Reselling Staples Purchases Part 1
Reselling Staples Purchases Part 2
Reselling Staples Purchases Part 3
Mail In Rebates
Staples has a fairly painless online submission process for your rebates (my shopping trip included three types: check, Visa gift card, Staples gift card).
Step 1: Visit http://stapleseasyrebates.com as soon as you get home from making your purchases (so you don’t forget/lose your receipt).
UPDATE: I was able to resolve this though a number of emails and phone calls. See update below.
I am running into an issue with Hyatt blacking out award nights at the Park Hyatt Buenos Aires. It is unclear if they are actually holding back rooms or doing some wacky practices in what rooms are available for award reservations.
I will be in Buenos Aires December 24-27. Granted this is over Christmas, so I expect there to be higher demand. I was able to book the first night on Points + Cash. However, the 25th and 26th are unavailable to book with Points, Points + Cash, or with my Chase Visa Award Nights that I earned through my sign up bonus.
I have a love/hate relationship with my Citibank Prestige World Elite MasterCard. I love the Citi Prestige Card lounge access that comes with the included Priority Pass Select and Admiral Club access (and additional benefits I will explain below). I hate the Citi Prestige Card for it’s idiotic design. Check out my … Read more
Following up on its Stay More Play More promotion, Hyatt this week introduced the Hyatt Sweet Dreams Sweet Rewards promotion. The Hyatt Sweet Dreams Sweet Rewards promotion runs from June 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015.
Just like the Stay More Play More promotion, this offer is targeted to each Hyatt Gold Passport member. Last time I stayed 15 nights and got the 30,000 point bonus which showed up quickly after my 15th night.
Here is the email and offer I received from Hyatt (which is the same as my last offer):
I completed my Hyatt Diamond Challenge (also known as the Elite Tier Offer) earlier this year. At that time, after enrolling in the Offer you had 60 days to stay 12 nights at Hyatt properties to gain Diamond status through February 2016. It seems that there may be a Hyatt Diamond … Read more
Update: The winner is… @Robacca! Congrats! Follow @single_flyer for your chance to win the next contest.
SingleFlyer is getting into the contest biz!
This is your chance to win an American Airlines Business Class amenity kit and $10 iTunes gift card to download a couple of movies for your next flight.
The inside of the kit features the colors and logo of an AA legacy carrier and some products to make your flight more enjoyable. The kit I’ll send you is brand new and still sealed; it contains all the original items.
Weekend in Beijing This post is continued from an earlier post. Read Weekend in Beijing – Part 1: Getting to China My flight landed in Beijing at 2:00pm local time on Friday evening. My return flight was to take off at 10:00am on Sunday. I knew I didn’t want to … Read more
Weekend in Beijing A few months back I got in on the sub-$500 round trip ticket to Beijing from Washington DC in American Airlines Business Class. I purchased the tickets; and then purchased my positioning flight to DC from Seattle which ended up costing (slightly) more than the ticket to … Read more
Today I received a Bank of America checking account offer for 25,000 Alaska Airlines miles if I open a new Bank of America Interest Checking or Bank of America Core Checking account before July 31, 2015. The offer also mentions you must receive at least two direct deposits, each of $2,000 or more, within 90 days of opening the account.
The offer seems to be targeted to Bank of America customers with an Alaska Airlines Visa card. However, it seems that all you have to do is go to bankofamerica.com/alaskaoffer to sign up (Note: I do not receive any payment or compensation for you signing up). You may have to connect an Alaska Airlines Visa card to the account to verify that you are eligible.
I just returned from a very quick trip to Beijing. It was the kind of trip that most people would never think to go on; I was in transit for longer than I was at my destination. But I had an amazing adventure. And had I waited to find someone … Read more
I stayed at the beautiful Park Hyatt Beijing for two nights on my quick mileage run to China. I debated between the Park and Grand Hyatt. The Grand Hyatt is located near Wangfujing; the pedestrian street with shopping and food stalls and not far from the Forbidden City. The Park … Read more
I have found it difficult to find good pants that I can travel in. I want something that is comfortable but doesn’t make me look like a slob. My search for the best travel pants for men has brought me to my current pair of North Face Kilowatt Pants. Historically I … Read more
After spending only 7 hours at the hotel, it seems a bit presumptuous to write a review about the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan International (technically in Virginia). However I think I slept a total of 2 hours, giving me 5 hours to experience the hotel. I think that qualifies me as an expert.
I booked the spectacular mistake fare to Beijing but needed to position myself at DCA to begin the run. As my flight out of DCA was at 7:15am, and I was coming from Seattle, I knew I would need to spend the night in DC. My flight arrived at 10:00pm and they Hyatt Regency Crystal City was a good option as it had a free shuttle every 20 minutes to/from the airport. Apart from the driver leaving the airport with the shuttle door still open, it was a painless experience to get to the hotel.
For two days, you can book a room at Hyatt South East Asia properties during the Hyatt Flash Sale at up to 40% off. Full payment is due at booking and reservations are non-refundable per the Terms and Conditions. Deal ends May 21 at 11:00pm Singapore Time (11:00am EST/8:00am PST). Good for travel through August 31, 2015. Use offer code SEAF when booking.
It seems that most (all?) of the prices for the Hyatt Flash Sale include breakfast. Although I haven’t stayed at the Hyatt, Siem Reap is a great city to visit if you want to see the temples of Angkor Watt. For $174 a night (with availability for most of the summer) this is a good deal for this high end property, however you can find rooms for much cheaper if you avoid chains in Cambodia.
Make sure you compare it to other offers when booking: you may be able to find a cheaper rate (although it may not include breakfast, but if you are a Diamond member you already get free breakfast). For example, at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok I found a night in July that was cheaper with the “Special Escape” rate than the “Sea Flash Sale”. This is definitely a case of “Your Mileage May Vary”.
More info at hyatt.com
Properties included in the sale:
I purchased tickets to U2’s tour opener in Vancouver late last year and knew I would want to spend a couple days in Canada. There is only one Hyatt option in Vancouver; the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, so I booked it. I am a Hyatt loyalist after all. This would be my first stay at a Hyatt property as a Diamond member after completing my Elite Tier Offer.
Location: Hyatt Regency Vancouver is located in the heart of downtown next to the Burrard SkyTrain station that you can access via the Expo or Millennium lines. It is no more than a 15 minute walk to anywhere in downtown. The hotel lobby is connected to a small mall that has a drug store and fast food restaurants. A few blocks away is the shopping area of downtown in one direction and the waterfront in other. Vancouver is a very cosmopolitan city and you can easily find anything you are looking for.