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400 pounds for flight and 3 nights hotel? Amazing.
Virgin Atlantic runs some very attractive package offers between London and New York with one catch – you need to book them in pairs. If you’re looking to take a romantic holiday away, have a family of 4, or build a dope buddy trip, it’s a really attractive way to hop across the pond. Note…these deals are out of London.
With the packages, you get roundtrip economy airfare + 3 nights accommodations and the deals start at under 400 pounds per person. That is just flat out ridiculous.
Where can you go for 399 pounds?
- New York
- Boston
- Miami
- Vegas
- Orlando
Let’s take a look at the New York Deals
Looking at January/February there was one hotel that popped in under 400 pounds per person. I’ve personally never stayed, nor know anyone who has stayed at the Z NYC Hotel, but my interest goes to a few of the slightly more expensive options.
Have a few extra bucks to spare? Look at the posh hotels you can lock down for roughly 100 pounds more.
These are just a few that I chose, there are many, many more to check out.
I just stayed at the Intercontinental Barclay and can attest that it’s a great property in a very good location. 500 pounds per person for a flight and 3 nights is a wonderful deal. I’ve also stayed at the Essex House and its location is very hard to beat.
The big thing to note here is that these are economy lite fares. No checked bag, no upgrades, no seat selection.
A breakdown of Virgin’s Economy fares.
How much extra is Economy Classic with a free checked bag and seat selection? It depends, but can be pretty cheap. These should be eligible for upgrade as well ( getting clarification on this).
Interested? These deals run through September 30th, 2019. Go here and play around with dates, but some truly fantastic deals can be had
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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