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On the long haul leg of the flight, you will be flying with Hainan Business Class Boeing 787. Hainan’s 787 fleet includes a 1-2-1 setup in reverse herringbone or staggered pattern.

Opt for one that has the table adjacent to the aisle for more privacy. Seats closer to the aisle, which exist in each alternating row, are easily disturbed by people moving past. Those in the center section with the table closer to the aisle will find that the seats are very close to each other limiting personal privacy if not travelling with your seatmate. For that reason, reverse herringbone on most of the 787-9 aircraft remains the best layout of all the aircraft.

The ticket includes priority check-in, airport lounge access, business class meals, two pieces of checked in luggage, amenity kit, and wines, champagne and other beverages.

Even though you can probably save a few bucks by booking with some of the budget websites, we recommend booking directly with airline’s website to ensure better customer service post sales. Deals so good wouldn’t last. So, act fast!

Need to book a hotel? Make sure take a look of our tips on maximizing savings on hotel bookings.

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*As airfare can change daily, the fare we find and post here cannot be guaranteed for you when you book. It only reflects the fare at the time we posted. Also airlines can only guarantee the booking class, not the type of aircraft. It is possible aircraft/seats used on that day being different than originally posted.

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The Executive Suite at Okada Manila is a spacious retreat that exudes elegance. From the moment you step into the room, you are greeted by a tastefully decorated space adorned with modern furnishings and a soothing color palette. The well-appointed living area provides ample space for relaxation, whether you’re unwinding after a day of exploring or hosting a private gathering.

Check in

Originally we made the reservation for a junior suite. When we were checking in around 6 PM, we were told that all the junior suites were taken, and we were upgraded to a premier suite, but a smoking room. As we were traveling with a 7 year old child, we would much prefer a nonsmoking room, which was what we reserved at the first place. We asked the check-in staff to honor our original request, and explained our traveling with young. After a bit of back and forth, finally she checked with her manager, and 10 minutes later, she got us upgraded to a nonsmoking executive suite. It was a really nice surprise!

Okada Manila Executive Suite

Okada Manila consists of two main buildings, Pearl Wing and Coral Wing. Our executive suite is located in Pearl Wing, which is where the breakfast buffet restaurant located. It is a big plus for us, because we needed to have breakfast and check out early for our flight the next day.

Okada Manila executive suite consists of one bedroom, a separated dining room, a living room, a study room/office, a massage room, a kitchen (not for cooking), a bar and one and a half restrooms. The suite we were assigned to had a wrapped around balcony, with the view of city and the fountain.

Bedroom

There is a king size bed in the bedroom. Also, a separated sitting area with a round table and two chairs.

A flat screen TV is sitting on top of a dresser, where the safe is located at, in front of the bed.

All the lightings and the window curtains are controlled by buttons on the wall units, and also, can be controlled in an app on the tablets in the room.

The bedroom was a haven of comfort, featuring a king-sized bed adorned with high-quality linens. The bedding was incredibly comfortable, ensuring a restful night’s sleep. I appreciated the attention to detail, such as the dimmable lighting and the blackout curtains, which allowed me to create the perfect ambiance for relaxation.

There is a separated massage room adjoined to the bedroom with a massage bed inside.

Bathroom

The bathroom is huge! It has a big jacuzzi tub, a separated toilet room and shower room, double sinks, and even a semi walk-in closest.

One of the standout features of the suite was the luxurious bathroom. It boasted a deep soaking tub and a separate walk-in rain shower, both of which were perfect for unwinding. The marble finishes and upscale toiletries added a touch of luxury. I particularly enjoyed the bath products, which were fragrant and high-quality, making my bathing experience feel like a spa treatment.

Toilet seat has automatic cleaning and heating system.

The rain forest shower room has steps which allows you to sit on.

Living Room

The biggest side of the living room wall is the floor to celling windows. You can open one of the windows and step outside to be in the wrap around balcony, to enjoy the city and the fountain view. Standard amenities, like flat screen TV, sofa, chair, minibar…etc. are provided.

Office/Study Room

The separate office has a small desk and a sitting area with chairs and a table. Although we didn’t really use this room much, it would be very useful for guests who would work remotely.

