Hyatt Points at 2.08 Cents, and This Time the Chart Is New
A 20% discount on purchased Hyatt points runs through October 5. The rule for buying points has not changed, but the chart you are buying against has, so run the numbers again.
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Deals
Transfer bonuses, award sales and mistake fares worth acting on. Time-sensitive by nature — check the date stamp.
Deals are time-sensitive by nature — always check the date stamp before you pounce.
Amex Is Paying You 30% Extra to Learn the Avios Trick
Through September 27, a thousand Membership Rewards points become 1,300 Avios, in any of three programs at once. The bonus is good. The currency's party trick is better.
Chase Is Adding 20% to My Favorite Points Program
A 20% boost into Aeroplan, the program behind most of my best redemptions, through September 30. Take the discount. Spend what you send.
American Is Selling Miles at the Year's Best Price. Should You Bite?
AAdvantage miles are up to 50% off through July 22 — the cheapest they've been all year. That's the right question to ask, and mostly the wrong reason to buy.
Chase Will Double Your Points Into IHG. Mostly Don't.
A 100% transfer bonus sounds like free money. But a huge bonus on a weak currency is still a weak currency — here's when to bite and when to walk.