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Save Up to 25 Percent at 1,491 Hotel and Resort Properties With Marriott Bonvoy

You can save up to 25 percent on room rates at 1,491 hotel and resort properties in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean region with Marriott Bonvoy and its Escapes promotion, which offers exclusive savings every Wednesday through Sunday across select destinations throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean region — and is valid for stays at hotel properties over the next four weekends and for stays at resort properties all the days of the week…

…but you must…

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April 7, 2021

Welcome to the Great Ketchup Shortage of 2021. Seriously.

Ahhh, yes. Summer arrives in the northern hemisphere in a couple of months, which for many Americans means hamburgers and French fries — and even frankfurters, if you are into that — drowned in a sea of a sweet, thick condiment of tomato goodness that evokes those days of nostalgia…

…but as state and local jurisdictions around the United States have been relaxing the restrictions which have been put into effect in order to combat the current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic, an odd new shortage is being reported: that — of all things — ketchup.

“The pandemic has also led to many restaurants…

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April 7, 2021

Reciprocal Upgrades Now In Effect Between American Airlines and Alaska Airlines

As part of a recently strengthening partnership called the West Coast International Alliance, elite members of the frequent flier loyalty programs of American Airlines and Alaska Airlines now have reciprocal access to upgrades — which were first announced in November of 2020 and expected to be implemented last month — to seats in both the first class cabin and in the economy class cabin which are equipped with extra leg room.

The aforementioned upgrades are in addition to such reciprocal benefits as…

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April 6, 2021

Hertz to Emerge From Chapter 11 Bankruptcy as Soon as June 2021

Hertz Global Holdings, Incorporated — which includes certain subsidiaries of its operations in the United States and Canada — is poised to emerge from reorganization under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court as soon as June of 2021 if all goes well, as a recent official press release announced that all of the required court filings have been completed and are needed to continue the process, which was initiated at the beginning of March 2021.

Upon its emergence from Chapter 11 under the current terms of two proposals, Hertz Global Holdings, Incorporated would…

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April 6, 2021

Should Passengers Be Upset About Middle Seats Being Occupied Unexpectedly?

Approximately 100 flights were canceled by Delta Air Lines yesterday, Sunday, April 4, 2021 due to a shortage of personnel as the airline experienced the most passenger traffic it has experienced since prior to the official declaration of the current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic — and the delays and inconveniences experienced by passengers who were affected as a result would typically be more than enough to be annoyed, frustrated, or disappointed, as has happened numerous times in the past…

…but when an official announcement — which was perceived as either a promise or a guarantee — was not fulfilled in addition; and passengers were not…

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April 5, 2021

Enter Daily to Win in Celebration of 40 Years of American Airlines AAdvantage

American Airlines was the first major airline to introduce a frequent flier loyalty program in 1981 — which will be exactly 40 years ago on Saturday, May 1, 2021 — in order to encourage loyalty among its customers; and the program came to be known as AAdvantage…

…and in celebration of that day, American Airlines has launched a potentially fun promotion which you have chances to win among 1,392,040 prizes — such as…

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April 5, 2021

Offers to Earn Points and Hotel Deals Spring 2021 From Hilton Honors — and The 10 Best Road Trip Routes in the United States

The members of the team at Hilton Honors want to help you create new memories during this Spring of 2021 with some deals which cannot be beat when you use your Hilton Honors points for stays at hotel and resort properties — plus, the 10 best road trip routes in the United States have been curated with staying at suggested hotel and resort properties within the Hilton portfolio along the way.

Members of the Hilton Honors frequent guest loyalty program are being given potentially great opportunities to earn even more points to use towards a future stay — and as a member, you can…

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April 5, 2021

15 Tips on What Can You Do as Rental Car Rates Increase in the United States

The inventory of vehicles in the fleets of rental car companies has significantly been reduced for the year 2021 — but for a simple reason: the basic economic principles of supply and demand as the result of the current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic.

As demand for renting vehicles declined substantially, rental car companies either reduced the inventory of vehicles in their fleets accordingly; declared bankruptcy protection; a combination thereof; or have gone out of business…

…but now that demand is spiking, fewer vehicles are currently available to rent — and because rental car companies cannot simply just order thousands of new vehicles at a time and have them immediately delivered to meet that demand, rates to rent vehicles will likely increase significantly.

As for what can you do to mitigate the pain…

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April 4, 2021

Up to 30 Percent Off Select Cruises to Antarctica for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 Seasons

Voyages on several vessels to Antarctica where all cabin categories — with the exception of those cabins with triple occupancy and dedicated single occupancy on one particular vessel — are featured on sale at a discount of up to a 45 percent by Quark Expeditions for the 2021-2022 season and the 2022-2023 season…

…but you must…

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April 4, 2021

Earn 1,000 Bonus World of Hyatt Points Per Night April 2021 at New Hotel and Resort Properties

For a limited time — in celebration of the grand opening of Alila Napa Valley, which is hotel property number 1,000 for Hyatt Corporation — you can earn 1,000 bonus World of Hyatt points per qualifying night for staying at new hotel and resort properties around the world during specified offer periods…

…and because…