Hilton Gold

Thanks to reader James for letting me know the Hilton Gold fast track offer was renewed. According to him, this should be good until 2021 if you can get the 4 stays in. I couldn’t see that in the terms so you might want to verify. Not the greatest status in the world but it’s obviously worth having if those stays were going to happen anyway.

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Bonus Sale

This is somewhat tricky. I certainly don’t want to be the reason for screwing it up for anyone.  So I’ll write in vaguetext. I’ve heard the same thing from a couple of you already. And others probably have similar situations without knowing it. If you bought a certain point currency via sale recently…you’ll want to look at your account to make sure the amount is correct. The decimal place on that point total might be off (in your favor). Something to be aware of no matter how you choose to deal with it. Have a great weekend, nerds!

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Expedia Activity Bookings

Get 30 bucks off $40 purchases for an Expedia Activity before the end of the year. No Disney or Universal, but this should work for a lot of other fun stuff – Sea World, amusement parks, tours, aquariums, museums, hikes, wine tastings, ziplining, indoor skydives, etc. Probably a good idea to book it before they decide to pull the offer.

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Midweek Triple

  • Like sands through the hourglass, these are the Southwest and Alaska sales.
  • If you’re (for whatever reason) buying a gift card from Delta, you might as well pick up $25 from Airbnb.
  • The Radisson card (formerly Club Carlson) was 85,000 for a long, long, long time. That bonus is up to 100,000 points now. Is it worth getting? Well, if US Bank likes you…yeah, why not. Assuming you value those points. Personally? I have slightly better odds of being drafted by the Lakers than being approved for a credit card at this point.

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Tuesday Two

There are things I’d rather do than pay for status.

Y’know, things like…

  • Go to an all-you-can-eat sardine buffet.
  • Host an all-night Keeping Up With The Kardashians viewing party.
  • Get in the ring with an angry Mike Tyson.
  • Sit in a middle seat between the gassy couple on a flight.

Ok, so it’s not for me. But, for others, Delta’s Elevate Your Status offer might be worth looking at.

More personally useful is American’s latest Reduced Mileage Award list.

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