Sentences with phrase «on points bookings»

On this point the book indicates that far from there being a need to offer an excuse for his behaviour, Pope Benedict deserves credit for having been directly involved in seeking to remove what he has called this «filth» (p55) from the Church.

The tradeoff between Ultimate Rewards and ThankYou is that there is no 25 percent rebate on points booked through Chase's travel portal.

Not exact matches

As Claire Fallon, the Huffington Post's books and culture writer, points out, there are plenty of other reasons why ebooks may never catch on with a larger crowd.

Rather than point readers to another weighty tome on a serious issue of the day, Gates used his latest post to suggest a book that's quite out of character.

But as bestselling author and Oprah - anointed happiness expert Shawn Achor pointed out on in an excerpt from his new book on the TED Ideas blog recently, that sort of praise — well intentioned as it might be — actually does more harm than good.

Why I Like It: This book points out that many of the mega-brands of today haven't spent much of anything on traditional marketing.

Because Slack hasn't yet reached the point where it has tens of thousands of workers on its books, «[i] t is relatively easy for us to move the lever a small bit right now to make a significant change in our trajectory,» CEO Stewart Butterfield and HR chief Anne Toth write in a blog post disclosing the numbers.

(I am facing that problem head - on every day as I try to write my new book on what the world will look like in 20 years - knowing that I'm going to be laughably wrong at various points along the way.

«No one is pointing to a law on the books saying «it's illegal.»»

«One friendly but sharp - eyed commentator on Berkshire has pointed out that our book value at the end of 1964 would have bought about one - half ounce of gold and, 15 years later, after we have plowed back all earnings along with much blood, sweat and tears, the book value produced will buy about the same half ounce.

To emphasize this point, in the past year I've published a book, spoken at Google, maintained one of the most popular business podcasts on iTunes, and am having serious conversations about creating a television show about my life.

Two of my favorite books on this subject hit home the point.

Then, whenever someone asked me for advice, instead of telling them I didn't have time, or trying to sell them on coaching or consulting they couldn't afford, I could point them to the book.

While not all gossip is bad — one can share secrets about wonderful things like a suspected pregnancy or job promotion — Epstein points out that «useful gossip is, in the minds of most people, not what gossip is really about,» and so the majority of the book focuses on the more naughty kind of tattling, the kind that makes your heart beat faster when the subject of ridicule comes around the corner.

While I credit books like E-Myth by Michael Gerber as true turning points for me, the book doesn't always have to be on a standard business topic.

At this point, the Canada-U.S. score is fairly even, but I'll give the edge to Canada since our regulations are on the books and already having an impact.

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.

The man that Wired and Gizmodo have now pointed to, Wright, reviewed Popper's book on Amazon.

With millions of copies sold on Amazon alone, it seems folks gladly took a break from their ball - point pens and to - do lists for a set of colored pencils and an «age - appropriate» coloring book.

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of articles and books written on ecommerce and the importance of having your potential customer click as few buttons and see as few pages as possible between the point at which they're interested to the point they've completed a transaction.

While Gates does differ on certain «secondary points and policy prescriptions» offered by Piketty, he agrees with the book's basic premise: «that inequality is a growing problem and governments should play a role in reducing it.»

In writing a book that is essentially a «how - to» guide on being a successful working women, Trump had to show that she wasn't just born with a silver spoon in her mouth — a point that she reiterates again and again throughout the book.

Dozens of books and hundreds of articles on the topic are hard to handle, but this infographic combines key points to remember and take into consideration if you decide to re-design working environments for better.

So, the co-founders decided to try something a bit unorthodox: They opened up Perq's books and asked employees to start thinking of the company's revenue as if it were points tallied on a scoreboard.

As Brad Feld points out in his book on innovation ecosystems, there is tremendous power in being connected to a hyper - local, dense entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Matthew Goodwin, the professor of politics at the University of Kent who is the author of a book on UKIP's rise, pointed out that the elite had failed to appeal to many in U.K. society.

