The Best Current Frequent Flyer Deals & Offers

The only thing better than earning miles and points is earning more miles and points, and earning them faster.

Here we collect and summarize the best frequent flyer bonuses and discounts on offer from the airlines, hotels, rental car companies, and credit card issuers.

Know of a miles or points promotion that should be on our list but isn't? Let us know and we'll get it into the queue for a review.

Airline Promotions

• Double Elite-Qualifying Miles on Popular American Flights (3/31/2012)


• Southwest Offers Double Points for California, Denver, Atlanta Flights (3/31/12)


• Southwest Doubles the Points on Chicago-California Flights (3/31/2012)

Credit Card Promotions

• Chase Sapphire Preferred Card Comes With 50,000-Point Bonus (no published end date)


• New Priority Club Credit Cards Come With a Big Bonus (60,000 Points) (no published end date)


• United, Continental Align 2 Travel-Rewards Credit Cards (no published end date)

Hotel Promotions

• Winter 2012 Hotel Promotions, Compared

• Choice Hotels Doubles the Points for Winter Stays (2/29/12)


• Carlson Offers a Bonus for Award Stays) (2/29/12)


• Carlson's May Be the Best Winter Hotel Promotion (3/16/12)


• Hilton's First-Quarter Bonus Targets Weekend Stays (3/31/12)


• Another Hilton 1st Quarter Bonus: Airline Miles (3/31/12)


• Starwood's 1st Quarter Promo Is Double, Triple Points (4/8/12)


• Best Western Offers 1 Free Night After 3 Paid Nights (4/8/12)


• Marriott's Winter MegaBonus Is 1 Free Night After 2 Stays (4/30/12)


• Priority Club's Winter Promotion: Double Points or Miles (4/30/12)


• Marriott's New MegaMile Offer: 2,000 Miles Per Stay (4/30/12)


• Hyatt's Winter Promotion Is a Win for Road Warriors (4/30/12)

Rental Car Promotions

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Other Promotions

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Comments

[WILLIAM HUNTER]

I have ff miles on on different airlines how do I consolidate them to make a trip
the main airlines are United and American also Asiana I lost my Northwest miles when they merged with Delta and my Southwest

[Bill Cohen]

Well, I think the TSA started up with the wrong person when they started up with
a U.S. Senator (Rand Paul) at an airport. Do all you understand that it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL to impede a member of Congress on their way to washington DC on official business. This will probably start Congress to STOP this Gestapo-like tactics at the airports. It takes something like this with an important politician to start the ball rolling. Perhaps if sufficient travelers complain to their members of Congress to get this rectified. Remember how the IRS previously treated taxpayers! They are now most courteous. How things change. It takes Congress!! Let's go Frequent Travelers, contact your members of Congress!

[k beers]

I'm a "million miler" on Continental and currently mu wife and I get lifetime silver elite status. I understand that should become lifetime gold status when the merger of the program is complete - will I receive these cards from United or do I have to make a request?

[dr. Anne Kelly]

What about the Chase Saffire card??

[william billups]

to jerry mandel

fly free on any airline not quite with 100000
miles (points) youhave a 1000. credit toward a 5000. r t business class fare as opposed to a free fare on an airline program

[MrGeorge]

Just to let you all know. I was a Citi Card Holders with/for American for a long time. Last year, I apply for a new credit card and was rejected, applied again and rejected again. I called and was told that their records show that I am/was or have had a Citi Card before and they would not given me another one. I cancell my cards with them and got a Chase Card with Continental.

[MrGeorge]

I don't wish to sound dumb...but what is the differance between Miles and Points?

[U thomas]

What is wrong with Cap 1 ?

[Murtar]

Stay away from Cap1. They are hucksters!!!

[Gerald Saperstein]

I am a long term American Airlines frequent flyer mile user with Citibank. This year I got a Chase British Air Credit card and the 100,000 miles that I heard about in your newsletter. In addition, I got an American Express Rewards card with 50,000 Rewards points with no fee the first year. With a special promotion I was able convert the 50,000 points into 75,000 British Air miles. Not bad, 175,000 British Air miles for the $95.00 Chase card fee. I tried to book a flight to Paris and was able to find flights but the cost of an economy flight was 59,000 miles plus $606.00 in taxes and fees. The same flight on American in the same month is 40,000 miles and $92.70 in taxes and fees. The difference in taxes and fees is British Air is based in the U.K. and their taxes apply. When you use British Air miles on U.S. Domestic flights through their partner American Airlines you don't pay these taxes. Obviously this is how I will use them.

[Tim Winship]

Martin - Apologies for the bad link. It's been fixed.

[Martin]

FYI: bad link. Clicking on "New Priority Club Credit Cards Come With a Big Bonus (60,000 Points) (no published end date)" brought me (twice) to an outdated item about Southwest.

[Mike]

There is a catch, though (isn't there always a catch?), if you look at "Terms and Conditions".

The number of miles required for a given flight is 100 times the cost of the ticket. So, for a $1000 ticket you need to redeem 100,000 miles. This may or may not be a good deal. Of course there is no annual fee, and no blackout dates.

[Jerry Mandel]

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