Monday Deals

Big thanks to reader Nick for sharing these to start off the week…

  • In addition to the unbridled joy that comes from planning meetings at work…IHG is offering 50,000 points.
  • Here’s another airline settlement. Take a look if you’ve flown with Air New Zealand, Air China, Philippine Air, or EVA.
  • Book a flight ($200 or more) with this United app to get 3,000 miles. Add another 2,000 miles for telling a friend who does the same.
  • The Amtrak card is back up to 30,000 points. Train enthusiasts celebrate the occasion with a rousing game of Dungeons & Dragons.

United Club Passes

I have a few more United Club one-time passes to give away. Expiration dates are all before November 30th.

If you have a specific use in mind, please email the address below. The subject should be “United Club” and the body should be the date you will potentially use one of the passes.

As always, I won’t read any messages there other than those from the randomly selected winners. Please only use that inbox for contest entries. I’ll reach out to the winners on Sunday night. Have a great weekend, nerds!

 

British Website Improved Suckage

For many of you (and me), British Avios points are basically useless other than for American Airlines flights. As I mentioned in May, the British website has been MUCH worse than usual. That’s pretty hard to believe (since it’s terrible even on a good day). But it managed to reach new lows – no American options have been showing up at all.

Nothing.

Nada.

For a while now.

Well, thanks to reader Sam…I’m happy to report that it seems to be up and running again. Obviously, this has been a decent-sized hassle for a lot of people (and me). Haven’t had the chance to verify it on my own yet, so Sam, if you’re wrong…I’ll have to hunt you down and gently weep on your couch.

Sale Stuff

  • If you have some SkyDongs and are going to Asia, this might be for you.
  • Pick up 1,750 United miles for joining MyPoints and spending $50.
  • A Southwest sale? Wow, what’s next? Caller ID? Blockbuster Video stores closing?
  • Speaking of not shocking…here’s another one from Frontier.
  • Grab 10 American miles per dollar spent at IHG hotels.
  • For you train nerds, here’s an Amtrak sale in the northeast.

Status Match

What are some activities I find more enjoyable than writing back-to-back Choice hotel posts?

  • Burning the roof of my mouth on a Hot Pocket.
  • Standing in line at the DMV on a mid-July day.
  • Assembling an Ikea dresser for an hour and realizing I don’t have the last piece.

You get the idea.

But thanks to reader Chris having the nerve to be helpful, here’s a status match page for Choice.

(pretty damn good chance I never write another post about this brand again)