Not exact matches
First Rate Funding had
earned an FHA Mini Eagle
status, this designation by FHA allows First Rate Funding to process loans
directly for the lender unlike non-Mini Eagle brokers who have to co-broke the loan indirectly with a third party.
Tip # 2: When you reach Silver Medallion
status, you will
earn a bonus of 2x SkyMiles per dollar
directly through the Delta SkyMiles program when you purchase Delta flights.
Hot Tip: Be aware that when you are booking hotels on Amex Travel, you will most likely not
earn hotel points or receive any perks for your elite
status (as opposed to booking
directly with the hotel).
I still consider the Hyatt Visa good enough if, like me, you regularly buy
directly from airlines, stay at Hyatt, and are trying to hit the $ 20K and $ 40k annual spend thresholds that
earn a few bonus stay credits toward Diamond
status.
And when you buy tickets
directly with the points, you'll
earn miles and elite
status (though you have to be careful of bulk tickets).
Hotels almost always require you to book
directly with them to
earn points and receive the perks of your elite
status.
Keep in mind, however, that while you can still
earn miles for points redemption, hotels might not give you any points for booking via a travel agency, and they might also refuse to give you
status benefits that would be yours for booking
directly.
If your ticket was purchased
directly from united.com, by calling the United Customer Contact Center (including a United specialty desk, such as United Groups, United Meetings or the Premier Priority Desk), from a United representative at the airport, or through a United ticket office, you'll
earn miles based on the fare Footnote 1,2 and your MileagePlus
status.
If your ticket was purchased
directly from united.com, by calling the United Customer Contact Center (including a United specialty desk, such as United Groups, United Meetings or the Premier Priority Desk), from a United representative at the airport, or through a United ticket office, you'll
earn miles based on the fare1, 2 and your MileagePlus
status.
It does seem that Diamond might suffer a but of a dilution now that so many people can obtain the
status directly, though it wasn't very hard to
earn Diamond in the past via
status challenges.
If you're spending at least 10 nights a year in hotels, though, you're likely better off booking
directly with the hotel so that you can
earn hotel loyalty points and possibly elite
status.
Double Up rates guarantee that you'll
earn your elite benefits and
status when you stay at the hotel, just as if you booked
directly through SPG.com in this case.
Personally, however, I like to book chain hotels
directly with the hotel chain so that I can
earn points and stays and enjoy elite perks with my
status with the hotel.
With Starwood's SPG program, not booking
directly means loss of your
status recognition and all associated benefits, your stay credit, your
earned points, and your complimentary WiFi.
Then in March I gave some tips on maximizing fixed - value travel rewards points by redeeming for statement credits against hotel reservations made
directly with the hotel, in order to
earn hotel loyalty points and stay and night credits towards elite
status.
There are other programs and portals like Fine Hotels and Resorts program for American Express Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders which throw in a bunch of added perks and benefits, so that even though you most likely won't
earn hotel points or elite
status stay credits (since most loyalty programs make you book
directly through their site or corporate travel portals to get points), you can still get lot of extra value and perks out of your booking.
Pros: Some great award values; you can now search for Star Alliance awards
directly on Aegean's site; good mileage
earning rates and easy elite
status requirements.