March 29, 2025

๐Ÿค‘ My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (3/29/25)

๐Ÿค‘ My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (3/29/25)

This week, we'll cover how I'm rethinking elite status and new points strategies, how to earn 3x on Hyatt vacation rentals and up to 5k American Airlines bonus miles, freebies including free coffee, kids workshops, pita chips, how to save 25% on IHG with PayPal and more!

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๐Ÿค” Rethinking Elite Status + Listener Wins

With so many major devaluations, is chasing elite status worth it? I share my journey of earning elite status with 8 hotel and airline loyalty programs for 2025, weighing the pros and cons. Plus, find out how our podcast listeners saved $100,000+ in combined savings through smart points and miles strategies.

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๐Ÿ›ซ Travel, Points & Miles

๐Ÿ–๏ธ Earn 3x at World of Hyatt Vacation Rentals

For a limited time, you can โ€‹earn 3x pointsโ€‹ on qualifying stays at Homes & Hideaways by World of Hyatt between 3/19 and 7/6. World of Hyatt points are one of the most valuable hotel points, so I’d take advantage of this promo if you have upcoming travel. Registration is not required, but you do need to be a โ€‹World of Hyatt memberโ€‹.

โœˆ๏ธ 25% Off Emirates' Partner Award Flights

Emirates Skywards is offering โ€‹25% off partner economy class awards โ€‹on select airlines (including United Airlines domestic flights) when you book by 3/31 and travel by 1/6/26. Emirates is a transfer partner of almost all the loyalty programs, so this promo is worth checking out.

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines Expanding to South Korea

I love South Korea and I really want to go back, so I'm excited that Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines are launching 5x weekly, โ€‹nonstop flights from Seattle to Seoul Incheonโ€‹ in September 2025. Plus, any new route makes the likelihood of good award deals so much better!

๐Ÿจ IHG Hotels: Save 25% with PayPal

IHG One Rewards members can โ€‹save 25% on stays of 2+ nightsโ€‹ when booked before 6/30 and paid with PayPal. Reservations must be made at least 7 days in advance and include a stay on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

๐Ÿค American Airlines Status for Southwest Elites

If you have Southwest elite status, American Airlines is offering an instant status match to a higher tier: A-List members will be matched to Platinum status instead of Gold and A-List Preferred members will be matched to Platinum Pro status instead of Platinum. โ€‹Apply for your status matchโ€‹ before 6/30 to qualify.

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Earn up to 5k American Airlines Bonus Miles

Earn โ€‹up to 5,000 American Airlines bonus milesโ€‹ by referring friends to AAdvantage eShopping. Get 500 bonus miles for every person who joins using your link and spends at least $75 before 4/6. Plus, they will earn 1,000 bonus miles in addition to the miles they would typically earn on their purchase. Here’s โ€‹my referral linkโ€‹ if you need one :)


๐Ÿค‘ Latest Deals

๐Ÿ’ฐ Easy $10 with PayPal

There's a targeted offer for some PayPal users to โ€‹earn 1,000 pointsโ€‹ (worth $10) when they spend $10 using PayPal. Click โ€‹hereโ€‹ to see if you're eligible.

๐Ÿ†“ Freebies: $10, Krispy Kreme Coffee, Kids Workshops

Here are some freebies this week, with some deals ending today:

๐Ÿ•๏ธ Annual AllTrails+ Membership for $17.99 (or Less!)

You can get a 1-year โ€‹AllTrails+ membershipโ€‹ for just $17.99 with code SUMMERNOW. Plus, the comments โ€‹in this blog postโ€‹ include a few creative ways to get an even better deal!

๐Ÿฆ $250 Bonus from Mercury Business

If you run a business, โ€‹Mercury is offering a $250 bonusโ€‹ when you deposit $10K within 90 days using a โ€‹referral linkโ€‹. Feel free to โ€‹use my linkโ€‹ and you'll also be able to skip the waitlist.

๐Ÿ’ป Up to 93% Off Microsoft Windows & Office

Thanks to subscriber Charles for sharing that Groupon is offering almost every version of Microsoft Windows and Office for 77-93% off โ€‹hereโ€‹ (and that's before stacking it with any โ€‹cash back portal offersโ€‹).


๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ Great Finds

๐Ÿ“บ Show Recommendation: Dope Thief

I'm currently three episodes into Dope Thief and really enjoying the show. It's about two friends who pose as DEA agents to steal from drug dealers that end up picking the wrong target. It's free on AppleTV+.

๐Ÿ”ค Mentava Scholarship: Free Early Reading Program

Mentava is an amazing accelerated reading program for kids and they launched the โ€‹Mentava Ambassador Scholarshipโ€‹ to offer 10 families free access to their software in exchange for short video clips of their child using it. We love Mentava because of how quickly our daughter started reading 3-4 letter words.

Or if your child isn't ready to start reading yet, they have a free phonics-based โ€‹Alphabet Sounds Bookโ€‹ that we printed for our youngest daughter and she loves it!

P.S. If you are interested in Mentava, but not the scholarship, you should be able to get $50 off with the code โ€‹ALLTHEHACKSโ€‹.


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