by PointsGuru | May 22, 2017 | American Express
It’s already been an amazing year for savings via American Express offers especially with the Hilton branded hotel chain where we have already saved big money on stays. AMEX Offers has had amazing offers with Hilton’s Embassy Suites, Marriott’s Renaissance, and another travel favorites such as Air France and Virgin Atlantic. You can book your travel for the Spring and Summer Travel season and not have to worry about blackout dates using these offers.
80,000 Hilton HHonors Bonus Points.
Save $60 at Hilton Hotels with this New Amex Offer!
A new Amex Offers promotion just came out where you can get a $60 statement credit with a $300+ purchase at a Hilton Hotel and Resort or Curio Collection hotel. This is a great promotion where you can essentially get up to 20% off your hotel stay! There are also a ton of other Hilton Amex promotions that I wrote about below.
The one caveat to this promotion is that it is only for stays at Hilton Hotel and Resort or Curio Collection hotels. All other hotel brands under the Hilton umbrella are excluded (i.e., Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Conrad, Waldorf, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, Hilton Grand Vacations). Not to worry because Embassy Suites and Hampton Inn have their own promos below.
Here’s How to Enroll in the $60 Off Hilton Offer!
Click Here to Tweet #AmexHltnCurio to get $60 back when you Spend $300+ at a US or US Territory only Hilton Hotel & Resort or Curio Collection hotel with your registered Amex card. your total bill must be at least $300 which can include all room charges, incidentals, tax, etc. The transaction must hit your credit card by July 30, 2017!
You can always go the old school way and sign-in to your AMEX account online but the tweeting method is best. Sign into your AmericanExpress.com account and go to the “Amex Offers For You” tab. Find the Hilton Hotels & Resorts + Curio offer and make sure to select the “Save Offer” button. Once you do this for one card the option will disappear on other cards so make sure to do the multi-browser trick to learn how to register multiple Amex cards with your AmericanExpress.com account. We prefer just setting up various twitter accounts and applying the promotion to each card!
Save $45 at Embassy Suites and Homewood Suites
Click Here to Tweet #AmexESHW to get $45 back when you spend $225 or more at Embassy Suites and Homewood Suites with Amex Offers. Expires 6/30/2017.
Tweet #AmexESHW for $45 back on a $225 Homewood or Embassy Suites Stay via @RewardsCards
$35 Off at Hampton Inn –
Click Here to Tweet #AmexHamptonHGI to get $35 Credit from a $175+ Spend at a Hampton Inn with your synced Amex card which includes all room charges, incidentals, tax, etc.
$60 Off MGM Resorts Stays in Las Vegas
Click Here to Tweet #AmexMGM to get $60 statement credit by using your connected Card to spend $300+ on room rate and room charges, when you pay for your stay with select MGM Resorts International properties from 3/1/2017 – 6/30/2017. Read here about the MGM Resorts rewards program. This is valid at these Las Vegas MGM Resorts including ARIA, Vdara, Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Delano, and Mirage.
$30 Off Disney or Sea World Tickets or Stays
Click Here to Tweet #AmexUCT to get $30 back when you spend $150+. Expires 5/31/2017.
Tip: Get discounted tickets at Disney and many other attractions.
Save $15 on Suitcases, Gear, or Bags
Click Here to Tweet #AmexeBagsa $15 statement credit when you spend $75 or more on things such as suitcases, school or travel bags. Expires 4/30/2017.
Expired Offers from AMEX:
$35 Statement Credit at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels
Click Here to Tweet #AmexDoubleTree to get $35 back when you spend $175 or more at DoubleTree by Hilton. You can basically get around 20% off your hotel stay and anyone can get it if you tweet to them now to sign up. Keep in mind this is only for stays at DoubleTree Hotels not Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Conrad, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, or Hilton Garden Inn.
$40 Statement Credit at Marriott Renaissance Hotels!
Click Here to Tweet #AmexRenaissance to get a $40 statement credit with a $200+ purchase at a Renaissance hotel. Another easy 20% off your hotel stay where anyone can sign up via Twitter since it is not targeted like some promotions. The offer expires November 30, 2015. Note that this is also only available for Renaissance hotels and not Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard, Springhill Suites, or Ritz Carlton and only in the US and US territories. Also, make sure that you book on the hotels website or directly and not with a third party such as Jetsetter, TravelPony, Expedia, or such.
Save $200 off a Virgin Atlantic Flight with Amex Offers
Click Here to Tweet #Amexviratl to get a $200 statement credit on a $1,000+ purchase on Virgin America Airways. Anyone is eligible who signs up via Twitter and is only for airfare purchases at VirginAtlantic.com or via the Virgin Atlantic mobile app for reservations made by December 31, 2015. As long as you book your flight by the end of the year and have the charge hit your credit card that same date you could use this for a flight next year.
by PointsGuru | May 17, 2017 | Taxi Rideshare & Rentals
Raise is an online discounted gift card store which is running a promotion on Uber Gift Cards. For a limited amount of time Raise is offering $10 off a $20 purchase of Uber Gift Cards for new customers only. Just use promo code: UBER5 add checkout to receive your discount. This is a great deal because you save more than half-off because Raise already includes at least 2% savings.
