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Chime Card Loading Fees Coming October 8, Serve Card Cash Advance Fees?, Clarifying the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Free Weekend Night Certificate, and AMEX Offers for Hilton Hotels and USA Today

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Chime Card Loading Fees Coming October 8, Serve Card Cash Advance Fees?, Clarifying the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Free Weekend Night Certificate, and AMEX Offers for Hilton Hotels and USA Today

Good evening everyone!  Thank you to those of you who emailed me earlier today alerting me about changes to the Chime Card.  Beginning on October 8, there *may* be a 3% fee to use certain debit cards to load to your Chime Card.

Chime October 8 Fee Increase

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Reduced Spending Offer for SPG Personal and Business Credit Cards

Here is today’s random news…

Everyone knows that the “standard” offer for the Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit card from American Express and Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express is 25,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in 6 months, right?

Standard AMEX SPG Offer

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Weekend Trip to Cabo – Part 1: Southwest Airlines Flight and Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort

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Weekend Trip to Cabo – Part 1: Southwest Airlines Flight and Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort

Buenos dias amigos!  After my short weekend trip to Cabo, I present my 2 part trip report.  In part 1, I discuss the Southwest Airlines flight from Orange County, CA (SNA) to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (SJD) and my experience staying that the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort.  In Part 2, I discuss the activities and places we ate in Cabo as well as the different methods of transportation around Cabo.

Southwest Flight 624 SNA to SJD

I booked this flight as soon as Southwest Airlines announced the new international routes, so I got a pretty good deal, in my opinion.  The price at the time was 11,400 Southwest Airlines points plus $85.48 in taxes/fees (mostly Mexican international fees).

SWA Cabo

As far as I know, Southwest Airlines only flies to Cabo from Orange County and Denver.  However, if you live in another city, I saw several flights on different airlines:

  • Alaska Airlines flies from San Diego, Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Francisco
  • American Airlines flies from Los Angeles and Dallas
  • Delta flies from Salt Lake City
  • Frontier flies from Denver
  • Spirit flies from San Diego and Dallas
  • United Airlines flies from San Francisco and Houston
  • US Airways flies from Phoenix
  • Virgin America flies from San Francisco
  • WestJet flies from Vancouver and Calgary

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TWG is Flying to Cabo this Weekend on Southwest Airlines

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TWG is Flying to Cabo this Weekend on Southwest Airlines

Buenos noches amigas! (No need for Google translate) Good evening friends, I am taking a really early or really late spring break trip to Cabo this weekend.  As far as I know, Southwest only flies non-stop to Cabo from Orange County, CA (SNA) and Denver (DEN).  I got a good deal on my flight and it only cost 11,400 SWA miles and $85.48 in taxes/fees (Mexico apparently has much higher taxes than the US).

SWA to SJD Route Map

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$89/Night Hilton Grand Vacations Club on the Las Vegas Strip (August 1 – September 30)

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$89/Night Hilton Grand Vacations Club on the Las Vegas Strip (August 1 – September 30)

Good evening, this is just a quick post tonight.  I got an email from Hilton about their Las Vegas Strip hotel property.  Currently, you can book $89/night suites, valid from 8/1 – 9/30.  If you are interested, please click here.  I don’t think you need to receive the email or sit through any timeshare presentations.  Remember, Las Vegas will be 100+ degrees those entire 2 months.

$89 Hilton Suite Las Vegas

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