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Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles members can book award travel on new routes for 25 percent fewer miles than normally required through Dec. 31, 2014. New routes include Varna, Bordeaux, Pisa, Munster,… Continue Reading
Members of Air China PhoenixMiles can now earn miles when staying at select properties within the Preferred Hotel Group. Members earn 800 miles for qualified stays at 163 properties across 42 cities to… Continue Reading
Virgin Australia’s Velocity frequent flyer program is becoming a separate business from the airline after it completes a deal to sell a 35 percent stake in the Velocity program to a private equity… Continue Reading
In a bold move, Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines have announced that members of both programs will be able to convert their program currency from one program to the other. Members of Singapore… Continue Reading
Choice Privileges members can now look forward to stays at a new Ascend Hotel Collection property in the Caribbean. The ACOYA Hotel Suites & Villas on the island of Curacao is an upscale resort on… Continue Reading
Wyndham Rewards members can spend their points on new hotels in Austria and China. Ramada Graz/Unterpremstatten is situated 15 minutes from Old Town and close to Graz Airport in the heart of the IBC Business… Continue Reading
The current IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks awards will end Nov. 30, 2014. PointBreaks award nights are only 5,000 points per night but each member may only book two PointBreaks award nights per hotel during… Continue Reading
The Clarion Hotel Istanbul Airport North will join the Choice Hotels portfolio in 2015, offering 237 guest rooms close to Ataturk Airport. Choice’s first property in Turkey, Clarion Hotels &… Continue Reading
IHG Rewards Club members will have a new way to spend their points when the InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay hotel opens in 2016. The 225-room hotel will be located along the Singapore River… Continue Reading
In disappointing news for many Delta SkyMiles members, Delta has announced the program will no longer issue Round-the-World award tickets on or after Jan. 1, 2015. News reports about the decision quote… Continue Reading