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šŸ‘‹ Say hello to the Kiwis with this deal

We've got an Award Drop to New Zealand, a new flexible credit card offer, and many more travel tips and news from the week.

Gooood morning, weekend warriors. I dunno about you, but this is how Iā€™m feelingā€¦

Someone jumping up and high-fiving a crosswalk sign

Yes, yes. We all made itā€¦ once again. Phew.

But letā€™s take a look at all the happenings in the travel world from this week šŸ‘‡

āœ… Score 20% off Marriott hotel stays (book by Sunday!!).

āœ… Take advantage of Hyattā€™s double elite nights promo.

āœ… Take a peek inside Brendanā€™s wallet (not literally, but from this weekā€™s YouTube video šŸ˜‰) to see which credit cards he uses on the regular.

āœ… Bless your ears with this weekā€™s podcast that discusses the juicy travel mistakes weā€™ve made along the way.

āœ… Take a peek at these seven cards that currently have elevated welcome offers!

šŸ† Favorite pick of the week: New Zealand Award Drop

Ombre background with a map and New Zealand flag

Who doesnā€™t love the idea of going to New Zealand?

  1. Thereā€™s plenty of sheep.

  2. Itā€™s home to the ā€œmythicalā€ world of Middle-earth.

  3. Itā€™s also home to the longest place name in the worldā€”an 85-letter town. Ahemā€¦ Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu

But seriously, New Zealand is gorgeous, and weā€™ve got an Award Drop to get you there!

Right now, there are a handful of nonstop seats available between the U.S. and New Zealand using Aeroplan points.

And did I mention weā€™ve also spotted some business class deals too? šŸ‘€

There are economy seats available for 50,000 Aeroplan points and business class seats available for just 75,000 Aeroplan points!

Example booking with Aeroplan points showing economy for 50k points and 75k for business class

It should be known that the majority of this availability is for April and May, so if youā€™re itching to get down to the southern hemisphere soon, this is a great opportunity.

If youā€™d like to see more examples and get additional details about this Award Drop, check out our original newsletter section.

šŸƒšŸ»ā€ā™€ļø Runner-Ups

šŸ„‡Is this the most flexible welcome offer ever?

A grey credit card graphic on a black background

Listen, yā€™all. There is a no-annual-fee card that weā€™re pumped up about šŸ’Ŗ

And itā€™s got a unique, super flexible welcome offer (which usually isnā€™t the case for most cards).

Welcome offers are typically an ā€œall or nothingā€ deal. So if, for example, you arenā€™t able to reach the minimum spend of $4,000, $6,000, or whatever amount it is at a given timeā€¦ you just lose out on all those bonus points šŸ˜­

And that is a very, very sad day.

But with the [[ ink-business-cash-credit-card.casual-card-name ]], youā€™ve got the option to earn a chunk of Ultimate Rewards bonus points (or cash-back) in a two-part offer.

Itā€™s actually a really cool structure for a welcome bonus, and if youā€™d like to learn more about this card and why it could be a great option for you, I wrote an entire (branded!!) newsletter section that will give you all the details ā¤ļø

šŸ„ˆ Unitedā€™s new seat alert feature

Example of someone looking at seat preferences on the United app

Courtesy of United Airlines

There are people who could care less where they sit on a planeā€¦ and then there are Type A people who will pay $100+ to pick their seat eight months ahead of time.

I very much lean towards the Type A side, and I very much enjoy a little seat-picking action.

Why?

Iā€™m not sure. The need for control? To avoid a middle seat at all costs?

But sometimes that doesnā€™t work out šŸ˜©

Luckily, with Unitedā€™s new ā€œseat alertā€ feature, you might still get access to your desired seatsā€¦ even if theyā€™re occupied.

How this works is when booking your flights (or selecting your seats afterwards), Unitedā€™s app will give you the option to choose your preferred seatā€”whether itā€™s taken or not.

If it becomes available, youā€™ll be notified via the app, and youā€™ll automatically get moved to that seat šŸŽ‰

This isnā€™t an uncommon occurrence given how many times people cancel, change, or upgrade on a particular route.

However, you need to know this one thing: This feature is only available to some members and Iā€™m not sure whyā€¦?

So youā€™ll need to check your account to confirm whether you have these privileges or not.

Overall, this is a pretty rad new feature. Iā€™m hoping theyā€™ll open up this option to everyone at some point. Maybe theyā€™re just testing the waters for nowā€¦

Either way, happy seat picking to those of you who partake šŸ˜„

šŸ“£ Quick Callouts

āŒ Expired: Earn a Southwest Companion Pass from ONE FLIGHT

šŸ„¹ Feel-good: United launches new inclusivity feature for wheelchair users

šŸ˜ Interesting: Get paid to binge-watch travel movies

šŸƒšŸ¼ Mike on the Move: More adventures with Hyatt

šŸ¤— Helpful: Unitedā€™s new Mileage Pooling feature

šŸ˜ Inspiring: Where in the World Wednesday: Palm Springs

šŸ¤“Trivia: Which country has the worldā€™s smallest capital city by population?

Thatā€™s all for now, friends! Iā€™m about to go enjoy a (surprisingly) warm and sunny spring weekend here in the PNW!

Have a lovely rest of your day, and see you next week ā¤ļø

Tiffany Eastham
Weekend Warrior

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