Start Of The Week Deals

  • Some readers are finding better-than-usual pricing with Hyatt cash + points. Worth a look.
  • Nerds With Inks are getting another Office Depot/Max deal this week. Through Saturday, get $15 off $300 in Visa gift cards in-store. Worth a trip.
  • The annual Daily Getaways promo starts today. And my annual I’m-only-going-to-mention-this-overrated-promo-once post has also arrived. Worth only one mention.

Picked Up Some IHG Points

Well, at least I think I did.

Thanks to reader Chris, I applied for the brand new IHG Premier card even though I still have the old version. Instant approval from Chase is a rare sight for these eyes, but that’s what happened in this case.

Now we’ll see if I actually get the bonus (80,000 points) without a fight. If they try to pull some shady nonsense, I have my screenshots ready to go. The wording only restricts “previous cardmembers of this credit card.” As I see it, the old version was a different card. We’ll find out soon enough. I like my chances. Have a great weekend, nerds!

One-Way Rentals Out Of Florida

It’s a win-win situation:

  • You get a rental car out of Florida for 10 bucks.
  • And you get to leave Florida.

Alamo, Budget, and Enterprise all have this offer going. Very good deal if it matches up with your travel plans.

Sale Stuff

  • Ah, Delta. There are many ways to wrong with a SkyDong. But 12,000 of them for a round-trip to Mexico is pretty interesting. Nice deal if you can make the dates work. This lasts for a week.
  • Reader Jennifer was targeted for a United offer. I didn’t get anything, but it’s worth giving it a shot.
  • I’m curious if any of you guys stay at an Extended Stay America. I don’t think I’ve heard one person say they do. And I get an abnormal number of emails. Anyway, there’s a possibility of 40% off.
  • This is incredibly unusual, but Southwest Airlines has a sale going on right now. Weird. I think I need to sit down.

Tuesday Triple

Catching up after yesterday’s Top 25…

  • Register for this pretty good promo from Choice. Should take a grand total of 10 seconds.
  • You might as well spend another 30 seconds registering for these (less impressive) promos from Marriott and Starwood. Bonus points are bonus points. Just not a ton of them to be found there.
  • Is IHG dead to me? No. That said, their rewards program has taken a giant dump in the last few months. Think morning after a Taco Bell binge. Points have been devalued and now the credit card has been too. I will no longer refer to it as “underrated.” The annual free night will soon exclude hundreds of properties (translation: all of the good ones). If you haven’t gotten a letter about it yet, you should expect one in the next few days. Some of you will probably keep this credit card. Not me.