Earn American Airlines AAdvantage Miles With Cadillac

I am slowly getting caught up with all the new promos that came in while we were away.  This one caught my eye.  Unfortunately for me, you need to be in the USA and have a USA driver’s license to do it.  But if you do qualify, it’s a pretty painless way to rack up some easy miles!

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Terms and Conditions:

*At participating dealers only.  Must have an AAdvantage account and be 21 years or older with a valid U.S. driver’s license.  Employees of General Motors are not eligible. Retail value: $221.00. Test drive lasts approximately 10 minutes.  Offer valid while supplies last.  Limit one test drive per person.  Allow 4-6 weeks for miles to be awarded after confirmation that test drive has been completed.  Offer is nontransferable, nonnegotiable and not redeemable for cash.

**Requires compatible mobile device, active OnStar subscription and data plan.  Visit cadillac.com for details and system limitations.

 

United Mileage Plus Buy Miles 25-35% Bonus

Readers in the USA probably won’t find this appealing as it is much easier and cheaper to earn miles via credit cards.  I’ve seen better bonus deals too.  However readers in Australia and other countries might find this of use so I am sharing the deal!

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Your next getaway is waiting: Save up to 35% when you buy miles.
(Displayed price includes all discounts)
Terms and conditions:

  • Minimum purchase of 5,000 miles required for this promotional pricing.
  • Buy 5,000 to 19,000 miles and receive a 25% discount, or buy 20,000 miles or more for a 35% discount.
  • Miles are available in increments of 1,000 up to a maximum of 100,000 miles, and in increments of 5,000 up to a maximum of 150,000 miles.
  • Purchase up to 150,000 miles per account per calendar year.
  • Credit card will be billed immediately upon purchase.
  • Mileage rates and other applicable fees are subject to change.
  • Allow 48 hours for miles to process and post to your MileagePlus account.
  • Miles are nonrefundable.
  • Promotional offer valid until 11:59 p.m. CT (Chicago local time) on August 18, 2014.
  • Purchased miles do not count toward MileagePlus Premier® status.
  • All MileagePlus Program Rules and terms and conditions apply.

Shop Small Returns To Australia This Month

Last year, the Aussie Shop Small promo ran in November which is the usual time for the similar promo in the USA.  This year, it’s coming a few months earlier.

Shop Small Australia

You can register Amex cards issued by Amex, the NAB, ANZ, CBA & Westpac,.

It’s not quite as generous as last year where you got $10 for spending $20 so this year I won’t be going out of my way to hunt down eligible shops as the only useful one near me is a pharmacy.  Still $5 is $5 so I will def use my various Amexes at shops near me if possible!

Amex still doesn’t have the popularity here as it does in the USA and not many small shops accept it but I wish they would as typical Aussie Amex cards offer double the usual points a co-branded Visa or Mastercard would.

Help us support local businesses this August and get up to $50 credit*.

Register your American Express® Card and spend $20 or more in a single eligible transaction at up to ten different participating small business locations between 1 and 31 August 2014, and get a $5 credit for each purchase per location.
Don’t miss out – this offer is limited to the first 50,000 Cards to register.
*T&C’s apply.

I do have a minimum spend to make on my new ANZ Visa & Amex combo for 50,000 Qantas points………………..if the cards ever get here!  I’ve been approved but apparently there is a delay in shipping them out as the promo is so popular!

Lifemiles Brings Back “The Best Promotion in the Americas”

Remember, you should only buy miles if you will be using them very soon as there is always a risk they may devalue.  Having said that, Lifemiles is now the cheapest source of Star Alliance miles since US Airways joined OneWorld if you can’t manufacture spend.

Read my review of Avianca Lifemiles programLifemiles

Buy miles and receive the double!

Buy miles 2×1 is back! The promotion that has been recognized as the Best Promotion in the Americas at the 2014 Freddie Awards.

Between May 5th and 30th, for each block of 1,000 miles you buy, LifeMiles will give you a bonus of 100% more, that can be redeemed to fly to more than 1,300 destinations with Avianca, AeroGal, Star Alliance member airlines and other partner airlines. You can also enjoy your miles with the program’s extensive commercial partner network, between more than 100,000 hotels in 90 countries, for songs from the best Universal Music artists, Car Rentals, LifeMiles Catalog and much more.

