InterContinental PointBreaks

The not-as-good-as-before-but-totally-worth-looking-at IHG PointBreaks list is going to be ready here later today. Again, these aren’t 5,000 points across the board anymore. There are three price levels now (10,000 and 15,000 have been added). Obviously, if you find a good fit (the tough part), these can still be a hell of a deal. The new list should pop up by the afternoon.

10% Flight Discount, Round Two

I think I’ve written back to everyone who reached out about the first round of this deal. I’m happy to say the provider is ready to move on to round two (with a lower minimum). Again, here’s how it works:

  • The deal is for a 10% discount on any flight.
  • There’s no limit to how many times you can take advantage of it.
  • Any class of service.
  • Any airline other than Southwest.
  • The minimum purchase is now $1,000. Multiple passengers to reach that total is fine.

Not sure if there will be another round past this one. I think there’s a good chance this is as low as the minimum will get.  If you’re ready to go, send me an email and I’ll tell you how to get it done. Have a great weekend, nerds!

Pair Of Flight Deals

Los Angeles to New York is obviously a popular round-trip. I’ve based that sentence on zero actual statistics. It would be nice to talk about all the ways I carefully track how many readers mention that route…but, let’s be serious, I don’t even know what I had for breakfast today. Or yesterday. The point is…LA to New York (or vice versa) gets mentioned all the time. JetBlue has it available for an unusually low price this fall. Just under 200 bucks on nonstop flights is awesome. The main “catch” is being willing to fly in/out of Ontario airport (40 to 50 miles outside of Los Angeles).

If you’d rather use dongs (and go to the Caribbean), then this one from Delta is a nice deal too. Round-trips for as low as 12,000 miles.

Money For Miles

Thanks to reader Mark for sharing this about-to-end offer. Sounds like it’s going away in a few hours…

Through the years, I’ve posted a few deals for Air Berlin’s topbonus miles. Some of you probably still have a balance there. Since that currency is now useless, you can apparently exchange it for a better currency…money.

Unless you have Jason Bourne-ish language skills, you’ll need the translate feature in your browser to fill out the form. According to Mark, the word for USA isn’t translating so select “Vereinigte Staaten.”

Tuesday Triple

Some sale stuff for this week…

  • The Spring Flash Sale from IHG/Kimpton is this week. Sure seems like we’ve had one promo after another from these guys since the devaluation. “Hey toddler, look at this shiny object over here.”
  • Sign up for Marriott Rewards and get a free night (up to category 5) after 2 stays. If you already have a Marriott account, it might be a good time to clone yourself.
  • Get a 20% point bonus for Vegas Hyatt stays before August. When you get there, go down to the casino immediately. Take your money out and bet it on Lebron not winning a championship and then passive aggressively blaming his teammates. It’s a lock.