Say this phrase, get hotel perks

Good morning from beautiful Auckland, New Zealand!

While I enjoy some cold weather for a change, here are three warm travel deals for you to enjoy:

• ✈️ Flash sale to warm places (today only)

• 👀 This card can help you build credit history

• 🤫 Say this phrase, get free hotel perks

✈️ Flash sale to warm places (today only!)

Planning a tropical, warm-weather getaway later this year? Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are running a 25% off flash sale to tropical destinations, but only if you book TODAY (by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time).

You can score discounted flights to places like Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Florida for travel between August 12 and November 19, so this is definitely for the long-term planners out there.

All you need to do is run a search on either the Alaska Airlines or Hawaiian Airlines website and use promo code GETAWAY25.

If you run a search from Seattle (SEA) to Honolulu (HNL) in September, we see this flight for just $171 after a tasty $48 discount.

If you travel round-trip and/or with a family, the savings here could really add up.

In the southerly direction, you could fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Guatemala City (GUA) for just $118, another great deal for an awesome city.

It’s worth noting that the sale only applies to Monday through Thursday during the eligible travel period, so you’ll need to work around weekends…

Still, if you're locking in fall travel early, this is an easy win.

👀 This card can help you build credit history

Presented by Self.

We loooove to talk about miles and points that can be earned from travel-reward credit cards.

But… what if you’re just a college student with no credit history? Or you’re an older adult who lived through the “all credit cards are bad” era? 

Or you’re just someone with literally any other reason why you might have little to no credit?

Well, those travel cards we often talk about might feel out of reach, but there’s a card out there designed specifically for building your credit!

Enter: the secured Self Visa® Credit Card¹

Here are some details to know about the secured Self Visa® Credit Card:

• It’s a secured card that is currently offering a $0 intro annual fee (then just a $25 annual fee thereafter).

• There’s no hard credit check needed to apply. 🙌

• Simply choose a security deposit amount and starting credit limit (minimum $100 required).

• Once you receive your card and activate it, you can use it for everyday purchases, make on-time monthly payments, and begin building your credit.

We all have to start somewhere — especially when it comes to our credit — so why not start with the Self Card?

You’ll be working towards a more premium travel card (and those sweet, sweet miles and points) in no time! 😊

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²$0 annual fee for the first year only, $25 annual fee thereafter. Variable APR of 28.24%. Limited-time offer for new accounts opened during the promotional period.

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🤫 Say this phrase, get free hotel perks

Secret passwords are fun, right? Especially when they get you epic perks that could save you a ton of money.

If you’re very confused by that opening, don’t worry.

Several times a year, Kimpton Hotels (a brand under the IHG umbrella) publishes a “secret password.”

When you check into a stay at a Kimpton property before August 31 and say the password to reception, you’ll win something.

The latest password is “social sent me,” according to a Facebook post from yesterday:

It’s really as simple as it sounds.

If you can find a non-awkward way (or really awkward way, depending on your style) to work this into your check-in conversation, you could win any of the following:

• Free breakfast

• Free parking

• Welcome drink

• Room upgrade

• Food and beverage credits

Every property is a little different, so there’s no set list of prize options… but hey, free stuff is free stuff.

Kimpton has plenty of locations across the U.S. For example, Miami alone has FOUR Kimpton properties, including this one that costs just 24,000 IHG points per night during this promotion period.

If you strategically buy IHG points with a 100% bonus, this hotel would only cost you $120 a night… not bad, especially when you throw in the bonus prizes.

So if you’ve got a Kimpton stay on the books, go ahead and drop the password like a pro. Your wallet (and maybe your stomach) will thank you.

That’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed this fun balance of cheap flights, a little strategy, and a fun in-person trick.

For now, have a great day, and I’ll see you bright and early tomorrow.

Cheers,

36.8509° S, 174.7645° E