I just got this email from Delta: We’ve partnered with the Wildlife Conservation Society to bring you a new benefit you’ll be wild for. Now through September 7th, you and one guest may enjoy complimentary admission on the first Friday of every month to the Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park … Read More

I haven’t written much recently as  I’ve been busy working and traveling.  The traveling wasn’t even to run marathons (shocking, I know!).  Two weeks ago, I hopped over to Ireland for a weekend to visit a friend in County Meath – I’d purchased the flight on Delta for under $400 during a little airfare war a … Read More

Right now there is an airfare war going on for flights between New York and San Francisco on many major airlines – including American, Delta and Jet Blue.  Prices are as low as $220.  The dates seem to go through early June.  As always, if you are interested, do not hesitate, because the deal may be gone in … Read More

 Swag. Swag. Swag. Originally defined as the loot of a theft, now the term has become synonymous with freebies — generally promotional items distributed at an event as opposed to items awarded for winning a competition or contest.  (I have no idea if “Swag” is singular or plural, so please excuse the grammatical confusion). Perhaps the most … Read More

Right now, you can get iTunes cards in a variety of amounts, at 15% off, with free shipping at Best Buy.  Here’s the LINK.

A few weeks ago, I lamented that Groupon was no longer listed as a participating merchant on Chase’s Ultimate Rewards portal.  Well, here’s good news —  today, I looked, and blinked, and looked again…. and, sure enough, Groupon is now listed as a participating merchant with a whopping 12 points per dollar!     happy friday!

The Hyatt hotel chain includes Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt, Hyatt Place, and Hyatt House. It is my favorite of the hotel chains – the rooms are well-appointed and the service impeccable.  (It’s also the only hotel chain where you don’t have to ask for toothpaste!) My only gripes are – first, that there are … Read More

My favorite credit card right now is the Chase Sapphire Preferred card.  Besides being gorgeous (think: George Clooney movie, Up In the Air), and having a great sign up bonus (50,000 points – valued at approximately $625), as well as the first year fee ($95) waived… it also has an amazing shopping portal, known as … Read More

There is a new promotion by Hilton — by signing up for mobile texts, and entering your Visa card, you get 1,000 HHonors points.  If you spend $100 with the enrolled Visa card at a US Hilton by June 30th, 2012, you’ll get an additional 4,000 HHonors points.    Registration is simple.  Register HERE.   … Read More

Yesterday, I wrote about how helpful KAYAK is when planning a trip – or MANY trips – in order to take advantage of the ebb and flow of airfare prices.  Yesterday, I showed how, because of a daily “price alert” email from KAYAK I was able to take advantage of an unpublished sale on Continental/United from LGA to … Read More