News — News
Get a 20% statement credit with new Marriott, Mandarin Oriental Amex Offers
If you have a hotel stay coming up this fall and hold an American Express card, listen up: You may be able to save some serious cash or take home a solid haul of bonus points on your next trip. Many American Express cardholders have reported that they’ve been targeted for deep discounts at major hotel chains through the Amex Offers program. Marriott Amex Offer You can get a 20% statement credit after spending at $300 or more at Marriott properties from Oct. 18 through New Year’s Eve. This offer is only valid at Marriott properties in U.S. and U.S....
Get statement credits, bonus points with new Instacart Amex Offer
If you’re a fan of Instacart, check your American Express cards this morning; many cardholders have reported that they’ve been targeted for discounts at the delivery company through the Amex Offers program. There are two versions of this offer: one which offers a statement credit for purchases and one that offers additional bonus points. Instacart bonus points Amex offer I was pleased to discover that I was targeted for bonus points on The Business Platinum® Card from American Express, which looks like this: Instacart statement credit Amex offer TPG’s Jasmin Baron, however, received a different offer for a $25 statement...
If I book a basic economy ticket with a partner airline, will my credit card still get me a free checked bag?
Reader Questions are answered twice a week by TPG Senior Points & Miles Contributor Ethan Steinberg. While basic economy has been around in the U.S. for several years now, it’s starting to expand to more and more international carriers as well. For flexible travelers who pack light this can mean lower fares, while other passengers might find themselves getting charged more for benefits like seat selection and carry-on bags that used to be free. TPG reader Clive wants to know if he can get around the restrictions of basic economy on a partner airline by using a credit card from a...
Arapahoe Basin, Keystone start making snow, with a rival not far behind
Which will open first? Only 90 days after closing the longest ski season in Colorado on the Fourth of July, Arapahoe Basin began snowmaking operations Wednesday, and with more intrigue than in past years. For the first time in two decades, Keystone tied A-Basin in the annual race to make snow first, cranking up a new snowmaking system it hopes will change the early season dynamic on the Front Range. For the first time since 2001, Keystone aims to get back in the running with Arapahoe Basin and Loveland to become the first Colorado ski area to open for the...
TPG Reader Hall of Fame: First-class flights, overwater villas — and you can do it too
At TPG, we aim to make travel easier, more affordable and whenever possible, more luxurious. A few weeks ago, we asked members of our Facebook community, TPG Lounge, to submit their best uses of points and miles to a reader Hall of Fame thread. Stories ranged from fabulous round-the-world family trips to five-star multi-destination vacations. They all had one thing in common: Using points to make these bucket list trips a mere fraction of their retail price. Today, we’re sharing the first of a now-weekly series celebrating our readers’ accomplishments. Hopefully they’ll help bring you closer to redeeming points for...