Terms and Conditions

This promotion is available through Avianca Call Centers, LifeMiles.com and Avianca Information Centers, except Colombia where is available only through the Call Center and LifeMiles.com. For residents of Venezuela, it is only available through LifeMiles.com. This promotion is available between May 5th, and May 30th, 2014, as the last date of purchase. Minimum of miles to buy per transaction: LM1,000. Maximum miles to buy per transaction: LM75,000. Maximum miles to buy during a calendar year: LM150,000 (including the bonus for promotional mile purchase). Miles must be purchased in multiples of 1,000. Maximum number of transactions: 1 transaction. At LifeMiles.com, the purchase can only be done through Earn/Buy LifeMiles. Does not apply to the Flexible Redemption (miles + money) during the payment process of air ticket redemption. Each package of 1,000 miles costs USD 35.40, including all taxes applicable to each country*. For residents in Colombia, each pack of 1,000 miles has a cost of USD 30. The values are settled in Colombian pesos at the TRM rate of the date of the transaction. For residents in Peru, each pack of 1,000 miles has a cost of USD 35.4 or S/.99.1 including taxes. Reference exchange rate to April 1 2014: S/.2.80 per 1 USD. For residents in Costa Rica, each pack of 1,000 miles has a cost of USD 30. The values are settled in the exchange rate of the date of the transaction. Form of payment through Call Center and LifeMiles.com: International credit or debit card. Cash payments are only allowed at Avianca Information Centers. Other conditions: Applies only to members enrolled in the program prior to May 5th, 2014. The miles purchase transaction receipt will show the total of miles credited to the customer’s account, including bonus, and the total amount charged for the transaction. The miles bought and earned with this promotion do not apply to achieve Elite status. The amount paid for the miles purchase is not refundable. The miles are not endorsable. Miles purchased, once accrued, can be redeemed in accordance with the conditions specified in the LifeMiles Program Terms and Conditions and the portfolio of products and services available for redemption. LifeMiles Terms and Conditions apply. * The price may be lower depending on the country of residence registered in the members account in the database.

 

Bargain Airfares From Copa

Irresistible Offers from USA!

If you have been reading my posts about Central America from last year or wanting to go to Peru for Tambopata, you are in luck!

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Discover all the advantages of flying through the Hub of the Americas in Panama with Copa Airlines.  There’s great birding in Panama if you take a stopover there!  Or connect to Costa Rica which has lots of birding options whether you are a beginner or advanced birder!  Don’t forget my insider’s tip on using Vegas as your gateway airport to avoid the more congested international gateway airports.  Take advantage of these cheap fares to save some miles and make your eco-tourism adventure come true!

US Airways Share Miles Promo Back April 7 – 13

Do you have your eye on one of the new OneWorld partner awards now that US Airways is on board?  Are you short the miles you need for the trip of your dreams?  For the next week, you have the chance to buy miles via the famous share miles promo!

You need to share your miles to a friend or family member, then they can share back to you for maximum effect.

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Earn award travel faster

You can buy miles for yourself, gift miles to friends and family or share your miles. It’s the quick and easy way for you or someone else to reach award travel.

Watch out for the bonus thresholds.  For example sharing 29,000 miles gains a bonus of 21,750 but simply adding another 1000 miles to your purchase gets a bonus of 30,000 miles!

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Changi Transit Programme – Free Spending Money!

Your transit experience in Singapore is now more rewarding. Redeem a S$40 Changi Dollar Voucher when you transit through Singapore, from now until 31 March 2014.

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Who is eligible?

 

  • Singapore Airlines and SilkAir customers whose point of origin, as stated in their e-ticket, is one of the following countries:
    Australia, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey or the United Kingdom.
  • Customers must be on transit through Singapore, which means that Singapore is neither the point of origin nor the end destination in the e-ticket. For example, a passenger whose itinerary is “Sydney – Singapore – Hong Kong” would be eligible, but a passenger whose itinerary is “Sydney – Singapore – Sydney” would not be eligible.
  • E-ticket numbers should also begin with 618 or 629, and both inbound and outbound flights must be on Singapore Airlines or SilkAir.
  • For passengers whose transit (through Singapore) itinerary was issued over two separate e-tickets, please present the two e-tickets to the iShopChangi Collection Centre located within the transit areas of Terminal 2 or 3. Please note that voucher redemption is subject to the terms and conditions stated below.

