U.S. Airways: Fun Promotion

U.S. Airways has a fun promotion that will challenge your geography I.Q. The promotion is to increase awareness of their MasterCard but the fun is trying to make it through the all five rounds of the geographic location game. The game, I mean promotion, is available until August 31 and has daily and weekly prizes in addition to a grand prize of a $10,000 MasterCard gift cad and 100,000 Dividend Miles. Your chances of winning increases with additional entries so be sure to explore the options listed below.

The Details

Prizes:

• (180) Daily Prizes – 20,000 Dividend Miles
• (5) Weekly Prize – iPod Nano (3rd Generation)
• (1) Grand Prize – One (1) Ten Thousand Dollar ($10,000) MasterCard gift card and 100,000 Dividend Miles

At the conclusion of each day during the Promotion Period there will be Five (5) Daily Prize Winners selected in a random drawing of all valid entries received. At the conclusion of each week during the Promotion Period there will be one (1) Weekly Prize Winner selected in a random drawing of all valid entries received. At the conclusion of the Promotion Period there will be one (1) Grand Prize Winner selected in a random drawing of all valid entries received. The entrant will be contacted using the email address provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules.) Administrator’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Promotion and the selection of potential winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion.

How to Earn Entries:

• 1 for completing all levels of the game
• 5 for entering your US Airways Dividend Miles Number
• 5 for signing up for Earn More Miles email newsletter
• 5 for posting a tweet on the Twitter page
• 5 for each friend to sign up for the promotion and play via Facebook, Twitter, or email. One hundred friends, the maximum, will earn you 500 entries for the contest.

Terms and Conditions can be found on the promotion's site.

My Prescription

Somebody has to win so why not you? I am not a big fan of lotteries or contests where my chances of winning is slim to none but the geography contest is fun so why not play and take a chance on winning some miles, iPod, or the $10,000 MasterCard gift card.

New Hyatt MasterCard Promotion – 2,500 Points Per Stay

Hyatt’s newest promotion earns a member 2,500 bonus points per stay from June 15th – September 15th, 2009 by paying an eligible rate with a MasterCard. A great promotion for those seeking to add to their Hyatt Gold Passport points.

Maximizing the Benefits of this Promotion

To maximize the benefits of this promotion you should try to increase the frequency of your stays since the promotion provides the bonus based on stays rather than nights. According to Hyatt's website, "A qualifying stay means one or more consecutive nights at any participating Hyatt Hotels & Resorts." So if you have a 4 night reservation this is considered 1 stay. But if you have 4 1-night reservations at different properties this is considered 4 stays. More stays = more points. Here is an analysis of the point diference over 5 weeks assuming you stay 4 nights a week.

Getting to the Point

With just five weeks of one-night hotel stays an additional 37,500 points can be realized. Looking at the Hyatt's award chart this could mean the difference between an additional trip, an upgrade to a more luxurious hotel, or adding a few more nights to your vacation.




Tip

Along with the Hyatt Exclusive offers is the relatively little known or used Hyatt Bonus offer, typically known as “G” code promotions. These promotional codes can be invaluable in your quest to build up hotel points. For example, some of the properties in California are giving 1,000-2,000 bonus points per stay, just by requesting the promotional code be added to your stay. To add these promotional codes to your stay, request the code be added at check-in, enter the code online, or call the Hyatt Gold Passport help line 800-228-3360.

Bottom Line

This promotion is a great way to add Hyatt points to your account. There are 230,000 bonus points up for grabs if you were to stay every night during the promotion period in a different hotel. Ulimately its up to you to read the terms and conditions and consider if the additional points are worth the extra effort before you begin your stays for this promotion.

Hyatt Gold Passport Program

Hyatt is one of the hardest programs to earn points mainly because of their limited properties and the lack of an point earning credit card. However they have some great properties for business and leisure. If you are not already a member, consider joining the program.