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Good morning from the Maldives! 🇲🇻
I’m not a huge beach guy, but I gotta say… It’s nice to have some peace and quiet and forget about the woes of the world here for a few days.
But that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten about the woes of the points and miles world.
And by woes, I mean deals:
⏰ 40% Southwest flash sale (today only)
Southwest is out with a tasty flash sale. And by “flash,” I mean FLASH — because you’ll need to book by today.
Still, it could be worth it considering the 40% discount.👇
As with all Southwest promos, this applies to both paid flights AND award flights, which makes it particularly interesting.
Here is the SparkNotes version of the terms:
You must book by TODAY, June 11
Use promo code FLYWOW when searching
Valid for travel between August and December of 2026
If you want to read the full terms of the deal, check it out here. There are a bunch of restrictions and blackout dates that would take up an entire newsletter to explain.
Instead, I recommend simply searching for flights you need to book and seeing if they are discounted. 🤷🏼♂️
I found cool options like this flight from Liberia, Costa Rica, to Dallas, TX for as few as 10,500 Southwest points.
Even the “Choice Extra” package only costs 26,000 points, which is a great deal.
This deal pairs perfectly with the Southwest Companion Pass, which many of you got from signing up for Southwest’s co-branded credit cards earlier this year.
If you don’t have a Southwest card, you can always transfer UR points to Southwest at a 1:1 ratio.
Shorter Southwest routes can cost as few as 4,000 or 5,000 points during this sale, which is a great option to save a ton of points or money for anyone traveling with a family or larger group.
Anyway, you don’t have too much time to think about it… so if this interests you, check out the sale, lock in some flexible cheap flights, and you can always cancel later. 🤷🏼♂️
✈️ EPIC 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic
For the next couple of weeks, you can get a 30% bonus when transferring UR points to Virgin Atlantic, which we don't see very often.
Virgin Atlantic has some incredible award rates to Europe, including economy flights from the U.S. to London for just 6,000 miles in economy.👇
With this bonus, that’s 4,600 UR points… to fly to Europe… so… yeah. It’s awesome.
Oh, and flying Upper Class on the same date for 29,000 miles (or 22,000 UR points) isn’t half bad either. 😉
If you travel with a family or a partner, this is a great way to stretch your points for multiple people.
But Virgin has other sweet spots, too.
For example, if you don’t want to go to London, you can fly from the U.S. to Europe on Air France or KLM using Virgin miles – often for cheaper than what those airlines charge for their own flights.
Air France flights from the U.S. to Europe are cheap with Virgin miles
Take 30% off of that, and it’s a pretty solid deal.
And I know many of you have been curious about using Virgin Miles to book Delta One awards. And I have good news and bad news.
The good news is that yes, you can totally book Delta One awards with Virgin miles.
For example, I just found this nonstop from Detroit to Rome on Delta One for just 57,500 Virgin miles.
With this 30% transfer bonus, that’s just 44,000 UR points to fly all the way to Rome in Delta One.
Now the bad news…
When you book premium cabins (like Delta One) through Virgin, you have to pay extreme taxes and fuel surcharges. In the previous example, that’s over $1,000 of cash fees.
For reference, Delta itself is charging 115,000 SkyMiles and $6 for the same flight on the same day.
So I’ll let you decide if you’d rather pony up 71,000 extra points or $1,400 of extra cash. 😉
So here’s the bottom line:
This is an awesome deal. There’s no doubt about it. There are tons of great ways to use Virgin miles.
Make sure you hop on this before it ends on July 14. And if you need to rack up more UR points, we’ve got you covered.
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🍋 The perfect summer sun solution
Summertime is here, and that means all the time in the sun, y’all. ☀️
But the sun isn’t always our friend, speaking as someone who has historically struggled with hydration during the hot and humid summer months. 😅
Following a few battles with some nasty kidney stones, I vowed to seriously double down on my hydration efforts, and after much trial and error, I finally found LMNT, a hydrating drink I actually enjoy.
And as an Arnold Palmer lemonade lovin’ girlie, I am HERE for the new Lemonade Iced-Tea flavor this summer!
It’s truly everything I need in a summer drink: tangy and refreshing with a gentle caffeine boost and none of the jitters, thanks to the full black tea extract with naturally existing L-theanine and polyphenols.
And with recent research suggesting caffeine may help protect against kidney stones, I don’t even have to think twice. 😎
I can rest assured I’m getting the hydration I need with the classic LMNT formula: 1000mg sodium, 200mg potassium, 60mg magnesium, and none of the sugar or artificial stuff.
LMNT took the boring old sports drink concept and turned it into the perfect summertime afternoon pick-me-up, keeping you going for all the patio hangs and long days at the beach.
Grab it ASAP, though, cause it's a limited-time product, only here for the summer — just like my tan.
Still haven’t tried LMNT? Get a FREE sample pack with any purchase at DrinkLMNT.com/DAILYDROP.
That does it for today, folks. I’m gonna go wander into the sunset and ponder the meaning of life.
See you tomorrow,
With contributions by Sam Anthony, Katie Begnoche, Alison Carrico, McKay Moffitt, and April Wilson.
