amount of writing …
Amex Screwing People Again?
Earlier this year, I posted some words about American Express (here and here). Those words were far from positive. To summarize, I headed pretty deep into is-it-possible-they-can-really-be-this-shitty territory. I had such a hard time understanding how Amex could (A) Promise bonuses, (B) Put terms in writing, (C) Refuse bonuses to people who met the terms, and (D) Defend their shady …
End Of Week
Sunday through Saturday, buy $200 Mastercard gift cards at Staples with $5 off. Ain’t what promos used to be worth, but hey, it’s still something for Nerds With Inks. Can’t say I’ve booked a Points + Cash stay with IHG in my life. Will I ever? Who knows. But now’s a better time than usual. The Lyft All-Access plan is …
Non-Airport Car Rental Deal
Thanks to reader Julie for sharing this strong weekend offer from Hertz. Looks like the sale at non-airport locations that we’ve seen in the past. Pretty nice prices (for under 100 miles per day) starting at $12.99 per day. Good one if it fits your needs. Hertz also just became the part of the SkyTeam airline alliance, so we’ll see …