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True story: Thirteen is my lucky number.
That’s the second worst story I heard this week.
The first was this actual conversation when Roger Federer and Klay Thompson met.
Here’s the entirety of it…
Klay: How’s your ping pong game?
Federer: Pretty nice.
Klay: Mine too.
Yesterday’s transfer from Amex to Virgin Atlantic is perking up a little. A few readers got excited to see on-and-off business class Delta availability on the Virgin site. Particularly between JFK and LAX for 22,500 miles each way. That’s under 20,000 American Express points needed with the bonus. If you can’t type in the airport code when looking for availability, click the little icon and do it the long way.
And Tuesday’s Southwest mention for California people (plus the current ideal Companion Pass timing for others) means a bunch of you are accumulating this currency. Well…Southwest’s destinations just got a hell of lot more exciting. I did like the old flights to Reno, but I love the new Hawaii options.
I rarely tell people to look in their inbox for targeted offers.
Almost never, actually.
It’s pretty simple…
My readers aren’t 5 years old.
I don’t like treating them like morons who can’t read their own emails.
That said…
Every once in a while, there’s a targeted email deal I need to write about…
Mainly because it’s so good that I need to nerd out.
This is one of those rare offers.
I’ve heard from a bunch of you guys in California who received it.
And, yeah, I’m nerding the hell out.
Man, this is a nice one.
Just an incredibly easy way to get the Southwest Companion Pass.
(which is still the best deal in domestic travel)
So, here are my thoughts:
If you get this offer and haven’t received a Southwest bonus in the last 24 months, this really is a killer deal. That’s assuming you can still get approved for Chase cards. As always, if you’ve opened five or more personal credit cards in the last 2 years, you’re probably going to get denied.
But, other than that, if you’ve been targeted for this deal…
SERIOUSLY CONSIDER GOING FOR IT.
I got a nice offer from this property over the weekend. It’s 5 nights, a rental car from Avis, and 5,000 Starwood points for $649. The only “catch” is spending a couple of hours listening to their Westin Vacation Club pitch. Definitely worth it to me. I shared a similar offer last year (from Hyatt in Maui) and a few readers were able to call in and get it. No guarantee this will work, but the phone number is 1-888-338-5808 if you want to try.