Bar Area

There is a big bar right inside the main entry of the suite. There is a sink at the bar. Water and wine glasses are provided and stored in the bar dresser. Hot water boiler is provided for making coffee. Unfortunately there is no coffee maker. I found it a big let down for such a luxury room.

Fully stocked refrigerator is also located in the bar area.

Kitchen?

There is a room with a sink. Some might want to call it a kitchen, but I wouldn’t, because it doesn’t have any oven or cooking wares. I guess the purpose of this room is for dirty dishes, after hosting a party, maybe? Truly, who would want to cook while staying in this hotel with so many eating options downstairs?

Okada Manila Executive Suite – The Video Walk Though

Final Thoughts

Overall, my stay in the Executive Suite at Okada Manila was an unforgettable experience. The combination of luxury, comfort, and exceptional service made it a perfect getaway. Whether you’re looking for a romantic escape or a relaxing retreat, this suite offers everything you need for a memorable stay. I highly recommend Okada Manila to anyone seeking a top-tier experience in the heart of Manila. I left feeling refreshed, pampered, and eager to return for another luxurious escape.

Have not booked the room yet, be sure to visit our tips on maximizing savings on hotel bookings. After have the trip booked, you should consider getting a travel insurance policy to protect your vacation investment. Read our tips for choosing a right policy and filing a claim.

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There are many different types of rooms in this all-inclusive Puerto Vallarta property. They are Meliá Garden View, Meliá Sea View, Family Room, Premium Ocean Front, Premium Meliá Garden View, Family Suite, Junior Suite Ocean View, Premium 1-Bedroom Suite Sea View, Premium 1-Bedroom Master Suite Garden View and finally, their largest suite, the Grand Suite.

Booking

There is only one Grand Suite in the entire Meliá Puerto Vallarta property. Perhaps because of this reason, you cannot book this suite via other online travel agents. It is only bookable directly from Melia.com or Meliá’s mobile app. Even though the Meliá Puerto Vallarta Grand Suite is its version of “presidential suite”, the rate is not so far out of reach like many others. We got our suite for 5 nights all-inclusive rate for under $1,700 including all fees and tax, for the summer of 2023.

Meliá Puerto Vallarta Grand Suite – The Suite

Meliá Puerto Vallarta Grand Suite measures 114 Mx2 in size. It consists of one bedroom, one dining room, one living room and three bathrooms. The décor is in simplistic Mexican style.

There are three doors as entrances for the suite; one door leads to the bedroom, one leads the dining room and one leads to the living room. Just inside of each entrance, there is a bathroom, for total of three bathrooms. Whole suite is equipped with individually adjustable central A/C unit, which is very strong in the hot summer days.

Bedroom

There is a king size bed in the bedroom. Also, there is a closest with safe and robes, and an LED TV with local channels. I did find HDMI connectors in the back of the TV, but, there is no free electric outlet near by for your devices.

There is a small refrigerator under the TV in the cabinet. It is stocked with few bottles of waters, soda and beers.

There is also a simple filter style coffee maker in the bedroom.

Bathroom

There are total three bathroom in the Meliá Puerto Vallarta Grand Suite. They all look the same, in size and orientation. All the electric outlets are equipped with the ones work for different regions. So, you don’t need to bring adaptors.

Instead of individually wrapped amenities, they use bottled shampoo, body wash, lotion and conditioner, fixed on the bathroom walls. There is no separated shower room, only bathtub. Water pressure is good. The towels provided are in good quality.

You wouldn’t feel the bathroom like the ones in a luxury hotel with fancy skincare products, but rather, simple, basic, clean and functional.

Living and Dining Rooms

There is a small round dining table and a bar in the dining room. There is no drink or liquor, only empty shelfs on the back of the bar.

Two pull out sofa beds are provided in the living room. Also, a big coffee table, lounge chair and LED TV are in the living room as well. All the furniture are clean, functional and well maintained.

Balcony

As Meliá Puerto Vallarta Grand Suite is the highest level suite, and the only one on the whole property, I was pretty surprised that it was not located at the corner of the building. Hence, even though there are three balconies, you do not get wrap around views. All three balconies are facing one side. Nonetheless, you will still get the stunning views of the property and the Puerto Vallarta coastline.

