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Rebates: 25 Percent on Award Nights; 15 Percent on Gift Cards With Radisson Rewards

You can receive a rebate of 25 percent on points back into your Radisson Rewards membership account on award nights when you stay at participating hotel and resort properties through Sunday, December 20, 2020 — or if you are not yet ready to travel, you can receive a rebate of 15 percent on points back into your Radisson Rewards membership account when you redeem points for gift cards and prepaid cards from a variety of popular retailers…

…but with either rebate, you must…

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October 21, 2020

Miles and Points On Sale — October 20 2020

Sometimes you need an infusion of miles or points to your membership account for whatever reason — perhaps to have enough to redeem for a limited time award as one example — and the best time to purchase miles or points is when they are on sale.

A sale may be a discount on the price required to purchase miles or points — or perhaps the frequent travel loyalty program from whom you are buying the miles or points will match your purchase up to 100 percent, which is another way of reducing the cost of miles or points.

For this edition of miles and points on sale…

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October 20, 2020

Your Chance to Win $25,000 With Hilton Dream*Cation Sweepstakes — Enough For a Trip For Two People For 10 Days Anywhere in the World

Imagine you and a travel partner of your choice embarking on a memorable trip of a lifetime for ten days anywhere in the world with all expenses paid — especially as you have not likely traveled this year due to the current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic, which has substantially caused adverse changes in the travel industry in general.

That scenario can become a reality if you are the winner of the Hilton Honors Dream*Cation giveaway for a 10-day trip anywhere in the world in an effort to inspire you to plan that next dream trip and create new memories — and this prize can be used anytime through…

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October 20, 2020

Now Alaska Airlines Plans to Join oneworld Alliance on March 31, 2021

First, the date was sometime during the summer of 2021.

Then, the date was moved up to by the end of 2020.

Now, the latest news is that Alaska Airlines will officially become a full member airline of the oneworld alliance on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, which is the first time in its history of 88 years that the carrier will be a member of a global airline alliance, according to…

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October 20, 2020

branded pillars boarding gate Delta Air Lines

Rare Elevated Elite Status Match Opportunity October 2020 With Delta Air Lines — But…

You may be eligible to enroll in the elevated elite status match challenge of Delta Air Lines if you already have earned elite level status with the frequent flier loyalty programs of five different competing airlines — and if you qualify for this offer, you will receive complimentary Medallion elite level status which is one tier higher than your current elite level status through Wednesday, March 31, 2021…

…but you must…

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October 20, 2020

More Passport Agencies Enter Phases Two and Three of Resuming Normal Operations — October 2020

Of the 27 passport agencies and passport centers which have all reopened effective as of Monday, September 14, 2020, only eight of them are part of the first of three phases; 16 of them now part of the second phase; and three of them are in the third phase of resuming the normal operations of processing passport applications, according to…

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October 19, 2020

Hertz Ranks as Number 1 Rental Car Company in 2020: Free Upgrades; and a Chance to Win Two Free Days of Renting a Car

In celebration of earning the number 1 overall ranking for customer satisfaction for the second consecutive year in the J.D. Power 2020 North America Rental Car Satisfaction Study — which surveys leisure and business customers — Hertz is thanking customers for receiving top honors by offering a free car class upgrade with each vehicle rental at participating locations within the United States through Sunday, January 31, 2021…

…but you must…

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October 19, 2020

United Airlines Airbus A320-232 On Taxiway

Earn 500 Bonus MileagePlus Miles by Shopping for Fall 2020

Effective through Friday, October 23, 2020 at 11:59:59 in the evening Eastern Daylight Time, you can earn 500 bonus United Airlines MileagePlus miles — in addition to the standard MileagePlus miles earned — during the Fall Bonus Offer campaign at the MileagePlus Shopping portal by spending a minimum of…

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October 19, 2020

30 Percent Gratuity: The New Default Tip at Restaurants?

Almost a year has passed since you were asked in this article as to whether a gratuity of 25 percent became the new default at restaurants — noting that during that time, the current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic emerged with a vengeance — and many readers of The Gate weighed in with their opinions on this controversial topic…

…but in response to a photograph of a receipt which was featured in this article titled…

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October 18, 2020

Revised: Earn Double Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Points 2020

You can earn double base Gold Plus Rewards points after completing each eligible rental of a vehicle from Hertz for travel in the United States, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovak Republic, Spain, and the United Kingdom…

…but you must…