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Ebates is one of the cash back online shopping portals that I find to be reliable.
Today only (May 23, 2014), they are offering double their usual payout rate on travel purchases at Orbitz: up to 13 percent off travel bookings.
If you book a hotel stay, you can get and additional 15 percent discount with the coupon code: GETHAPPY.
Book by May 31, stay by November 15, 2013.
Check the Promos page for more Memorial Day weekend deals!
There’s not much to say about this deal: $40 for a $50 iTunes gift card at Staples online. This deal is available online only at Staples.com
Shipping is free, with secure, trackable shipping through the U.S. Post Office.
The cards have no expiration date.
If you are a Staples Rewards member, you can earn 5% back.
Be sure to pay with a credit card that earns extra points at office supply stores, like the United Business credit card (2x) or the Chase Ink cards (5x).
I don’t think gift card purchases from Staples earn extra rewards points via online shopping portals, but it can’t hurt to try.
As a Reston, Virginia local, I was pretty psyched about the news this week that Frontier Airlines will be flying a regular schedule of flights to 14 popular destinations out of Dulles International Airport (IAD) near Washington, DC.
Frontier is a low-cost airline and they capped their announcement with a 12 hour sale with fares as low as $15 one way! I didn’t get in on the sale — I heard the website was pretty overwhelmed — but there is still a chance for introductory fares as low as $39 if you buy your tickets by May 17, 2014.
Beginning August 19, 2014, Frontier will offer nonstop service to:
Beginning September 8, 2014, Frontier will begin nonstop service to:
Frontier’s service from Washington-Dulles will operate on 168-seat Airbus A320 aircraft.
Cranky Flyer has a great analysis today about the tortured history of low cost airlines at Dulles Airport and it’s not a pretty story. Hopefully, Frontier’s entry into this market will create some price competition.
Frontier Airlines has a pretty generous standard award chart, with 20,000 miles required for a roundtrip for travel within the U.S., including Alaska. The Frontier Airlines World MasterCard® offers a sign-up bonus of 40,000 miles after spending $500 in the first 90 days.
So the current credit card offer is good for two round trips, and then some. That’s because you can travel with a companion for just 15,000 per round trip.
That’s a pretty generous bonus for a very low spend requirement!
There is a $69 annual fee which is not waived in the first year. Note that Barclay’s advertises this offer as a 50,000 mile bonus, but that includes the balance transfer provision, which is never a good deal because of the fees charged.
What’s more, look at all the cute animals that you can get on your credit card!
Here are the specifics:
Visa is kicking it up a notch by offering cardholders nearly a hundred discount offers on everything from LEGOLAND®, to shopping at Chicos, to dining at Pizza Hut.
Some of the discounts that caught my eye:
The offers all require you to pay with a Visa credit card to receive the discount, and there may be promo codes or coupons to apply to your purchase. You can use any of dozens of Visa credit cards, including my personal favorite, the Chase Freedom Credit Card.
Be sure to read the fine print for the details on these offers, and check around to see if there are any better deals out there!
Click here to compare current rewards credit card offers.
Living Social has a free offer for a 20 percent off coupon for the Outback Steakhouse.
To enjoy, claim your offer and redeem at your local Outback Steakhouse restaurant by May 20, 2014!
From time to time, I receive discount codes from certain vendors, that I can offer to my readers.
Most often, these codes are limited time offers. They may expire in 24 hours, or they may be good for several months.
In the past, I occasionally posted articles about these promo codes, but they do not always warrant a full blown story.
Promo Codes and Coupon Codes
Going forward, I will post promo codes and coupon codes under the Resources tab at the top of the page (drill down to the Promo Codes tab).
The vendors that sometimes offer promo codes include Priceline, Hotwire, Groupon, Living Social, Goldstar, CityPass, Fandango, and Amazon, among others. These companies provide promo codes to affiliate marketers like Fishing4Deals when special sales are in effect.
Before you make a purchase, feel free to check the Promo Codes tab at the top of the Fishing4Deals website to see if there are any current deals available. Five or ten percent off a Priceline reservation or an already discounted Groupon deal can come in handy!
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Visa Signature and Fandango.com have teamed up to offer a great buy one get one free deal for movie tickets.
Friday Date Night: Buy One Get One Movie Tickets
This deal is really easy:
The limit is 1 complimentary movie ticket per Visa Signature card purchase, per 30 day period, and is valid from April 25, 2014 through August 8, 2014.
The tickets must be purchased on a Friday for a Friday showing.
If you have one Visa Signature card, you could take advantage of this offer up to four times before the August 19th deadline.
If you have more than one Visa Signature card — you could be eligible for multiple BOGO movie tickets.
For instance,the Chase Freedom Credit Card, the Chase United Mileage Plus Explorer Card, and the Chase Southwest Rapid Reward card, and the Citi AAdvantage credit card each would qualify, as would many other Visa Signature credit cards.
The Amazing Spiderman 2 opens in theaters next Friday! Are you going?
Twenty Percent Discount on Fandango Gift Cards
There is another joint offer from Visa Signature and Fandango. You can get a 20 percent discount off $25 Fandango Gift Card purchases, if you pay with a Visa Signature card.
If you are planning an outdoorsy vacation this summer, listen up.
In honor of John J. Audubon’s 229th Birthday on April 26th, 16 Audubon field guide apps are on sale in the iTunes store for 99 cents, an eighty percent discount.
The sale runs from April 24, 2014 to May 1, 2014.
Audubon was the French-American naturalist and artist who revolutionized the practice of field identification and created fantastic illustrations of birds.
Audubon Field Guide Apps on Sale
Audubon field guides are a comprehensive suite of apps created in alliance with the National Audubon Society.
The sale extends to both single subject apps and regional guides, all of which are $0.99 each for a limited time.
The single subject apps cover topics such as mushrooms, fishes, birds, trees, reptiles, wildflowers and insects for all of North America.
The regional apps are the real bargain. Each app covers eight subjects in great detail:
The regional apps are for these areas of the United States:
I saw this notice in my Twitter feed announcing a travel trade show in Iceland May 15-17, 2014.
I clicked on the link and it took me to a notice advertising a special offer: $600 for a 3-day workshop in Iceland including airfare, transfers and hotels. Iceland is an expensive country, and this seemed like a terrific deal.
What’s more the workshop organizers were offering a chance to win a tour of Southern Iceland!
This picture of the Northern lights made it seem pretty enticing!
Icelandair is famous for its low cost flights to Europe. I’ve transited through the Keflavik airport in Reykjavik several times, but I’ve never left the airport. I’ve always been intrigued by Iceland.
As publisher of the Fishing4Deals travel blog, I figured that I was in the travel industry.
So I went ahead and applied.
Well, to make a long story short, the conference organizer said she would be in touch, but I haven’t heard anything.
I think they are looking for travel agents that do bookings.
So I am passing this along to my readers in case anyone else has an interest and might qualify.
On Monday and Tuesday of next week, April 21 and 22, 2014, Staples will be selling $50 iTunes gift cards for $40.
This is a pretty good deal because if offers a 20 percent discount on purchases of music, books,movies or apps from the iTunes store.
It is an even better deal if you have a credit card that pays 5x points at office supply stores, such as the Chase Ink cards.
Instant savings offers are my favorite. You don’t have to file any rebate claims or wait for the check to come in the mail!
You can find the offer on page 9 of the ad for the week of April 20-26, which is posted on the Staples.com website.
This deal is limited to one per customer, and will sell out early.