Meliá Puerto Vallarta Grand Suite – Extra Benefits

Based on what’s published on Melia’s website, what come with the suites are pretty basic, and mostly are described above already. The web site did monition “VIP attention”, which we did not feel treated differently than other guests. I did notice that there were two different colors of wristbands, and ours were silver. One of the servers in an a la carte restaurants did mention that with that wristband, we could order Patron tequila. However, we had seen quite a few people wearing silver wristbands. So, that was not exclusively for Grand Suite guests.

Based on the web site “Staying in this room allows access to priority reservations in the à la carte restaurants for dinner, for the Bali beds and spa services.” However, when I asked the dinner reservation staff about it, no one seemed to know what I was taking about, except one girl. She told me I could make “next day” reservation, instead of same day reservation like others. Still, I would need to go down to the desk every day to do so in person.

Another interesting statement they listed on their website for the Grand Suite: “The most colorful sunset from your private balcony with a drink in hand and a gentle sea breeze caressing your skin.” This is not really a true statement either. With the location the sun sets down, there is no way you can see the sunset from the balcony.

Meliá Puerto Vallarta Grand Suite – Video Walk Through

Bottomline

Even though Meliá Puerto Vallarta Grand Suite is the best suite you can get for Meliá Puerto Vallarta resort, and only one in the whole property, I wouldn’t use the word “luxury”, but “grand”, to describe it. It’s big, but everything is basic. It’s missing those detailed ingredients, like fancy amenities, personalized services and attentions, room services…etc., to be in the “luxury” category.

However, I wouldn’t hesitate to book it again, if I ever go back to the same resort. Why? I would because for the space you are getting with the price you are paying. With two pull out sofa beds, it’s perfect for a group of five or six. Get a few bottles of tequila, you and your friends/family can have the parties of your own in the suite, or, just unwind and rejuvenate like us.

Have not booked the room yet, be sure to visit our tips on maximizing savings on hotel bookings. After have the trip booked, you should consider getting a travel insurance policy to protect your vacation investment. Read our tips for choosing a right policy and filing a claim.

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We are same as most of Americans who are making average middle class wages. Still we had stayed in some of the most wonderful places, such as 2 bedroom penthouse at Barceló Puerto Vallarta and Copacabana Palace at Rio de Janeiro.

Over the years, I had developed a few strategies on how to maximize savings on hotel bookings. I believe these tips shared here should be beneficial to lots of vacation self planners.

How to maximize savings on hotel bookings

• Do your research as early as possible
• Never book non-refundable, unless the travel date is near
• First narrow down the area where you want to stay
• Consider vacation rental for large group
• Deciding which web site to book
• Taking advantage of cash back or mileage earning
• Use the right credit card to earn maximum points/miles
• Periodically review after booking

Do your research as early as possible

Unlike airfares, most of the hotel rates are fully refundable. You should start looking as soon as you have an idea on where your next destination and dates are. For some of them, especially if you book directly through the hotel web sites, there is no prepayment required.

I usually book one or two of them as “safety net”, so that I can cancel, if something else better comes along later. Because there is no prepayment, there is no financial burden to book a few. Just make sure to track them and set reminders, so you will remember to cancel them, before the deadlines!

Another reason you want to book your accommodations early is that, unlike airfare which changes dynamically, accommodation rates, including hotels and vacation rentals, rarely come down.

When hotel inventory is high, the rate is naturally lower than when the traveling dates are approaching and less rooms are available. Similarly for vacation rentals, the number of the available houses and condos in your destination is pretty much fixed; hence, the sooner you book, the more (cheaper) options you have.

Even though I start my research of accommodation early, sometimes up to one year ahead, I wouldn’t put down fully refundable payment, unless I am 90% sure that’s the one I will go with at the end.

Never book non-refundable, unless the travel date is near

As you want to start your searching as early as possible, you certainly don’t want to lock your options down by booking non-refundable rooms. Fortunately most of the hotels and/or vacation rentals provide fully refundable rates, some might be a little bit higher than the non-refundable rates. However, your plan could change, or something better might come along. Only choose non-refundable rate if your are 100% sure of the trip AND the date is near, AND the rate different is significant.