Don’t make the mistake I did and sign-up for a Raise account using a $5 Referral Bonus if you plan to get the $10 off on this Uber promotion. It will not allow you to use both. You will have to delete the $5 Referral after you sign-up.
If you do not plan on using the Uber promotion and don’t have a Raise account then Sign-up today and get a $5 Bonus. If you are new to Uber then Go here and Sign-Up first and you can stack the savings.
by PointsGuru | May 12, 2017 | Cheap Travel Deals
If you’re planning on going to Spain or looking for a fun place to travel this is an incredible deal. Normally priced over $850 you can now get a flight from Dallas to Madrid or Barcelona starting at $463 Round-Trip. The only downside is it stops in Canada or another destination before you reach Spain and is not a non-stop flight.
Air Canada, United Airlines, along with other Star Alliance partners have round-trip flights from Dallas (DFW) to Madrid (MAD) or Barcelona (BCN) for $463. This is mostly with a connection in Canada or Newark. Flights September to March. Holiday Blackouts apply. Flights may operate as a Untied/Lufhansa/Air Canada codeshare. 
Sep 13 – Apr 04 were some of the dates we were seeing you can look up on Google.com/Flights and they will list the best days to travel on the cheap. Most of the months looked like lots of availability but December was more expensive with an exception the first week.
Head over to our Hotel Promo Code page for more deals and our Travel Tools page for a valuable listing of apps to help you plan the best trip.
by PointsGuru | May 11, 2017 | Free Stuff
Staples is not normally a place I would shop because they are so expensive compared to Walmart and Target. If I need office equipment such as a desk chair or a printer I would go over to Sam’s Club or Costco or probably look on Amazon. They do however offer some amazing targeted coupons via email and for some reason they love to send me $10 off $10 coupons which forces me to make a weekly trip to the retailer.
Just like CVS and Walgreens I get weekly coupons to Staples. Normally the CVS coupons are for 15 to 30% off in-store while the Staples are a guaranteed $10 off $10 per week. You can then go into a local Staples and buy something for $11 and just pay $1 using a printout or showing them the email’s linked barcode. I have done this over 15 times now and they are still sending me emails. I normally just buy a box of K-Cups that are priced at $11 then pay $1 because I normally do not need office supplies.
Sign-up for $10 off $10 Coupons in Your Email:
Just head over to the Staples.com site and sign-up for their rewards program and their weekly newsletter. We just delete all the emails that come that do not have the weekly $10 off coupon in them. You just look inside the email and it may have a headline such as this week’s from “staples@easy.staples.com” with the headline “Happy HP Savings Month! Your deals are waiting …” The deals are waiting part of the subject line may be what they normally use. Keep in mind that some weeks it is hard to tell what the email subject line will be related that will have the coupon inside so you have to check all of them. Update: We believe what causes this to start up in your email is to recycle ink cartridges then hopefully you will start seeing the $10 off $10 coupons in your email.
NEW! Text Message Promotion
This week it is a little different as they are doing some sort of text message promotion. If you Text Message: EXCLUSIVE to 555444 you can get a $10 off $10 coupon sent to you. If you’ve already been on the Staples text list you can’t get the coupon. They’ll text you a link to the coupon after you subscribe. Coupon expires 2 weeks from when you get it. Valid in store, online, or by phone.
New! Birthday $5 Freebie
Check Your Emails for Possible FREE $5 Staples Gift Reward
You may have received an email with a $5 Staples Gift Reward titled “Surprise! $5 Staples Gift Reward Inside.” If you got this, it’s like FREE money to use in-stores or almost anything – note, exclusions may apply. This reward may be redeemed in-stores, online, or by phone. You have until the next Thursday,to use your reward.
by PointsGuru | May 9, 2017 | Retail
Amazon’s Echo is getting a touchscreen and many new features. The online retailer introduced the Echo Show featuring a 7-inch touchscreen and dual 2-inch stereo speakers. It can also do everything that an Alexa-powered device can do right now, including access third-party skills, tell you the forecast, set a timer, and play music. The Echo Show is available for pre-order in black or white and will start shipping on Wednesday, June 28.
Right now if you buy two of them and enter the code SHOW2PACK at checkout, you’ll activate a special $100 discount. So you’ll get two new Echo Shows for the price of two standard Echos. Go in on this deal with a friend, or buy a few for yourself (they work very well in multiple rooms). Echo Show brings you everything you love about Alexa, and now she can show you things.
Watch video flash briefings and YouTube, talk with family and friends (if they have Echos as well), see music lyrics, security cameras, photos, weather forecasts, to-do and shopping lists, and more. All hands-free—just ask. Select two-day shipping when you checkout, and Amazon says you’ll have it the very day it’s released. Read More ▶ (more…)
