Here’s a summary of this week’s miles and points offers, deals, and specials that I haven’t posted on the blog:
Airlines
- Free roundtrip anywhere Alaska Airlines flies. California residents can earn a free roundtrip to any Alaska Airline destination simply by flying 2 roundtrips between San Diego and Boise, Boston, Fresno, Honolulu, Kahului (Maui), Lihue (Kauai), Los Cabos, Monterey, Orlando, Portland, Puerto Vallarta, Santa Rosa, and Seattle. Registration is required. Qualifying roundtrips must be completed by November 20, 2013. Free roundtrip ticket is valid from January 7 – November 15, 2014.
- Up to 30% bonus on shared American Airlines. You’ll receive a 30% bonus when you share 41,000 – 50,000 miles, 25% bonus when you share 26,000 – 40,000 miles, and 20% bonus for sharing 5,000 – 25,000 miles. There is a fee to share miles $35 transaction fee plus $20 per 1,000 miles shared up to 5,000 miles. If you want to share 6,000 miles or more, it’s an additional $10 per 1,000 miles shared. Since you can book a ticket for anyone using your miles, I wouldn’t recommend sharing miles unless you only need a few thousand.
- 25% Bonus on hotel points transferred to British Airways Avios points. From now through October 15, 2013, you’ll receive a 25% bonus when you transfer hotel points from Club Carlson, Hilton HHonors, Hyatt Gold Passport, IHG Rewards Club, Marriott Rewards, Shangri-La Golden Circle, and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Car
- 1,000 AAdvantage miles and $15 off with National Rental Cars from now through December 31, 2013. You can book online or call 1-800-CAR-RENT® (800-227-7368) – request ID Number 5030080 and Coupon ID ND4892JDR.
Credit Cards
- 2x Membership Rewards points at select retailers when you use your American Express Business Gold Rewards Card beginning September 16, 2013. Retailers include: Apple, CDW, Dell, HP, IBM, Intuit, Lenovo, Microsoft, Newegg, OracleRack, SpaceSage, SoftwareSalesforce.com, Symantec, and Tiger Direct.
Hotel
- Free Night after Two Stays with Choice Hotels. Stay two times at Choice Hotels through November 13, 2013 and receive a free night. Registration is required.
- You’ll get 1,000 Hilton points when you use the Hilton app to book your hotel. Bonus is available on bookings made through December 31, 2013 for stays through December 31, 2014.
- $75 gift card for stays of 3 nights or longer at participating IHG hotels for stays through November 30, 2013. Registration is required.
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