First narrow down the area where you want to stay

Depending on the purpose of the trip, you would want to make sure staying in the area for the conveniences of what you want to do. Obviously, if you are attending an event, you would want to stay closed to the event venue. If this is your first visit of the city, you might want to stay in the areas closed to most of the sight scenes, or, transportation hubs.

Once you have the area of your choice, the options of the accommodations will be narrowed down to do easy comparisons.

The trip can be quite memorable seeing a famous landmark just outside of your windows, such as this huge Eiffel Tower right outside of our two bedroom suite in Residence Charles Floquet

Consider vacation rental for large group

If you are traveling with children, you know getting a separated room makes a big difference for the whole vacation experiences.

Both my husband and I snore :-), so, we like to have a separately room for our son to keep our snoring from disturbing him.

However, booking a suite in a hotel can be very pricy, comparing with a regular room. Some times you might want to sacrifice the nice hotels’ amenities, if the rates of a big suite is just out of reach, but you need more than just a room. Vacation rental, such as Airbnb® and Vrbo® can provide such alternatives for the big groups.

Deciding which web site to book

Once you narrow down the list of hotels you might stay, based on the area and your budgets, it’s time to decide which travel web site you would book to get the best rates.

Comparison Sites

Get a general idea with comparison web sites, such as tripadvisor.com, trivago.com, hotels.google.com or kayak.com. These sites give you rates for different travel agent web sites to help you decide which site to book for your hotel room.

Hotel Official Websites

If you have status with the hotel chains, and the hotel official site offers similar rates as any other sites, definitely go with official site to take all the benefits for being a hotel premier member.

CITI thankyou.com

• If you have CITI® Prestige card, and the length of your stay is the multiplication of 4, read this. If the length is 4 nights, definitely check with CITI thankyou.com® portal to see how much saving you will get with one night off. CITI Prestige card members get 4th night free for hotels booking on the thankyou.com portal.
  The rates offered on thankyou.com portal might be higher or lower than other travel sites. In most cases, especially for high end hotels, the saving of one night free can be significant.
  Lots of people don’t like to switch hotels when they travel. On the other hand, we actually don’t mind checking out different area of the city, or different amenities, by switching to a different hotel/resort after 4 nights stay. If you are like us, CITI Prestige card gives you twice of 4th night free per year, as long as you don’t use them on the same hotel consecutively. This way would save you 2 nights for 8 nights staying on 2 different hotels.
• If you have CITI Premier card, don’t forget to check what the rate is on CITI thankyou.com, after the benefit of $100 off $500.

American Express Offer

If you are an American Express Gold or Platinum card member, don’t forget to check their AMEX offers. They constantly offer statement credit back with major hotel chains. Check out this page for current list.

Note that their hotel offers are mostly required to book directly with hotel websites.

TripAdvisor Plus (TripAdvisor Plus has been discontinued as of March 2nd, 2024.)

You might want to check how much you can save with TripAdvisor Plus®, especially for lengthy stays. TripAdvisor Plus is a membership program. Even thought it costs $99/year, in most of time, the saving of one booking can be greater than the membership fee itself.
I remember TripAdvisor used to let you see the hotel rates as if you were a member, and ask you to join, only if you decide to book. However, recently, I don’t see them showing such rates w/o login as member first. Still, they give you 30 days free cancellation policy, as long as you don’t make any reservation.
TripAdvisor Plus negotiates special rates with hotels. Hence, the saving is per night. If you have long stay, the saving can add up greatly.
For example, I was looking for a suite room in NYC for my family of 3 to travel in summer 2023. As many of you may know, summer is the peak season visiting NYC. I found this great rate of $220.24 for an one bedroom suite at Manhattan Club in midtown NYC for July 2023. Total for 11 nights is $2,840.52 (fully refundable) with TripAdvisor Plus, comparing with Expedia.com of $4,915.35 (non-refundable). It is a whopping $2,000+ saving on a 11 night stay!!
On the other hand, I would only pay for this service, if I am 100% sure I can get a lot more than the membership fee for the hotel I want, comparing with all the methods mentioned above.

