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deals & rewards

Earn 100,000 Points with
American Express
Credit card users who sign up for the Platinum
Card from American Express can earn 100,000
Membership Rewards points once they spend
$5,000 in the first three months.
Card members can also receive up to $200
for Uber
rides
each
year and
a $200
airline fee
credit to
use for
travel-
related
expenses like baggage fees and access to
airport lounges under the Global Lounge Col-
lection.
When booking flights, members also will be
eligible for five times the membership rewards
LEVEL Increases points when booking with airlines or with Ameri-
International Service can Express Travel, and five times the points on
The newest airline to join the ranks of hotels reserved through amextravel.com.
European budget airlines is LEVEL, a americanexpress.com
subsidiary of IAG, which also owns British
Airways and Aer Lingus. Since June, LEVEL Marriott, SPG Rewards
has offered incredibly discounted fares Program Changes
from Barcelona (BCN) to cities like Los This year Marriott Rewards and Starwood Pre-
Angeles (LAX), Oakland (OAK), Buenos Aires (EZE) and Punta Cana (PUJ). As the New Year ferred Guest members will see slight changes in
began, the airline announced plans to double its services between Europe and North America. how they earn and redeem points. In an effort
Beginning March 28, LEVEL will debut a new route from Barcelona to Boston (BOS), and by to match Marriott’s membership structure, SPG
July LEVEL will offer flights from Paris’ Orly Airport to Montréal (YUL), Newark (EWR), Martinique members who have lifetime membership status
(FDF) and Guadeloupe (PTP). can now enjoy points that have no expiration
Fares will start as low as $148 for a one-way flight.
date. They also can earn points by renting
flylevel.com vehicles through Hertz.
Previously, Marriott members were able to
roll over excess nights earned from one year to
another, but in 2018 members will not be able
Airlines Introduce Fare ers must have a credit card with one of the to roll these nights over into 2019. Extra earned
Payment Plans participating banks to qualify. nights will expire at the end of the year.
With rapidly changing airfares and sched- Although this option is only available in By signing up with Hertz’s rewards program,
ules, airlines work to make the payment Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Platinum members of both programs can
process more flexible for hopeful travelers Emirates, domestic airlines like JetBlue and receive mid-tier 5-star status with Hertz’s Gold
PHOTOS: © LEVEL, © AMERICAN EXPRESS to introduce such a plan. On etihad.com, programs would require a down payment Hertz’s Gold Plus President’s Circle.
Plus Rewards, while Platinum Premier members
Southwest teamed with UpLift to offer
by offering incremental payment plans for
this opportunity in the United States. The
with ambassador service will be eligible for
flights.
Etihad Airways is one of the first airlines
plus a monthly interest charge which, with
marriott.com
UpLift, would be approximately 12 percent.
travelers can select Pay by Installment and
starwoodhotels.com
then choose one of 17 banks to pay the
uplift.com
fare in the next three to 60 months. Travel-
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