MEABNOTE: I’ll be going on a blogging vacation at the end of the year and there won’t be any daily posts between December 18 and December 31. After that, we’ll ring in the new year on January 1, 2025 with the 2024 version of Travel Hacking as Told by GIFs though, so no need to be up in arms, but I guess it’s ok if you’re up in something else.
- American Express Membership Rewards has a 40% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic through December 31.
Virgin Atlantic currently has good availability to and from Europe on their own metal, but surcharges are rather high for business class. If you’re booking that, I’d think of it like buying a cheap coach ticket with cash and using miles to upgrade to business. Either that or just cry. - Southwest has an award sale for flights booked by Thursday with promo code CYBERSALE for travel between January 7 and March 5.
You can’t apply this to existing bookings, but you can check the price, then cancel and rebook with the promo if the price is lower. Since “on Southwest every seat is first class”, I guess that means first class is included in this sale? - United has an international award sale for co-brand card holders for economy travel booked by Friday for travel between January, 2025 and May, 2025:
– Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda: 12,000 MileagePlus miles
– Hawaii for 13,000 MileagePlus miles
– Spain and Morocco: 25,000 MileagePlus miles
– Asia and the South Pacific: 35,000 MileagePlus miles
I didn’t find any business class discounts though, so will I be taking advantage of the sale? I don’t understand the question, and I won’t respond to it.
Happy Tuesday!
Southwest crew takes advantage of cyber-monday deal on first class fog machines.