Taking advantage of cash back or mileage earning

Many travel web sites partner with cash back program, such as Rakuten, or mileage earning program, such ad AAdvantage® eShopping, Alaska Mileage Plan® Shopping and United MileagePlus® shopping. Make sure before you go to the travel agent web site, login to one of those cash back/mileage earning web sites, and click on their link to take you to the travel agent web site. Worth noting that this earning is in addition to the credit card mileage/points earnings you might have.

For Airbnb bookings, you can earn Delta miles by using this link: https://www.deltaairbnb.com/ . For Vrbo, if you have Capital One Venture or Venture X card, login to your account, and use their shopping link to get 5% statement credit back. If not, you can also earn United MileagePlus miles with Vrbo bookings. Visit here for more details.

Personally I like to use Rakuten. Instead of cash back, I can earn American Express® Member Reward points with $1 cash back = 100 points, which is much better value, when transferring points to partner airlines’ miles.

You can also install Rakuten Chrome extension or Firefox add-on, which will automatically alert you, if you surf to any of their affiliated partner for earning points.

Signing up Rakuten® is free. Currently they are offering $10 welcome bonus by signing up.

Use the right credit card to earn maximum points/miles

Once you decide on which hotel to book and where to book it, it’s time to decide which credit card you should use to earn most of miles.

If you are booking directly with hotel web site, it makes sense to use hotel’s co-branded credit card, as usually they provide the most benefit.

If you are booking with credit card travel portal, such as Chase, American Express, CITI and Capital One, you have no choice but using their credit cards.

It is worth noting that booking hotels on Capital One travel portal with Venture X card earns 10X points. This might be a big factor during your decision making.

For any other travel web sites, such as Expedia, TripAdvisor and Orbitz, you should use CITI Prestige or CITI Premier, as both give you 3X points on hotels and Airbnb (not Vrbo).

If total of your booking is about $500, CITI Custom Cash card would be the best choice, as it gives you 5X thankyou points for up to $500. Note that CITI Custom Cash does charge foreign transaction fee, so the hotel charge should be USD to use it, or it’s not worth it with the fee.

Periodically review after booking

If you book the accommodation early and fully refundable like I recommended, you should periodically do a search with your spare time, just in case something better and/or cheaper comes along.

Conclusion

Does it look like a lot of work to just make an accommodation booking? It is actually not. Considering you only take a few time vacations a year with your family, and spending so much money each time, you really want to maximize savings in all aspects of it. Just follow these highlighted principles should do the trick.

With the booking I mentioned above for our NYC summer 2023 trip, comparing to the non-refundable rate on Expedia.com, we saved $2,000+ for a fully refundable one bedroom suite just for the hotel along,. In addition, I earn 2,840 X 4 = 11,360 AMEX Member Reward® points via Rakuten plus 2,840 X 3 = 8,520 CITI thankyou® points with my CITI Premier card. Not a bad saving for a little bit of extra steps taken.

After have the trip booked, you should consider getting a travel insurance policy to protect your vacation investment. Read our tips for choosing a right policy and filing a claim if needed.

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1. Get $120 Back on Delta Flight from JFK or BOS to TLV, LHR, CDG, or DUB [targeted]
2. Capital One Travel Offers $75 off Flights to Canada from New York Area [targeted] [expired]
3. AMEX® Hotel Offers – Get Cash Back on Hilton®, IHG®, Hyatt® and Marriot® Bookings [targeted] [expired]
4. Expedia AMEX Offer – Get 20% Back as Statement Credit on Expedia® Purchases via American Express® Offer [targeted] [expired]
5. Get $60 Back on Delta Flight from NYC with Latest American Express Offer (Targeted) [expired]

Targeted AMEX Gold or Platinum card members get $120 statement credit when spending over $600 on Delta flight from New York (JFK) or Boston (BOS) to Tel Aviv (TLV), London (LHR), Paris (CDG) and Dublin (DUB)

Get a one-time $120 statement credit by using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $600 in one or more eligible round-trip flight purchases online at delta.com by 5/31/2023. Flights must be operated by Delta Air Lines, depart from JFK or BOS airport and arrive at TLV, LHR, CDG, or DUB.

