On stays of 6 nights or longer — Marriott Rewards gives all members the fifth night free
on award reservations, including those booked with the Cash + Points rate.
Pay with a Visa card, and you can earn a 5,000 point rebate (even
on award reservations as long as you have qualifying spend on a Visa card).
Hilton Honors Silver status is one step up from the regular «Blue» members and gives you a bonus of 15 % on earning points, a 5th night free
on award reservations, complimentary access to hotel gyms and two bottles of water — that's not a whole lot of perks, but better than nothing.
This can stack with 10 % back
on award reservations.
As faithful readers know, in the next few days the Club Carlson program will undergo two catastrophic devaluations: co-branded credit card holders will lose the free last night
on award reservations of two or more nights; and a vast swath of Club Carlson's lame mid-tier properties are being bumped up to their highest rewards category, and will cost 70,000 Gold Points per night.
Note that the values below include room rates plus all taxes and fees that are covered
on an award reservation.
Service: The front desk staff was quick to check me in, recognized my Club Carlson status and upgraded me to a Business Class room, despite being
on an award reservation.
Not exact matches
The beauty of this system is that you book your
award travel the same way you book any other
reservations, and you can even earn additional rewards points or miles
on the travel you book using
award travel.
On July 21, 2017, the board of directors of Croe, subject to the approval of Croe stockholders, adopted the Croe, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan and authorized the
reservation of 5,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to
awards granted thereunder.
Murder Mystery Dinner / July 9 / 6:00 pm
on our outdoor Veranda / «Murder
on the Oriental Rug» — Performance will take place during a gourmet dinner prepared by Europa's own
award - winning Executive Chef, Dean Thomas / $ 75 plus tax / For
reservations please visit www.europavillage.com
Europa Village Murder Mystery Dinner / July 8 / 6:00 pm
on our outdoor Veranda / «Murder
on the Oriental Rug» — Performance will take place during a gourmet dinner prepared by Europa's own
award - winning Executive Chef, Dean Thomas / $ 80 plus tax / For
reservations please visit www.europavillage.com
With the fact that this film won the Best Canadian Film
Award at the latest Toronto International Film Festival
on my mind, I liked this film with a little
reservation.
Kim Yerton Branch of the Humboldt County Library — Hoopa, CA Year: 2007 Amount: $ 10,000 Grant: National
Award for Library Service As California's only joint county - tribal library
on an Indian
reservation, the Kim Yerton Branch of the Humboldt County Library has become a center for the rural community of Hoopa Valley, connecting thousands of residents of all ages with Native American reading materials, computer access and the prospect of a better life through literacy.
If you book an
award flight with a partner airline such as American Airlines and do not include a flight operated by British Airways
on your
reservation, you'll be required to pay peak - level
award prices.
On your airline website's
reservations page, there usually will be an option for you to select «book
awards flights» or «use miles.»
Most airlines will open their flights to new
reservations about 11 months in advance, and if you're able to book your travel then, then you'll have one of the best opportunities to find available
award seats
on the flights you want.
For example, if you have two AA cards, you won't be eligible for two free checked bags per person
on your
reservation, nor do you get double the discount
on Reduced Mileage
awards.
You may be able to find
award availability for those airlines
on the Flying Blue website (the KLM and Air France frequent flyer program) or by calling Delta
Reservations.
Spend $ 30,000 within 1 calendar year
on the Chase British Airways Visa Signature Card and earn a Travel Together Ticket which can be used for
award reservations on British Airways operated flights only.
However, if you are looking to book an
award ticket
on a partner plane, you will need to call their
reservation line at 1-800-874-8875.
United also waives all close - in booking fees
on award travel
reservations.
Redeem miles for
award travel
on US Airways and American Airlines booked through usairways.com or US Airways
Reservations
Use
on Flight
Awards: You can earn AAnytime
Awards that guarantee you no blackout date flights
reservations and also whenever a seat is available.
Search for AAdvantage
award travel availability
on Qantas.com, then call American Airlines
reservations to book.
Unfortunately, the point bonus is only
awarded to
reservations booked directly with the airline, car rental service or hotel, though, so if you like searching for deals
on third - party websites, you're out of luck.
If you have to cancel an
award flight, the airline is supposed to return unused miles to your account and refund any taxes
on the flight, as long as you cancel within 24 hours of making the
reservations.