Bertocci points out that investment analysis as we know it is based on a 1934 book called «Security Analysis» by Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd.

The US version of the card has no foreign transaction fees and earns 5x points on flights booked directly with the airline and prepaid hotels booked through Amex Travel, on top of a welcome offer of 60,000 points when you spend $ 5,000 in the first three months.

Fred points out some of the reasons for the boom and bust, and I'm in agreement and expand a bit on what happened — since I lived it and recently wrote about it in my book (angelthebook.com).

Fred points out some of the reasons for the boom and bust, and I'm in agreement and expand a bit on what happened — since I lived it and recently wrote about it in my book -LRB-

Loved Grant's philosophies on being obsessed in business, loved the flow of the book, the content was so rich and actionable and I LOVED Grant as a narrator and how he emphasises major points in the book.

No longer able to rely simply on price as a point of difference, Expedia and rival Booking Holdings, which owns Priceline, are fighting back by offering events and activities beyond hotel and airline reservations and spending lavishly to market directly to consumers.

If you simply save these rewards up, and cash them out once you want to book a vacation, you can think of a reward program like this as being equivalent to one based on points or miles, except you are given much more freedom.

Yes, any unused points are returned to your account on flights you have booked.

Ultimate Rewards (earned from the Sapphire Reserve / Preferred) can be used at a fixed - value when booking through UltimateRewards.com but can also be worth more when transferring to travel partners like Hyatt or United where you pay a fixed number of points in those programs which are not dependent on the cash cost of that room / flight otherwise.

Marshall's book is nice to have on - hand when you're creating or editing your campaigns, serving as a reference point when you find yourself in an AdWords conundrum.

Earn 5X points on flights booked directly with airlines or Amex Travel and 1x on other eligible purchases.

The Starwood Preferred Guest ® American Express Luxury Card allows you to earn 6 points on Starwood and Marriott direct purchases, a 3 points per dollar at U.S. restaurants and flights booked directly with airlines, and 2 points per dollar for all other purchases.

With the Starwood Preferred Guest ® American Express Luxury Card, cardholders can earn 6 points per dollar spent at Starwood and Marriott, 3 points per dollar spent at U.S. restaurants and flights (when booked directly through the airline), and 2 points per dollar spent on all other purchases.

The points are best used on Marriott and SPG bookings.

Then, book without restrictions and get a 25 % bonus on your points through the Ultimate Rewards ® Portal.

Points are worth 1.5 cents apiece when redeemed for travel booked through Chase, or you can transfer them on a 1:1 basis to a dozen hotel and airline partners, possibly giving you even more value.

The rewards are decent: 5 points per dollar on airfare and hotels when booked the right way (terms apply) and 1 point per dollar elsewhere.

Depending on the way a rewards program is structured, you may be able to earn points by using your credit card to book flights and pay for other travel expenses, shopping through your card's online bonus mall and making purchases at certain retailers, hotels and restaurants.

50,000 Ultimate Rewards points are worth $ 500 in hard cash, $ 625 in travel booked through the Ultimate Rewards program, or even more when you transfer them out to travel partners (more on that later).

This means you can (effortlessly) rack up lots of valuable Chase Ultimate Rewards points to use on incredible redemptions — or book through the Chase travel portal.

You can also book packages with Ritz - Carlton, and the points required are based on the hotel tier.

American Express Gold Card users can use their points to shop (both through online vendors and Amazon), buy gift cards, pay off a charge on your bill, book flights and hotels, pay for Uber rides, and transfer points for airline frequent flyer miles or hotel points.

The stock market, up sharply before the Beige Book release, continued to advance briskly, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average holding to a gain just north of 260 points on the day.

If you have the Southwest Companion Pass, this is an excellent way to book your hotels and earn some more Rapid Rewards points that can take you and a companion on all kinds of adventures.