We see hotel loyalty programs shrinking, observe the Amex SPG card sales frenzy, ponder about circular airport runways, check out Aegean gems, reiterate how much money airlines make selling miles to the banks to get people in debt slavery, observe the crazy real estate bubble north of the border, check out some crazy pics in China, warn you about Bank of America applications and more for you. Every link is 100% full of integrity 🙂
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Loyalty Traveler takes a deeper dive into another article titled: Shrinking Value of Hotel Loyalty Programs. And I tend to agree too…Making elite in hotels has gone the way of the…airlines #sosad.
I am sure you have seen this article by now…it should not be a surprise at all: U.S. Frequent Flyer Programs Are Far More Profitable Than Is Widely Known.
You may have noticed that the sale of the 35k Amex SPG cards is on fire from pumping bloggers. They expire April 5. I am going for it with my links (#winning) for son because Amex may be going away due to Marriott’s acquisition of SPG. And 35k SPG points can go a long way. But, in my quest to blow up my own monetizing scheme as I have no integrity (this accusation still “kills me”)…here is a blog post at Travel Codex that sabotages my evil plans to convert your mother in law 🙂 Even with 35,000 Bonus Points, the SPG American Express Is Still Not That Great! And remember, Amex cards are once per lifetime for the signup bonus.
Well, this is just a concept now and most likely it will remain a fantasy. But it does look good hey? Why Airport Runways Should Actually Be Circular.
What to Do at an Event Where You Don’t Know Anyone. This will help naturally shy and introvert people. It took me a while to feel mostly not too uncomfortable. Right now I go in with the attitude that I just don’t care and I will just be myself…I think blogging has helped 🙂
If you are interested in housing bubbles, especially if you are from Canada, you will love this little gem: I attended the top of the Canadian Housing market, so you didn’t have to. Best line was this: “15k people in one spot listening to Americans explain why real estate in Toronto is an exceptional investment.”
Aerial photos show how China makes order from chaos.
Walking the streets of Gary, Indiana. You have been warned, this is dark. I almost got a job here out of college, phew!
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Interesting post on the Greek airline Aegean:4 Reasons Aegean Deserves Your Attention For Premium Awards.
Be careful about your Bank of America Credit Card Applications.
I know, I know…But if I am not going to do it, who is? Someone has to show the newbies who find my blog by accident or you tell your mother in law or maybe some media get shamed to stop interviewing these online financial product marketers…And I get attacked for having no integrity lol…We are talking thousands of affiliate links below…yikes! #SellSellSell
I mean, just look at the blog posts above….What do you think drives their content? If you don’t understand…please leave, you deserve to be sold to smh.
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I wonder if the bot is too busy looking for its integrity?
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It’s okay Andy…we understand, it happens to many around here 😉
#StandWithAndy
The Regular Bots are getting their Turing upgrade?
Or maybe on your idea to trademark…the buzzing vibrator gif 🙂
Difficult to worry about ‘once per lifetime’ on the SPG given the card is unlikely to still be available in 12 months!
I saw the article about the SPG amex and love it. That being said, I did have my parents get one. Was it for the referral points? Maybe, but I did over 90% of the spend.
They want to go to Glacier National park this summer, and there’s a new Springhill Suites that opened near there in the last year. It’s priced at 10k/night and goes for $275+ during peak season, with availability.
So for now they have 5 nights reserved for 40,000 points (14k) transferred over from SPG, at a hotel that would have gone for $1462 for 5 nights. That’s over 5 times what I consider a reasonable redemption to get me with Marriott!
Anyone with plans to see the glaciers before they melt should consider this hotel. I’m sure it’ll cost at least double the points soon, if not triple.
Unless you’ve already had a few.
Preparing post for tomorrow:
“Want to see Glacier National Park for free, here is how!’
Note the strategic placement of the exclamation mark….learned how to pimp at MMS 🙂
Yeah, going in for son’s SPG card today….will do 100% of the spend and likely keep 100% of his points 🙂
That’s really the best reason to have kids, that and all that additional miles and points you can earn on spend…
Adopt them when they are about to turn 18.
Damnit… why did I do it the regular way?!?!?
Can the SPG card be downgraded to a fee free card or is it one you have to cancel? I do enjoy SPG points but agree the card’s other perks are generally useless.
I am not sure.
I don’t downgrade cards, I just cancel and move on.
Getting Sheraton lounge access is a nice perk of the biz card. Getting 10 nights and 4 stays having both cards is a great boost towards plat now for 2 programs. Plus with nice CL on each card I love MSing SPG points for less than a penny per and channeling thru to Marriott packages.
To be honest this Rocky guy might be the biggest clown of a writer at Codex. But I guess with a dozen writers now on board they gotta write some content rather than twiddle their thumbs
He is 100% clown.
JOHN do not forget your Zoloft
And a horse tranquilizer for Ramsey.
Easy!
I added this non pumpy SPG link because this blog has no integrity whatsoever
my blog
Ironic how George makes jokes about something that’s real
Thanks for the link, George!
I actually thought that SPG post was pretty off. Sure, I know many agree with the anti-blogger pumping sentiment, but the card and this offer is absolutely the best way to get this many SPG points and they do have a lot of value.
Plus, the author’s sentiment seemed to be “now that I maxed out my referral links for points, don’t bother applying for this offer anymore!” Nice to see a contrarian point of view but he is no Julian and I didn’t think it was the best way to do it. That being said, I am not sure it would be that easy to do an anti-SPG post! 🙂
yep, contrarian view. I like them. Especially when they point to hypocritical blogs without any integrity like TBB 🙂
I miss Julian at Travel Codex. He is probably enjoying the swanky office in NYC.
Hey J, if you are reading, you are welcome in my home again but you may have to endure some TPG jokes, I am sorry 🙂
Its because you work for yourself – don’t you know all employees joke about the boss? 🙂
This is why when I sell out…I am not sticking around one day hehe #dreaming
“some TPG jokes”
#hilarious
@ Sad Clown George:
So, I go from having no integrity to light in the darkness back to sad clown George
Amid Zoloft and horse tranquilizers…
All is missing is the buzzing vibrators…
P.S. If you have any computer photoshop gif skills…and can make a buzzing vibrator for my site please contact me. Going to be…bigly
Make all the bad jokes you want. Comments are right about your integrity.
Thank you for your support Sad!
Approved for SPG Amex with your link!
TBBson
#winning
Is it just me or is Hyatt striking out swinging badly with every move they make. And they honestly think they’re providing “exciting, new experiences”….their AFAR redemption looks awful.
300K points for 4 nts at a 25k/night property and some talks about art and food! Worst part is you gotta do it with like 70 other people blehh
Yeah, sad first attempt.
All the bloggers writing about it…maybe it was because they were given Globalist status to give away…Hyatt kissing their ass so they go easy on them…
Not here.
This offer made me zzzzzzz
No-one gave me Globalist to give away – I even know the head of WOT for EMEA! Of course it would be handy if they actually more UK hotel than I have fingers.
To help TBB keep going, all of them at Best Highest Offer and available with his links here::
Personal AMEX SPG at 35k SPG points each Ends 4/5/2017
Business AMEX SPG at 35k SPG points each Ends 4/5/2017
Personal Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Personal Visa at 107,500 Marriott Rewards Points
AMEX Hilton Surpass card for 100,000 Honors points & free weekend night Ends 5/31/2017
AMEX Hilton no annual fee card for 80,000 Honors points Ends 5/31/2017
Updated 4/3/2017
One of these days I will expand these with more Chase Cards…when I get around to it. Maybe do a Top 10 credit cards. Why stop there…Top 5 Credit Cards for Newbies…etc