Thailand is Closing Its Most Famous Beach: Maya Beach in the Phi Phi Islands will close for the summer due to damage done to the ecosystem and due to trash. This is a total bummer because that’s on many people’s’ bucket list. When we travel, we need to be respectful as visitors.
Alaska Airlines Blocking Cathay and JAL Awards Within 3 Days of Departure: This is bad news! It makes sense why they’re doing it, but it ruins it for the rest of us who are trying to book a legit award ticket in first class.
Alaska Airlines Listened to Our Concerns???: Well this doesn’t happen often, so a big shout out to Alaska Airlines for listening to people’s concerns. In the article above, we saw how Alaska blocked awards within 72 hours of departure, which is when many of them become available. Now they’ve reversed it except for Intra-Asia awards.
Earn Up to 2K Marriott Points per Night for US Stays: For a limited time, you can earn up to 2K Marriott Points per night at select Marriott properties in the US. You must code promo code M11 when booking and your stays must be between June 6, 2018 to July 13, 2018.
Earn Up to 25K World of Hyatt Points: Hyatt’s first promotion for 2018 has kicked off. From now until May 15, 2018, you can earn up to 1,000 points per night. This promotion is capped at 25K points. If you have hotel stays planned, you might as well earn some extra points, so register for this promotion!
Round Trip Flights to Iceland Around $200: WOW Air is at it again with some great deals to Europe and back for around $200. There are deals out of New York, Boston and Detroit available. Keep in mind that WOW is a low cost carrier and additional expenses can add up. If you know what you’re getting into and are still interested, it’s a great deal!
Book United Award Flights with Singapore Miles Online: Being able to book award flights online as opposed to talking to a representative is a plus! Many times representatives aren’t up to speed on all of their loyalty program’s rules which can make booking award flights a pain.