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DAILY GETAWAYS - WEEK 3 AND WEEK 4 DEALS

4/29/2017

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We are already done with Week 2 of Daily Getaways. I will list down the upcoming Week 3 and Week 4  deals which I feel could be a good value.

Week 3 (May 1 to May 5):
May 4 - Marriott e-gift card at 20% off (Good Deal): You could use these gift cards at any of the Marriott properties worldwide except all the Starwood (SPG) properties, Protea Hotels by Marriott and Marriott Executive Apartments. Alternatively you can also re-sell it to certain Gift card re-seller if you have bulk relationship with them (But you wan't earn much on in here). These are available in $100, $250 and $500 value. You will need to present the e-gift card at the time of check-out so you would not be able to take advantage of prepaid rates. The good part is that you can register the card on your email address and protect it in case of any fraud.

Week 4 (May 8 to May 10):
May 9 - Hertz points at discounted rate from ~4.24 to ~5.09 cents/point (OK Deal): So you are essentially buying points which you can redeem at standard rewards rates or anytime rewards rates. So based on the type of redemption you can get a good deal or a raw deal. Also points expire in 24 months if there is no activity on your account. For e.g. 5500 points for $280 can be used for 1 week rental (anytime reward) with no black out dates which is roughly paying about  $40 per day for standard vehicle which may or may not be a good deal based on where you can rent. The interesting part is you could redeem for the same weekly rental for 2750 points only by using "standard reward" rate which may not be available though on certain black out dates. Also you can transfer the points to your spouse or domestic partner. Do remember if you pay with points for your rental you would forego car rental protection provided by certain credit cards and might have to purchase CDW insurance from car rental company. So, depending on your plans it may or may not be for you.

May 10 - Hyatt points from ~1.03 to ~1.1 cents/point (Good Deal): Hyatt points are valuable because you can use 30k points at high-end all inclusive properties. Also if you have upgrade certificates you can use them on award stays booked with points. With this deal they are selling 24,000 to 72,000 points and there is a limit of 1 package per person. Hyatt low-end redemption starts at only 5,000 points and they have pretty decent properties even at low end. Hyatt points packages sell out fast (within few minutes) as they are limited, so if you are eyeing one of them be there at 10 a.m. PST time to try your luck at it.

There are other offers in daily getaways but you can do equally better going other routes rather than blocking your cash up-front. Be sure to perform your due diligence before your purchase any of the above package. Best of luck.

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IHG POINTBREAKS WITH HOTELS FOR 5K POINTS LIVE NOW

4/24/2017

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IHG PointBreaks hotel are once again here and they are live for your booking. You could book the hotels for just 5k points per night. You could easily buy points from ~0.6 cents/points or less by either going through Daily Getaways IHG Points purchase if you do not have any IHG Points or by booking and cancelling cash + points booking provided you have atleast 5k points in your IHG account. You can refer here on how to purchase IHG points using cash+points booking.

Although there are certain restrictions on how many nights per hotel each member can book, it is rarely enforced in practice. Below is the sample list of hotels in "United States of America" available for booking at 5k points per night and there are smaller lists for other countries. So go ahead and make your reservations NOW!!


UNITED STATES
Alabama
  • Candlewood Suites Enterprise
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Selma
Arkansas
  • Holiday Inn Express Monticello
Arizona
  • Candlewood Suites Sierra Vista
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Marana
California
  • Holiday Inn Express Delano Hwy 99
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lathrop
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lincoln-Roseville Area
Colorado
  • Candlewood Suites Craig-Northwest
Connecticut
  • Holiday Inn Express Vernon – Manchester
Delaware
  • Holiday Inn Dover-Downtown
Florida
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lakeland South
Georgia
  • Staybridge Suites Columbus – Fort Benning
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Helen
Idaho
  • Candlewood Suites Boise-Meridian
Illinois
  • Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Peoria At Grand Prairie
  • Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Chicago O’Hare – Rosemont
Indiana
  • Holiday Inn Express Indianapolis NW – Park 100
Louisiana
  • Candlewood Suites Alexandria
  • Staybridge Suites Lafayette-Airport
  • Holiday Inn Express Slidell
Maine
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Waterville – North
Maryland
  • Candlewood Suites Aberdeen-Edgewood-Bel Air
  • Candlewood Suites Baltimore-BWI Airport
Michigan
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Benton Harbor
  • Holiday Inn Express Gaylord
Missouri
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Farmington
  • Staybridge Suites St Louis – Westport
North Carolina
  • Holiday Inn Express Clayton (SE Raleigh)
  • Holiday Inn Express Jacksonville
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Laurinburg
North Dakota
  • Staybridge Suites Grand Forks
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Minot South
Nebraska
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lincoln South
New Jersey
  • Holiday Inn Budd Lake – Rockaway Area
  • Holiday Inn Somerset-Bridgewater
  • Holiday Inn Philadelphia South-Swedesboro
New York
  • Holiday Inn Auburn-Finger Lakes Region
  • Holiday Inn Middletown-Goshen
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Binghamton University-Vestal
Ohio
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Marietta
Oklahoma
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ada
  • Candlewood Suites Bartlesville East
Pennsylvania
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lebanon
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Harrisburg S – New Cumberland
South Carolina
  • Candlewood Suites Columbia-Ft. Jackson
Tennessee
  • Candlewood Suites Knoxville Airport-Alcoa
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Harriman
  • Crowne Plaza Memphis East​
Texas
  • Holiday Inn Abilene – North College Area
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Round Rock – Austin N
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cuero
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Houston NW – Hwy 290 Cypress
Virginia
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Christiansburg
  • Candlewood Suites Colonial Heights-Ft Lee
  • Candlewood Suites Richmond North-Glen Allen
Wisconsin
  • Candlewood Suites La Crosse
Wyoming
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Buffalo
  • Holiday Inn Sheridan-Convention Center