To know if you are one of the targeted members, simply login to your American Express portal, and you should see the offer under Amex Offers, if you are the lucky one. Unfortunately the departure and arrival airports need to be one of those listed airports to qualify.

Make sure you need to click on “Enroll” on the American Express Offer page for this offer, before making any purchase to be qualified.

Targeted Capital One Venture and Venture X card holders are offered to have either $40 or $70 off flights to Canada from New York Area

If you are one of the lucky card holders, once you login to Capital One travel portal site at https://travel.capitalone.com, you will see a banner similar to this:

Click on the View Offer Details will show you how to receive this offer:

This offer expires on January 1, 2023. So, act fast!

AMEX® Hotel Offers – Get Cash Back on Hilton®, IHG®, Hyatt® and Marriot® Bookings [targeted]

American Express® is currently running many offers targeting most of the Gold and Platinum card members for cash back on bookings for many hotel chains. These are the list we have compiled:

• IHG – InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels, and Hotel Indigo® properties
  Properties in US and US territories
  Spend $300 or more, get $75 back
  Expires 12/31/2022
• Hyatt Hotels & Resorts – Mexico
  Properties in Mexico
  Spend $500 or more, get $100 back
  Expires 11/30/2022
• Grand Hyatt
  Properties in US, Mexico, and the Bahamas
  Spend $300 or more, get $60 back
  Expires 12/15/2022
• Marriott Bonvoy® – The Ritz-Carlton®, St. Regis®, EDITION®, The Luxury Collection®, W Hotels® & JW Marriott®
  Properties in U.S. and U.S. Territories, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean
  Spend $500 or more, get $100 back
  Expires 12/31/2022
• Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts and LXR Hotels & Resorts®
  Properties in China, Germany, France, Scotland, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, Singapore, Mexico and the US.
  Use link http://americanexpress.com/hiltonusamexoffer
  Spend $500 or more, get $100 back
  Expires 12/31/2022
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts – US & Select International
  Properties in US, United Kingdom, Mexico and Italy
  Use link http://preferredhotels.com/amexoffer
  Spend $500 or more, get $100 back
  Expires 12/31/2022
• Hilton Hotels, Curio Collection & Canopy
  Properties in US & US territories
  Spend $100 or more, get $40 back
  Expires 12/31/2022
• Homes & Villas by Marriott International®
  Use link: http://homesandvillasbymarriott.com/
  Spend $500 or more, get $100 back. up to 2 times (total of $200)
  Expires 12/31/2022
• Hilton – Las Vegas & Nevada locations
  Use link: http://hilton.com/
  Spend $500 or more, get $100 back
  Expires 12/31/2022

To qualify the cash back, the bookings need to be made via the official hotel website directly. Therefore, the bookings are qualified for any hotel royalty program status accumulations, and any benefits you have with the hotel royalty program. Just remember to login your royalty program, before making purchases. In addition, if you are a member of Rakuten®, using their link to go to hotel’s websites would earn you additional cash back or AMEX Reward points on some of the hotel chains, like Hilton and Marriott. Signing up for the member of Rakuten® is free. Currently they are offering $10 welcome bonus by signing up.

To find out if you are one of the targeted members, login to your American Express accounts, either via phone app or browser, click on the offer, and then filter the category Travel. Please see the full terms and conditions on the offer page for details.

Expedia AMEX Offer – Get 20% Back as Statement Credit on Expedia® Purchases via American Express® Offer [targeted]

You can get 20% American Express statement credit from Expedia hotel bookings, up to $150, if you are one of the targeted American Express gold or platinum card members. This offer runs until December 19th, 2022.

To find out if you are one of the targeted members, login to your American Express® accounts, either via phone app or browser, click on the offer, and then filter the category Travel.

In addition, if you are a member of Rakuten®, use their link to book with Expedia.com usually get you another 4% to 10% of cash back, or AMEX points. Signing up for the member of Rakuten is free.

Only the pre-paid hotel stays qualified for this offer. Although it does not mention the hotels need to be located in US, the purchases need to be made in US dollars. It does mention the purchases need to be made via https://www.expedia.com/amex link. Please see the full terms and conditions on the offer page for details.