For example, if you have two AA cards, you won't be eligible for two free checked bags per person
on your
reservation, nor do you get double the discount
on Reduced Mileage
awards.
Ultimately, I split the difference: since the last night is free
on all Club Carlson
award reservations separated by at least one day, I booked our first two and last two nights in New Orleans at the Country Inn & Suites, and the middle three nights at the Hilton New Orleans / St.
The airline that ticketed the
award still needs to communicate with the airlines that operate each flight, so if you booked a partner
award you may want to wait a couple days and then call the other airline to confirm it has your
reservation on file.
The United
reservation desk, however, was unable to rebook me
on a partner airline, like Lufthansa, which operates a good international product, even in Economy, unless the partner airline had
award availability.
Note that this value is based
on an ordinary room
reservation, not a suite
reservation, since I could have applied a Suite Upgrade
Award to either type of
reservation.
To keep your
awards seat from disappearing while you're waiting for your points to transfer, put your
reservation on hold before transferring (if the program allows it), or make sure that there are multiple seats available
on your intended flight or that there is more than one flight available
on the same airline.
* This charge will be applicable if you change / cancel your
award flight less than 24 hours before departure, or if you fail to use your confirmed
reservation (as printed
on your ticket) for any reason.
Please note: Service charges may apply for booking or changing
award reservations, depending
on ticketing, travel dates and MileagePlus status.
Fortunately, frequent flyer programs can charge the same number of miles for an
award on tomorrow's flight as they charge for
reservation next year.
Qantas Points will be
awarded to the Qantas Frequent Flyer member whose membership number and name (as it appears
on their Qantas Frequent Flyer account) was quoted in the
reservation.
A MileagePlus member may request an upgrade for another traveler using a MileagePlus Upgrade
Award, a Global Premier Upgrade or a Regional Premier Upgrade, even if they are not traveling
on the same
reservation.
Service charges may apply for booking or changing
award reservations, depending
on ticketing, travel dates and MileagePlus status.
Although I don't fly United very often (mostly because when I do I deal with nasty / clueless employees or my travel
reservations simply aren't honored), I rank their frequent flyer miles as the most valuable mileage currency out there thanks to low fees
on award tickets, the ability to book one - way
awards and great airline partners in Star Alliance.
This benefit is for Basic Card Members only
on Starpoint eligible rate
reservations, including
reservations made with Free Night
Awards or Cash & Points.
MileagePlus members who used miles for a hotel or car
reservation can view and manage existing
reservations on our Hotel and Car
Awards site.
Earn 500
award miles per Business class segment or 750
award miles per First class segment
on Acela Express trains (no connecting flight required) between New York's Penn Station and the following train stations: Boston's South Station, MA; Boston's Back Bay Station, MA; Boston's Route 128 Station, MA; Washington D.C.. For
reservations for the Acela Express markets listed above, call Amtrak at 1 -800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) and be sure to provide your MileagePlus number to receive
award mileage credit.
To search for a flight to Japan using your miles with JAL, choose «JAL international
award ticket
reservation» from the «
award redemption (air)» column
on the left.
Unfortunately, United doesn't seem to
award double credit when I book tickets for two people
on the same
reservation.
If we can verify your claim, we will adjust the rate
on the
reservation you booked through an IHG direct channel to the lower average nightly rate found
on the non-IHG website at the time of verification, and
award 5X (5 times) the IHG Rewards Club points for your room rate (the «5X Points Award»), up to a 40,000 - point max
award 5X (5 times) the IHG Rewards Club points for your room rate (the «5X Points
Award»), up to a 40,000 - point max
Award»), up to a 40,000 - point maximum.
Once you find the flights you want, hit the «next» button
on the «
award reservations calendar» screen and to pull up the booking confirmation page where you'll see the final cost in miles and taxes and fees:
ONYX Rewards
Award Night
reservations may be booked for multiple hotel rooms
on the same stay date at the same property provided the member's ONYX Rewards membership number is recorded
on each
reservation and the required points are redeemed for each room.
I don't know if Qatar Airways has loaded its full set of fares into the
reservations systems yet as prices seem a bit high
on a number of days... but
award availability appears to be great right now.
Discounts
on award travel to Asia
on United - operated flights are also available for
reservations made by Aug. 22 and for travel by April 30, 2017.
Complimentary hold — If you find
award availability but aren't ready to book, you can place a complimentary hold
on most
award reservations.