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DAILY GETAWAYS - WEEK0 TO WEEK3 DEALS 

4/16/2017

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This year Daily Getaways is already underway. As for any sale not all "sale-items are created equal and the same is true for the Daily Getaways. Below is the run down of deals which I think are good deals for each week and my brief take on which one are worth chasing. As with any deal, do your own analysis before you jump on to purchase the deal.

Week 0 (April 10 to April 14):
April 10 - Alamo Car Rental Certificate (Good Deal): You get $50 Alamo Car Rental certificate for $25. Although it is 50% off the face value, in reality the certificate works like a coupon and thus would reduce the taxes as well. On top of it you could combine 3 certificates together to get a good discount for rentals of longer period. The only downside is the certificate does not work at all Car Rental locations (including some airports).

April 12 - Priority Club IHG Points at ~0.589 to 0.6 cent/point (OK Deal): You can buy the IHG prioirity club points from ~0.589 to ~0.6 cent/point with this deal. Since you can always buy IHG points for 0.7 cent/point whenever you need  as described in the linked article even without the daily getaway, this deal is only good if you have immediate use of it. Do note the IHG points now expire after 12 months if there is no activity on the account.

Week 1 (April 17 to April 21):
April 19 - Universal Studios Hollywood front of the line pass for $139 (OK Deal): This deal boasts of saving $61 off of 1 day admission pass which also gives you front of the line access. In reality this is "Non-peak" pass and you need to give 30 days of notice to book this. Alternatively if you have American Express card which keeps having Amex Sync offers at Undercover Tourist, you can do equally better rather than investing up-front in daily getaway deal.

Week 2 (April 24 to April 28):
April 25 - Avis One Day Car Rental for $30 (Good Deal?): This deal lies somewhere between OK and Good Deal. This is simply because the certificate expires in 1 year (May 15, 2018) and has restrictions of black out days while not exactly spelling out what all are the black out dates. The good part is you can rent up to "G class" of car and you can combine up to 7 certificates for up to 7 day of rental. It is a good deal only if you know you will be able to use it.

April 28 - Choice Privilege points at 0.4 to 0.45 cent/point (Great Deal): This one is a great deal and you can bet it will be sold out in few minutes. Choice privileges sells points at a cost of 1.1 cent/point without any promotion. So getting more than 50% off the purchase price of points is great deal given that you can potentially use the points at a great redemption value in Europe. As I had pointed out in my article last year there have been positive changes around Choice privilege points expiration policy etc and this represents a really good deal if you travel to Europe and use your points for hotel redemption's even in the peak season. There are 4 different packages available with price ranging from 0.4 cent/point to 0.45 cent/point and they are limited. So get them before they sell out.

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EARN $2 SHOP YOUR WAY REWARDS WITH UBER/UBEREATS

4/9/2017

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Uber is more and more used for transportation including commute from/to work. Along with increasing its presence it has also partnered with SPG to provide SPG Rewards points where you earn SPG points for each Uber ride. It also has partnered with Sears SYWR where you earn flat $2 SYWR Points in about ~25 markets in United States.

While the SPG partnership requires 1 qualifying stay each year before you start earning SPG points, the partnership with Sears SYWR does not have any such requirements. Also you earn $2 in SYWR points regardless of the ride cost. Although the SYWR points earned from UBER Ride expires within 30 days of earning, $2 in SYWR can potentially give you value of USD $2. 

The other interesting aspect of the SYWR partnership is that as of now you do earn SYWR points on UBEREATS as well. So, if you order your food often from UBEREATS then linking your Sears SYWR rewards account would easily get you $2 SYWR per order which you can redeem for anything Sears sells. Also UBER runs the "commuter" uberPOOL service where you can use your commuter benefits and get tax-free rides to your work while also earning $2 in SYWR points.

So, next time you ride with UBER make sure you link your account to earn these benefits free of cost.


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