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If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be T-Mobile Tuesday!

March 30, 2017 by Fishing4Deals

If you haven’t gotten on the T-Mobile Tuesdays bandwagon yet, listen up!

Every Tuesday, T-Mobile releases a bunch of giveaways to their customers via the T-Mobile Tuesdays app.

Between my husband and myself, we have enjoyed:

Four large pizzas
Two dozen donut holes
25 cents per gallon off gas
Four pairs of $2 movie tickets
Two pairs of socks!

Without a doubt, the best deal for us has been the movie tickets!

But if you’re lucky, you may win other prizes like gift cards, Lyft credits, hotel discounts, and more.

If you have a T-Mobile subscription or a prepaid plan, you are eligible to participate in T-Mobile Tuesdays.

I’ve written before about our cheapie Walmart T-Mobile plan that costs just $30 per month. The freebies we’ve been winning lately have more than offset the cost of our monthly plans!

My sweetie got me these funky T-Mobile socks for Valentines Day

How to Benefit from T-Mobile Tuesday Deals

If you are a T-Mobile customer, it is easy to win free stuff every week!

Just download the T-Mobile Tuesday app from the Apple App Store or Google Play and register with your T-Mobile phone number!

Check the app every week to claim your free prizes, and play games for a chance to win great stuff.

Have you scored any deals on T-Mobile Tuesdays?

How to Unmask Priceline Express Deal Hotels

December 1, 2015 by Fishing4Deals

Priceline Express Deals Revealed with Mobile App

Travel companies are so keen to have you try their mobile apps that they provide a variety of incentives to do so.

Most often, these incentives are in the form of loyalty program points.

If you find that you get more value from discount travel brokers like Priceline, you may be interested in their latest holiday offer.

For a limited time, Priceline is revealing the name of five Express Deal Hotels to iPhone and Android app users.

Priceline Express Deals Unmasked

To participate in the offer, you must download the latest version of the Priceline app and sign in to your Priceline.com account.

Your account should now show five “Unwrap Credits.”

You can use the credits to reveal the name of an Express Deal hotel before booking. Express Deals do not require bidding.

Not all hotels are participating in this promotion. Eligible hotels are marked with a red bow!

The offer runs through January 3, 2016.

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How to Get 20-50 Percent Off Restaurant Meals in Paris

July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by Fishing4Deals

La Fourchette is the European equivalent of Open Table or Yelp.

You can search for nearby restaurants, read reviews, and make a reservation online. The website is owned by TripAdvisor.

You can also find restaurants offering twenty to fifty percent off menu prices with a prior reservation via the La Fourchette app.

On our recent trip to Paris, I opened the app to search for nearby restaurants.

We were staying at the Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan hotel in the 16th arrondissement — on points, of course.

20 Percent Off Radisson Blu Metropolitan Restaurant

20 percent off dinner at Le Metropolitan Restaurant in Paris

The Radisson Blu Metropolitan hotel is in an upscale residential district near the Trocadero Gardens. The hotel has modern decor, an indoor swimming pool and steam room, a mid-sized restaurant, and a head on view of the Eiffel Tower.

The first restaurant to pop up when I opened the La Fourchette app was the hotel restaurant at Le Metropolitan.

The offer was for a 20 percent discount off of menu prices if you made a reservation on the app.

Other restaurants had offers of 30 percent or 50 percent off, though many of these offers excluded the set price “menu du jour.”

The app lists tens of thousands of restaurants in France and elsewhere in Europe; not all restaurants offer discounts.

In Paris, I noticed that many of the places with special offers were ethnic restaurants serving sushi, couscous, kebobs, or other specialities.

Click here to get an idea of other restaurants that are offering discounted meals in Paris.

Earn Loyalty Points with La Fourchette

You can earn loyalty points for each reservation you make with La Fourchette. They call the points “Yums.” You can cash in your “Yums” in for discounts at participating restaurants.

Hilton Launches Actual Room Selection Via Mobile App

January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 by Fishing4Deals

Hilton Select your room — Select your room on Hilton’s app

All the big hotel chains are offering inducements to encourage bookings via their mobile apps. Now, stodgy old Hilton is breaking new ground by allowing mobile users to select their own hotel room.

This is not just picking between a king sized bed or two doubles.

It looks like you will be able to see the exact rooms that are available and make your own selection. It’s sort of like ordering theatre tickets on Ticketmaster, or choosing seats for your flight.

This strikes me as a very innovative incentive to move customers to mobile bookings.

If you are the kind of guest who prefers a room with a view, the Hilton app could be worth trying!

Can I Interest You in a Free Glass of Sparkling Wine, or Perhaps Free Dessert?

August 24, 2015October 6, 2014 by Fishing4Deals

If you have a World or World Elite U.S. Mastercard, you may be interested in the new MasterCard Concierge app available for free on iTunes.

The App is your key to finding special offers and discounts at restaurants at select locations in the U.S. and Canada.

Most of the restaurants included to date are fancy steak houses or expensive French bistros, but there are also Japanese, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern offerings.