Get $60 Back on Delta Flight from NYC with Latest American Express Offer (Targeted)

Currently AMEX is running an offer to get $60 back as statement credit on any Delta operated flight round trip purchase for $300 and up. This offer is running until Dec. 31st, 2022.

This offer is targeted for certain card members. As an American Express Gold card holder, I got this offer. I would assume it is offered to Platinum card holders as well, but as I do not own a Platinum card, I cannot verify that. The offer is only for Delta operated flights, and purchase through delta.com, and only applies to round trip, with flights originated from one of the three NYC regional airports (JFK, LGA and EWR), and the destination city is any US airports. These are the basic rules:

1. Delta operated
2. Purchase through delta.com
3. Round trip direct (no connection) flights
4. Originated from one of NYC area airports, JFK, LGA and EWR.
5. Arriving at any U.S. airports.

Please see the full T&C below:

OFFER TERMS

Enrollment limited. Must first add offer to Card and then use same Card to redeem. Only U.S.-issued American Express® Cards are eligible. Limit 1 enrolled Card per Card Member across all American Express offer channels. Your enrollment of an eligible American Express Card for this offer extends only to that Card. Offer valid for eligible flight purchases made directly with Delta Air Lines through U.S. website delta.com, via Fly Delta U.S. App and U.S. reservation telephone line. Eligible flights must be operated by Delta Air Lines, originate in the U.S. departing from the following airports, Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), LaGuardia Airport (LGA), or John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), and arriving at any U.S. airport. Cabin class or fare upgrades must be booked at the time of the initial purchase in order to qualify. Eligible flights must be booked as non-stop, round trip (no connections) in order to qualify. Excludes the following: (i) purchases in-person at the airport where Delta is not the merchant of record, lounges, and sales offices, (ii) all purchases on-board flights including food, beverage, and WiFi, (iii) stand alone hotel bookings and car rentals through delta.com, (iv) purchases through third parties or affiliated agents, and (v) Delta Vacations®, Delta Dive, Delta Cargo, On Demand Charter services, Delta Flight Museum, SkyMiles® Marketplace purchases, SkyMiles Experiences, SkyMiles Cruises, Delta Meeting Network, (vi) travel insurance/trip protection, gift card purchases, and charitable donations, (vii) Multi-City and one way flights with the same origin/destination requirements. Offer is non-transferable. Valid only on purchases made in US dollars. Limit of 1 statement credit per Card Member. You may not receive the statement credit if we receive inaccurate information or are otherwise unable to identify your purchase as qualifying for the offer. For example, you may not receive the statement credit if (a) the merchant uses a third-party to sell their products or services; or (b) the merchant uses a third-party to process or submit your transaction to us (e.g., using mobile or wireless card readers); or (c) you choose to make a purchase using a third-party payment account or make a purchase using a mobile or digital wallet. Purchases may fall outside of the offer period in some cases due to a delay in merchants submitting transactions to us or if the purchase date differs from the date you made the transaction (for example, the purchase date for online orders may be the shipping date). Statement credit will appear on your billing statement within 90 days after 12/31/2022, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. Note that American Express may not receive information about your qualifying purchase from merchant until all items/services from your qualifying purchase have been shipped/provided by merchant. Statement credit may be reversed if qualifying purchase is returned/cancelled. American Express identifies qualifying transactions based on information provided by the participating merchant. If American Express does not receive information that identifies your purchase as qualifying for the offer, you will not receive the statement credit. Limit 1 enrolled Card per American Express Card online account. The enrolled Card account must be active, not past due, canceled, or have a returned payment outstanding to receive the statement credit. Any benefit earned from this offer is in addition to the rewards (i.e. Membership Rewards or cash back) earned as part of your existing Card benefits, but your ability to earn spend-based rewards for the purchase will be based on the amount after any statement credit or other discount is applied. Amex Offers are available for varying and limited periods of time and are dynamic and personalized. If you navigate away from the Amex Offers page, you may see different offers when you return. For questions regarding your Card Account, please call the number on the back of your Card. By adding an offer to a Card, you agree that American Express may send you communications about the offer. POID: K4EP:0001

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