Category Archives: Miles & Points

1,000 Bonus American Airlines Miles with AAdvantage eShopping

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Last week I wrote about an offer to earn up to 1,000 bonus miles with United MileagePlus Shopping.

If you have some shopping to do, this can be a very easy bonus to earn.

Soon after receiving an e-mail about the United bonus offer, I received another offer to earn some bonus American Airlines miles. Continue reading 1,000 Bonus American Airlines Miles with AAdvantage eShopping

Earn Up to 1,000 Bonus United Miles with MileagePlus Shopping

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MileagePlus Shopping is currently offering you the opportunity to earn up to 1,000 bonus United miles in a new promotion.

The last time we saw one of these offers was a little over a month back. The current offer, know as the Valentine’s Day Bonus will be available for a couple of weeks. Continue reading Earn Up to 1,000 Bonus United Miles with MileagePlus Shopping

Miles & Points Earned from Credit Card Bonuses in 2016

Miles & Points Earned From Credit Card Bonuses In 2014
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When people hear how much the Michael W Travels family gets around, one of the first questions tends to be something along the lines of how do you afford to travel so much.

I usually try to keep it simple and explain a little about miles & points and how I primarily earn them through credit card sign up bonuses. While many people might be interested in some travel tips to find out how they too can earn miles & points, the majority do not follow through.
Continue reading Miles & Points Earned from Credit Card Bonuses in 2016

Did You Transfer SPG Points to Virgin America?

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For almost a week I’ve been conflicted about a points transfer option.

Virgin America points will soon convert to Alaska Mileage Plan miles at a rate of 1:1.3. This in itself seems like a fair trade. I’ve been working (slowly) towards building up my Alaska account by getting the credit card from time to time. (I currently have 166,000+ Alaska miles.)

I also have 54,500 Virgin America points. I transferred 40,000 SPG points there over the summer due to JetBlue’s points match promo. Continue reading Did You Transfer SPG Points to Virgin America?

These E-Mails from IHG Never Get Old

ihgThe Michael W Travels family got back from an awesome visit to Costa Rica a few days back.

On the way home we had to spend a night in Philadelphia before heading back to NYC. This was kind of annoying but not the biggest deal considering the cost of our flight.

To cover the cost of our hotel stay, we booked a room using Kim’s IHG Free Night. Continue reading These E-Mails from IHG Never Get Old

Earn Up To 1,000 Bonus United Miles with MileagePlus Shopping

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I hope that everyone had a nice start to winter break and had a Merry Christmas & a Happy Hanukkah!

Most of you are probably all shopped out due to the holidays just ending but United MileagePlus Shopping has a new bonus offer where you can earn up to 1,000 bonus miles! Continue reading Earn Up To 1,000 Bonus United Miles with MileagePlus Shopping

Earn Up To 1,500 Bonus Alaska Airlines Miles for Shopping

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Earlier in the week I wrote about an offer to earn up to 1,500 bonus miles with United MileagePlus Shopping. There is also another offer to earn 500 bonus miles with the United MileagePlus X app.

For a limited time there’s another offer to earn bonus Alaska Airlines miles for shopping! Continue reading Earn Up To 1,500 Bonus Alaska Airlines Miles for Shopping

Earn Up To 1,500 United Miles with MileagePlus Shopping

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I recently wrote about a couple of offers to earn bonus United miles with MileagePlus Shopping & the MileagePlus X app.

The first offer I wrote about was to earn 1,000 bonus miles for first time shoppers to MileagePlus Shopping. The second offer is through the United MileagePlus X app. With that offer, first time users could earn 500 bonus miles. (Both offers require you to be a United MileagePlus cardmember.)

For a limited time there is an even better offer with United MileagePlus Shopping! Continue reading Earn Up To 1,500 United Miles with MileagePlus Shopping

Earn 1,000 Bonus Southwest Points with Rapid Rewards Dining

Rapid Rewards Dining

One of the easiest ways to earn miles and points is through airline and hotel shopping portals & dining programs.

By taking the extra moments to click through these sites you can earn miles and points for things you had planned to purchase anyway.

There is currently an offer to earn 1,000 Southwest bonus points with Rapid Rewards Dining. Continue reading Earn 1,000 Bonus Southwest Points with Rapid Rewards Dining