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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Starwood Preferred Guest is targeting cardholders of its co-branded American Express personal card to earn bonus Starpoints for spending on their card. Eligible cardholders of the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express who were targeted for the promotion have reported earning offers for as many as 15,000 bonus Starpoints.The three most reported offers are as follows:Earn 2,000 Starpoints after spending $1,500; up to a limit of 4,000 StarpointsEarn 3,000 Starpoints after spending $3,000; up to a limit of 6,000 StarpointsEarn 7,500 Starpoints after spending $10,000; up to a limit of 15,000 StarpointsTargeted cardholders likely received notice of their eligibility via email or when logging into their Amex account....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.This afternoon, Avis sent out a blast to American Airlines AAdvantage members announcing a new promotion now through July 15th where AAdvantage members can earn up to 7,500 bonus miles for car rentals at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Get the bonus miles by using code MUAA036....

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.If you’re the kind of Disney prince or princess who has always dreamed of a fairytale wedding in front of the world’s most iconic [sculpture of a] baobab tree, your wildest dreams are about to come true.Orlando’s Walt Disney World just added three new wedding options for venue consideration: The Tree of Life in the Animal Kingdom; the 750-acre pine forest at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, which comes with an incredible view of the Seven Seas Lagoon; and the Chinese Theatre at Disney’s Hollywood Studios....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Update 1/15/2018: It seems that complimentary nights are back and available to book now.It’s no secret that the American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts program can be one of the best and most valuable ways to book a hotel stay. Aside from the usual perks like getting elite-like benefits by booking through the program, FHR has also traditionally offered special offers on some properties, allowing you to get the third, fourth, fifth or sixth night of your stay for free....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts.Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency such as Expedia, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts.Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency, such as Orbitz or Expedia, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts.Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend that you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency, such as Orbitz or Expedia, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts.Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend that you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency, such as Orbitz or Expedia, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Incredible first-class flights. Luxurious hotel rooms. Flights plus eight nights in Europe for two for under $800 out of pocket. Even if you’ve only been collecting points and miles for a couple of years, you probably have your own success stories to share of how you’re able to see the world for pennies on the dollar. And if you’re anything like me, you love to tell your friends and family about how much you travel, how little you pay to do so and how they can do it, too....

Star Alliance member Copa Airlines has just released a new partner earning chart and award chart for their new frequent flyer mile program, ConnectMiles.Copa was previously using United’s MileagePlus program, but in March of 2015, the airline announced it would be launching its own new program, ConnectMiles. ConnectMiles made it a point to explain that at least one mile is awarded for each mile flown, and you won’t need to meet any revenue requirements to earn elite status (they call it the Prefer Program, which offers four levels: Silver, Gold, Platinum and Presidential Platinum)....

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.The plot of a horror movie or the set up for a really good time? You decide. VRBO, in a partnership with Eagle Point Resort, is hosting a “Win the Winter” sweepstakes where being alone on a deserted mountain is the goal....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Today, TPG Senior Points & Miles Correspondent Nick Ewen looks at a new app designed to boost your rewards and improve your experience during hotel stays.I’m a big fan of technology and the various apps that make my travels easier. It seems like new releases are always popping up, from hotel apps to airline apps to ones that let you rent boats on demand!...

Sometimes at the end of a travel day with kids, parents and kids are just done. As in, “I literally can’t take one more step” done. If you don’t have children, imagine your most exhausting travel day, and then add in managing a couple of heavy, exhausted, squealing, (cute) piglets, and you’re about 50% of the way there. I’ve done some interesting things to get my daughters through those last few steps of going from Point A to Point B when everyone is spent, but I’ve never done what this parent apparently decided was his last resort to get his children through the airport....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Eric Stanton has a unique relationship with the pool repair and construction sub-contractors he hires for his business, Stanton Pools: He indirectly pays them with his business credit card.Since his vendors don’t actually accept credit cards, Stanton arranged to compensate them by paying down the account balances they accrue for their supplies.“They’ll send me an invoice for $20,000....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.TPG reader Steven sent me a message on Facebook to ask about companion fares:“Will I lose my Travel Together Ticket from British Airways if I cancel my card, or does it stay with my Avios account?”There are a number of rewards credit cards that offer airline companion tickets either as a standard benefit or as a reward for spending....

A wave of shocking reports of tourist deaths, sudden illness and harassment in the Dominican Republic has people wondering if the Caribbean nation is safe for travelers.On Sunday, retired Red Sox legend David Ortiz was shot in the back at a nightclub in his hometown of Santo Domingo. According to CNN, he is currently being treated at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The incident is under investigation and the motive for the shooting is currently unknown....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.For those of you who don’t know, in Europe, they utilize different credit technology called “chip and pin,” which is s system where cards are embedded with smart chips and a cardholder must put in their pin for each transaction to be approved. It is an ultra-secure method that makes it much harder for credit card hackers and fraudsters to steal from consumers since, rather than just stealing the information contained in a card’s magnetic strip, they’d have to know the carrier’s pin number as well....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Category 4 Hurricane Lane’s predicted northward turn has begun, moving the storm critically close to Hawaii. Ahead of the powerful storm’s arrival, both Hawaii’s governor and the Trump administration have declared states of emergency — freeing up disaster relief funds for the Hawaiian islands.As of the 11:00am ET (5:00am Hawaiian) Central Pacific Hurricane Center advisory, Hurricane Lane has maintained its 130mph top sustained wind speed — keeping it barely a Category 4 hurricane....

Delta’s adding a rather unusual route this coming winter. Beginning Dec. 21, 2019, it will use an Airbus A330-300 between its home base in Atlanta (ATL) to San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU). It’s noteworthy for a couple of reasons, one being that it gives sun-starved flyers an opportunity to experience a lie-flat Delta One seat on a Caribbean route that doesn’t require a passport.DL559 will operate daily from Dec. 21, 2019 through March 31, 2020, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see that extended....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Citi is a TPG advertising partnerTPG Twitter follower Adam has a question about American Airlines’ new partnership with Marriott where you can now earn AAdvantage miles on Marriott stays:"@thepointsguy so is it better to charge a Marriott stay with the Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card or the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard, now that the partnership is formed?...