Where can I use the voucher?

Issued while stocks last, the vouchers are valid for:
A one-time use in retail, food and service outlets located at the transit and public areas of Terminals 1, 2 and 3*
A one-time access to the Ambassador Transit Lounge at Terminals 2 and 3 for up to six hoursLounge usage includes showers with basic toiletries, light refreshments, free flow of non-alcoholic beverages, local and international reading materials, as well as complimentary Wi-Fi

*Changi Dollar Vouchers are not accepted at the following outlets:
Transit area: all Cheers outlets, all 7-11 outlets, all money-changing counters, Hermès (Terminals 1, 2 & 3), the left baggage counters (Terminals 2 & 3), the SATS Rainforest Lounge (Terminal 1). Public area: all money-changing counters, all hotel reservation counters, all Avis and Hertz Car Rental counters, All M1 Shop outlets and counters, all Passenger Meeting Services counters, all Cold Storage & 7-11 outlets, all NTUC & Cheers outlets, Presto Drycleaners (Terminal 3). Arrival Baggage Claim Halls: all outlets.

Where do I collect the voucher?

 

  • To claim your S$40 Changi Dollar Voucher, simply produce your e-ticket containing your full itinerary and arrival boarding pass at the iShopChangi Collection Centres, which are situated near the GST Refund counters in the transit areas of both Terminals 2 and 3.
  • The iShopChangi Collections Centres are located near the transit GST refund counters, and are open for 24 hours.

Terms and conditions

 

  1. Only effective for tickets issued on 01 October 2012 – 31 March 2014, both dates inclusive.
  2. Only effective for transit passengers whose departure date from point of origin is between 01 January 2013 and 31 March 2014, both dates inclusive.
  3. S$40 Changi Dollar Vouchers are valid from date of issue to 31 March 2014.
  4. A S$40 Changi Dollar Voucher may only be claimed once for each ticket issued, either on the outgoing or the return leg of the itinerary.
  5. Multiple vouchers may be used for payment.
  6. Vouchers may not be used with ongoing in-store promotions.
  7. Vouchers can be used in conjunction with Singapore Airlines Boarding Pass Privileges.

50% Off Sale – Various Airlines In India

If you’ve been reading my recent series on birding in Coorg or my series last year on birding in Kerala and are inspired to make your own trip you are in luck!  3 of India’s airlines are offering 50% off sales.  They had a similar sale last year too.  Use your miles to get to India, then pick up on some of these bargain domestic routes!

SpiceJet

IndiGo

Go Air

HT:  Live From A Lounge

If you are going to Delhi, why not tag on a visit to Bangalore, then to Coorg?

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Or combine Bollywood glamour with dazzling birds in Kerala!

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Copa & Lan Offer Cheap Fares To Central & South America

Not enough miles?  Want a quick eco-trip to Central or South America?  These hit my email this morning.

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Save to South America with Fares starting at $299. Book Now >>

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Celebrate the long weekend by booking an amazing trip to South America! Purchase your roundtrip ticket before January 21, 2014 at 11:59pm (EST) to fly to select destinations in South America from the U.S. with fares starting from only $299. Take advantage of this incredible opportunity to save on a romantic Valentines’ weekend or fun Spring Break getaway. BOOK NOW >>

COPA

Copa Airlines

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Oficinas de ventas Call center

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Take advantage of our exclusive offers and enjoy the irresistible destinations that Copa Airlines offers through the Hub of the Americas.
Origin Destination Before Flash sale
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Boston Panama $660 $554
Boston Belo Horizonte $1352 $1113
Chicago Panama $570 $481
Las Vegas Panama $520 $441
1Los Angeles Panama $560 $473
1Los Angeles Bogota $603 $510
1Los Angeles Punta Cana $674 $573
2Miami Panama $410 $362
2Miami Cartagena $637 $519
3New York Panama $540 $457
3New York Lima $801 $670
4Orlando Panama $450 $384
4Orlando San Andres $680 $572
Tampa Panama $430 $368
Washington Panama $610 $513
Don’t wait any longer and travel to your favorite destination