{"id":9214,"date":"2024-02-22T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=9214"},"modified":"2024-02-22T18:39:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T01:39:15","slug":"thursday-quad-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/22\/thursday-quad-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Quad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:\u00a0The feedback I\u2019ve gotten for guest post Saturday has been resoundingly positive. I\u2019ve got a few posts left to publish, but I\u2019m running low. If you\u2019re interested in a guest post, please\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:milesearnandburn@gmail.com\">reach out<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Do this now:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/world.hyatt.com\/content\/gp\/en\/offers\/bonus-journeys.html\" class=\"ek-link\">Register for Hyatt&#8217;s Bonus Journeys promotion<\/a> for 3,000 bonus points for every three nights stayed between March 1 and April 30. There&#8217;s an additional 1,000 points for some  international properties available if you hold a Hyatt credit card too.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Do this now (if you hold Delta status)<\/strong>: <a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delta.com\/myskymiles\/convertmqms\">Choose what to do with your rollover MQMs<\/a> in the new program.<br><br>I extended my Diamond status through the end of the decade which seems like an insane option to offer, but no complaints. It&#8217;s rather niche and limited scope, but this approaches deal of the year territory for people with lots of rolled over MQMs.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/guestrewards\/apply.html\">FBNO Amtrak Preferred Mastercard<\/a> has increased its sign-up bonus to 40,000 points after $2,000 spend in three months, and the $99 annual fee is not waived the first year. Points are worth between 2.5 and 2.9 cents each roughly.<br><br>If you ride Amtrak regularly this a great card, otherwise skip it.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In case you&#8217;re wondering how Alaska is doing since the Boeing door plug incident: They&#8217;re running another deep discount award ticket sale through tonight:<br><br>&#8211; Short haul: 4,000 miles<br>&#8211; Medium haul: 7,500 miles (including Hawaii and Mexico)<br>&#8211; Transcontinental: 10,000 miles<br><br>The covered dates are for travel between March 12 and May 22, which obviously overlaps spring break, but also Lubbock, TX&#8217;s favorite holiday: <a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/national-pigs-blanket-day\/#:~:text=National%20Pigs%20in%20a%20Blanket%20Day%20on%20April%2024%20is,or%20hotdogs)%20baked%20in%20pastry.\">Pig in a Blanket Day on April 24<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Thursday!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/official-car.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9215\" style=\"width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/official-car.png 586w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/official-car-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The official Pig in a Blanket Day pace car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:\u00a0The feedback I\u2019ve gotten for guest post Saturday has been resoundingly positive. 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