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Book by August 8: Alaska slashes economy awards up to 50% to 9 destinations

Alaska's latest Global Getaways cuts economy award prices by up to 50% on nine routes through February 2027. Starting one-way rates: Edinburgh and Madrid from 20,000 miles, Budapest, Papeete, and Rome from 25,000, Osaka from 27,500, Nadi from 30,000, Hong Kong from 34,000, and Sydney from 35,000. Travel windows vary by destination, but all bookings must be completed by August 8, 2026. Avoid British Airways segments over the Atlantic due to heavy surcharges. You can also add one stopover per one-way (two on a roundtrip) and stack this with Alaska's 100% miles purchase bonus (through August 20) if you need to top up.

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Search and book your desired economy award by August 8, 2026, and consider buying miles at the 100% bonus before August 20 if you fall short.

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Trip.com deal: 17.5% cashback is solid, but past rates hit 36.5%.

Capital One Shopping and Offers are running a deal on Trip.com today (September 9) with up to 17.5% cashback or 17X miles on hotel, lodging, and car rental bookings. Flights earn 3.5%/3X, and other categories like tours or transfers earn 2.5%/2X. Rates are targeted, so you may see higher offers. The cashback from Capital One Shopping is redeemable only for gift cards, not cash. This is a decent return, but note that past deals (like in March) offered up to 36.5% for hotels, so this is a step down. The deal expires today.

the play

Log into your Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers accounts, check your targeted rates for Trip.com, and book any eligible travel before the September 9 deadline.

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10d ago

Don't book on TopCashback's 16% Klook rate until you read the fine print.

TopCashback has boosted rates across IHG, Radisson, Viator, GetYourGuide, Klook, Expedia and more, but the 'up to' qualifiers change the deal. Viator's 15% is only for new customers, while existing customers earn 10%. Expedia's 10% applies only to new customers booking activities, with existing customers seeing 5%-8% for other travel. IHG's 12% is limited to Iberostar, though all IHG brands earn 10%. No expiry is listed, so compare rates on Cashback Monitor or Savewise before committing.

the play

Check the 'up to' terms on each rate, then compare on Cashback Monitor before booking.

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