35,000 mile CC offer, the best mistake fare ever, and the best hotels in Japan

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the past week of travel information – here’s a recap of what you may have missed from Points With a Crew over the past week or so

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Featured stories

The American Express Starwood personal and business cards have increased signup bonuses

Each of them is at an all time high – 35,000 points for each

These are some of the most valuable miles and points around!

This week was the anniversary of one of the best mistake fares I’ve ever seen

Two years ago, there was an advertised fare for roundtrip Europe to US first class for $90

Too bad they ended up not being honored…

Sharon is on her way to Kyoto Japan for the first time

She has shared many of her planning tips in a series of articles about Kyoto and the surrounding areas

Here are the best hotels in Kyoto (and Osaka) on points from 4 major hotel chains

Aisle or Window… the age-old dilemma… unless you can manage to get BOTH an aisle and a window

I used to be a big fan of the window, but I’m an aisle guy now

Ian shares why he’s still on #TeamWindowSeat

My son and I just got back from a trip to New Mexico and Texas

While we were there we visited World Heritage site Carlsbad Caverns

Is a half day enough time to visit Carlsbad Caverns?

Family Travel

• 3 ways to get from the Osaka Airports to Kyoto
• 3 reasons to include a Blue Mountains day trip during a visit to Sydney

Miles, Points and Credit Cards

• Huge Amex Offer: Earn 20,000 points for flying Air France
• 4 lucrative credit cards that are often overlooked
• Cathay Pacific introduces US credit card
• The economics of credit card miles and points – who pays for the rewards?
• Help a reader get 87,000 miles back
• Celebrate with United – 5,000 points off roundtrip Mexico flights
• Chase United refer a friend starting in March
• 3 annual fee-free credit cards for New Yorkers

In the News

• Flying JAL to Japan soon? Get two-week free Wi-Fi with JAL!
• [Targeted] Fast Track to American Airlines Elite Status
• Love is in the air with jetBlue’s ROAMantic sale – flights from $39
• 3,000 free points for joining Ethiopian Airlines reward program
• Virgin America Valentine’s Day Sale – cheap fares AND it’s for charity!
• Will Frontier’s planned changes help avoid meltdowns like December’s?
• When will the first international United Polaris hard product route take off?
• 7 of my favorite jetBlue tail designs
• Presidential visits wreak operational havoc at small Florida airport
• Southwest and Frontier jets clip at Phoenix Sky Harbor
• Norwegian expansion from Cork, Ireland imminent

If you’re still up for more travel reading, here’s last week’s recap: Whiny complaints, stiffing the hotel maid, and a place that’s hard to get to

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