Seems like we’ve been seeing settlements from all of our “buddies” over the last few months. Other than points/cash from British the other day, there have been settlements announced from American, Southwest, Wells Fargo, and more. Plus a few that won’t impact us quite as directly (Citibank and others).
I think it’s smart to keep an eye on settlement stuff. There are websites dedicated to the subject (like this or this one). You never know what might come in. Apparently, I’m getting a few hundred bucks from this one because of some phone calls I never noticed. Most are worth far less…but it’s usually worth paying attention to letters from lawyers.
Flyertalk is far from the friendliest place on earth, but it has been a useful tool for a loooong time. I can’t remember a single week passing by without people sending me links to posts there. And, as miles become more of a pain in the ass, the most popular Flyertalk forum right now seems to be Premium Fare Deals. Here are some recent examples of links readers have sent from there:
Other than the Premium Fare Deals forum, it seems like the other reader favorites are:
Personally, I don’t have the time to navigate the deep, dark reaches of Flyertalk very often. The only thread I tend to visit anymore is this one to get an idea of what cars to expect at specific National aisles. But Flyeralk is still very much a popular resource. If I missed one of the most-used forums there, let me know and I’ll write a follow-up post at some point.
Nope, IHG points aren’t what they used to be. They’re not exactly garbage, but let’s put it this way…
On a scale of Pauly Shore to Al Pacino…IHG lives in Keanu Reeves territory.
For some, that makes this transfer option to United worth looking at.
(10,000 IHG points = 3,000 United miles)
For others, the current promo to buy discounted IHG points might even be worth doing for this one.
Personally? I’d rather burn my points on a Kimpton stay.
Have a great weekend, nerds!
Thanks to reader Jack for sharing an interesting new use for Hilton points. The Lawn Days concerts this summer (Rascal Flats, 30 Second To Mars, Foreigner, Chicago, Brad Paisley, etc) are going for a fixed 10,000 points per pair. Tons of different locations and dates are available. If you prefer more valuable tickets, as always, there are plenty of other music auctions available to bid on.
