The Points Guy ✈ How Long Do Marriott Rewards Points Take to Transfer? & More Daily News From TPG ✈

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From: The Points Guy - Wednesday Dec 12, 2018 02:08 pm
✈ How Long Do Marriott Rewards Points Take to Transfer? & More Daily News From TPG ✈

Important Marriott update and transfer times
Yesterday marked another milestone in the Marriott/SPG integration, as the remaining legacy SPG brands shifted their reservations onto Marriott's site. This means that Points Advance is now live for these properties, a great development for top-tier properties like the St. Regis Maldives. We also released our guide to Marriott transfer times this morning, so check it out if you're thinking about converting your points to airline miles.
TODAY'S POSTS: 
- How Long Do Marriott Rewards Points Take to Transfer?  
- Air Canada 777 Tail Hit the Runway Upon Landing — Is That a Big Deal?  
- Paying Double for One Wrong Letter — Reader Mistake Story  
- One of the Biggest Meteor Showers of the Year Returns This Week — Here’s How to See It  
- When and How to Earn AAdvantage Miles at La Quinta This Winter  
- Stack Amex Offers, Shopping Portals and Other Discounts for Big Savings on Luggage  
- You Can Now Use CLEAR Biometrics to Pick up Your Hertz Rental Car  
- Deal Alert: Nonstop Flights to Mexico From $194 Round-Trip  
- Amazing Deal Alert: Domestic and Caribbean Flights From 5k Miles, Europe From 9k Miles  
- Best of the West: A Review of Delta One Suites on the A350 From Detroit to Seoul 

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How Long Do Marriott Rewards Points Take to Transfer?

By Benji Stawski on Dec 12, 2018 08:55 am
What makes the combined Marriott Rewards program more valuable than many other hotel programs isn’t just the sheer number of properties you can now book using points but also the wide variety of airline partners to which you can transfer points. With the integration of Marriott, SPG and Ritz-Carlton, you now have a whopping 44 ...
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Air Canada 777 Tail Hit the Runway Upon Landing — Is That a Big Deal?

By Jessica Puckett on Dec 12, 2018 08:00 am
While landing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) Monday afternoon, Air Canada Flight 15’s tail struck the runway. The Boeing 777-300’s tail was damaged significantly — enough that the outgoing flight to Toronto was canceled because the aircraft had to undergo repairs. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. TAIL STRIKE Air Canada #AC15 from Toronto struck ...
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Paying Double for One Wrong Letter — Reader Mistake Story

By The Points Guy on Dec 12, 2018 07:00 am
Today, I want to share a story from TPG reader Tony, who made a common mistake while changing a rental car reservation: Our family made a rental car reservation for a trip to Yosemite National Park. We were flying into San Jose, CA to save on flights, knowing it would be a three-hour drive to ...
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One of the Biggest Meteor Showers of the Year Returns This Week — Here’s How to See It

By Laura Itzkowitz on Dec 12, 2018 06:00 am
One of the biggest celestial events of the year, the Geminid meteor shower, will return for its annual display on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14. It’s a show guaranteed to dazzle. Nicholas Moscovitz, an astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, told Fox 12 News, “Thursday or Friday night around 2am is when the ...
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When and How to Earn AAdvantage Miles at La Quinta This Winter

By Katie Genter on Dec 11, 2018 08:30 pm
Normally, earning airline miles during hotel stays doesn’t make sense. But this winter, La Quinta — which will be folded into the Wyndham Rewards program soon — is offering the opportunity to earn three times the normal amount of American Airlines AAdvantage miles when you forgo earning La Quinta Returns points. Through this offer, you’ll ...
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Stack Amex Offers, Shopping Portals and Other Discounts for Big Savings on Luggage

By Brendan Dorsey on Dec 11, 2018 08:15 pm
If you’re in the market for luggage, Tuesday would be a good day to buy since there’s a great opportunity to save some serious cash. To take advantage of this deal, you’ll have to do a bit of stacking. First you’ll want to check your American Express cards to see if you’re eligible for the ...
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You Can Now Use CLEAR Biometrics to Pick up Your Hertz Rental Car

By Emily McNutt on Dec 11, 2018 08:00 pm
Car rental company Hertz and biometric identification company CLEAR have partnered to offer renters the ability to use their fingerprint or eyescan to pick up a car. The partnership marks the first time a rental car company has teamed up with a biometric solution. The Hertz Fast Lane powered by CLEAR, which launched on Tuesday, ...
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Deal Alert: Nonstop Flights to Mexico From $194 Round-Trip

By Jordan Allen on Dec 11, 2018 07:30 pm
Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts. Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency such as Orbitz or Expedia, which allows ...
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Amazing Deal Alert: Domestic and Caribbean Flights From 5k Miles, Europe From 9k Miles

By JT Genter on Dec 11, 2018 07:17 pm
Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts. At the end of October, American Airlines rolled out a new mileage discount program called Economy Web Specials which offered AAdvantage members a chance to ...
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Best of the West: A Review of Delta One Suites on the A350 From Detroit to Seoul

By Emily McNutt on Dec 11, 2018 07:15 pm
For many, the thought of one of the most luxe and modern products in the sky being offered by a US carrier doesn’t exactly come naturally. US carriers have long trailed behind their European and Asian competitors when it comes the best of business and first class. But Delta’s newest hard product — its Delta ...
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