The typical offer is for a free glass of sparkling wine or a free dessert to accompany your meal.

You’re not going to get rich off these offers.

But the Concierge app may come in handy some day if you find yourself headed to a participating restaurant in a big city like Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Montreal, or Las Vegas.

You must call or email the MasterCard Concierge to access the offers.

Credit Cards Eligible for the MasterCard Concierge Program

Examples of cards that may be eligible include the Barclaycard Arrival and Arrival Plus, as well as the The US Airways® Premier World MasterCard® and the The Hawaiian Airlines^® World Elite MasterCard^®.

The US Airways® Premier World MasterCard® is currently offering 40,000 bonus miles after your first purchase and payment of the $89 annual fee.

This is a pretty good deal for accruing U.S. Airways Dividend Miles, because there is no minimum spend requirement to worry about. 40,000 Dividend Miles could come in handy with the American/USAir merger underway, and the upcoming merger of their frequent flyer programs. I got this card for that very reason.

The Hawaiian Airlines^® World Elite MasterCard^® offers 35,000 bonus miles when you spend $1,000 on purchases in the first 90 days.

Hidden City Ticketing — Revealed

October 2, 2014October 2, 2014 by Fishing4Deals

Airfares often defy logic.

Why is a ticket from Washington DC to Salt Lake City more expensive than a ticket from Washington, DC to Las Vegas — with a stop in Salt Lake City?

How can you search for so-called “hidden city” or “throwaway”tickets?

Well, there’s an app for that!

SKIPlagged Finds Cheapest Airfares via Throwaway Ticketing

Skiplagged, available for free in the iTunes store (and also available for Android phones), identifies the lowest available fares for a route.

It takes the guess work out of what city you should use as the final destination when searching for throwaway fares.

Here’s an example, illustrated by screen shots from the Skiplagged app.

Lets say you wanted to fly one-way from Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) on October 14.

There is a nonstop flight on Delta Airlines for $394.

If you run the search on Skiplagged, you see that the same flight continues on to Oakland (OAK) for a total fare of just $207.

That’s quite a difference!

Of course, you will have to search for a return ticket, and compare the results with the cost of a round-trip ticket.

Travel Hacking 101: The Do’s and Don’ts of Throwaway Tickets

Be aware that throwaway ticketing violates most airlines’ Terms of Service (except perhaps Southwest Airlines).

You risk being kicked out of the frequent flyer program, having your miles confiscated, and even being banned from the airline.

It’s not against the law, but it is a very risky practice.

Some experts offer these cautionary notes:

Good for one-way tickets only
Don’t check bags
Don’t use your frequent flyer number

The makers of the Skiplagged app suggest several sources for more information:

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Audubon Field Guide Apps 80% Off

April 24, 2014 by Fishing4Deals

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:

Amphibians
Birds
Butterflies
Fish
Insects and spiders
Mammals
Reptiles
Trees
Wildflowers

The regional apps are for these areas of the United States:

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Sharing the LUV: Southwest Airlines Drink Coupon Giveaway

April 11, 2014March 5, 2014 by Fishing4Deals

I have been blogging just over a year now, and to celebrate, I am sharing the LUV with my readers!

Eight lucky readers will receive a Southwest Airlines free drink coupon!

The coupons are good for one free beer, wine, liquor, or vitamin water, and expire October 31, 2014 or December 31, 2014.

If travel on Southwest Airlines is in your future, just comment below to win a coupon for a free drink.

I love to fly Southwest for many reasons and think it offers some of the value for budget domestic travelers:

credit card sign-up bonuses of 50K points every few months
easy to redeem Rapid Rewards points for flights
no fee for changes to reservations
free checked baggage
wifi on most flights
a bit of extra legroom
they still serve peanuts
friendly and entertaining flight attendants

Where do I get all these free drink coupons, anyway? Southwest sends them to me periodically — most recently for Valentine’s day.

Southwest Airlines Drink Coupon Giveaway

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$25 Off $100 Hotel Booking with Hotwire App

May 14, 2014January 23, 2014 by Fishing4Deals

Hotwire is offering $25 off on hotel bookings of $100 or more made via their mobile app — android or iOS.

Just enter this promo code when making your reservation: APP25.

The offer is good through March 31, 2014.

This is a good deal because Hotwire hotels are usually 40 percent off the retail price.

Remember, reservations on Hotwire are non-refundable and non-changeable.

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Priceless Cities: MasterCard’s World of Discounts

April 29, 2015November 21, 2013 by Fishing4Deals

If you currently hold a MasterCard you may have heard about the Priceless Cities program, which offers cardholders unique opportunities and discounts in several U.S. cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and New York.

Registering for the program gives you access to exclusive offers.

For instance, in researching our upcoming trip to New York, I found special offers for early entry or evening tickets to the fabulous holiday train show at the New York Botanical Gardens, as well as discounted tickets for standard admissions.

There were also some club, hotel, entertainment and restaurant discounts, and a special venue for viewing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

But did you know that Priceless Cities is actually an international program?

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