a long shot of National Mall

FFB’s City Bonus Highlight looks at route bonuses to/from a
particular city as well as select bonuses for staying in hotels in or
around that city. To celebrate the recent release of a great US Airways flight promo for this city, this weeks City Bonus Highlight features Washington D.C. (and Baltimore!)

Past City Bonus Highlights: BangkokFrankfurt | Hong Kong | LondonLos Angeles | New York | Tokyo | Toronto

Route Bonuses for IAD, DCA & BWI
Not only does Washington D.C. have the new US Airways flight promo out of DCA but it also enjoys many other promos that cover all three major airports in the area:

From/To (or Vice Versa) Bonus Offer Airline Program Validity Details
Systemwide 50
Bonus Miles per Qpoint
Qatar Airways Privilege
Club
Jul 20 – Aug 31, 12
Systemwide on JetBlue Double
Miles
Emirates Skywards Until Sep 30, 12
Systemwide on Emirates Double
Points
JetBlue TrueBlue Until Sep 30, 12
Aruba Baltimore 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Baltimore Aruba 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Baltimore Bermuda 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Baltimore Cancun 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Baltimore Montego Bay 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Baltimore Nassau 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Baltimore San Juan 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Bermuda Baltimore 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Cancun Baltimore 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Doha Washington DC Double
Miles
United Mileage Plus Until Aug 31, 12
Dublin Washington DC Double
Miles
United Mileage Plus Jun 7 – Sep 30, 12
Honolulu Washington DC Up
to 50% Bonus Miles
United Mileage Plus Jun 7 – Jul 15, 12
Manchester Washington DC Double
Miles
United Mileage Plus May 1 – Sep 30, 12
Montego Bay Baltimore 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Montreal Washington DC Up
to 7,500 Bonus Miles
Air Canada Aeroplan Until Aug 31, 12
Nassau Baltimore 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Ottawa Washington DC Up
to 7,500 Bonus Miles
Air Canada Aeroplan Until Aug 31, 12
connecting through Panama Double
Miles
United Mileage Plus (COPA) Jul 15 – Sep 15, 12
Portland Washington DC Double
Miles
Alaska Airlines Mileage
Plan
Aug
28 – Oct 9, 12
San Juan Baltimore 5,000
Bonus Points
Southwest Rapid Rewards Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Toronto Washington DC Up
to 7,500 Bonus Miles
Air Canada Aeroplan Until Aug 31, 12
to/from Washington DC Double
Miles
US Airways Dividend Miles Book by Aug 5 for travel until
Sep 30, 12
Washington DC Dublin Double
Miles
United Mileage Plus Jun 7 – Sep 30, 12
Washington DC Honolulu Up
to 50% Bonus Miles
United Mileage Plus Jun 7 – Jul 15, 12
Washington DC Madison Double
Miles
Frontier Early Returns Jun 7 – Jul 7 ,12
Washington DC Manchester Double
Miles
United Mileage Plus May 1 – Sep 30, 12
Washington DC Montreal Up
to 7,500 Bonus Miles
Air Canada Aeroplan Until Aug 31, 12
Washington DC Ottawa Up
to 7,500 Bonus Miles
Air Canada Aeroplan Until Aug 31, 12
Washington DC Portland Double
Miles
Alaska Airlines Mileage
Plan
Aug
28 – Oct 9, 12
Washington DC Toronto Up
to 7,500 Bonus Miles
Air Canada Aeroplan Until Aug 31, 12

 
 
 

Hotel Bonuses for the Washington D.C. area
Here are some bonus offers for hotel stays in the D.C. area:

Accor

Quadruple Le Club Accorhotels Points plus 20% off on your stay of 3 nights or more at the Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square Full Details & Online BookingInvalid request error occurred. Until Aug 15, 12

Best Western

Earn
a Free Night Voucher
when you complete
3 separate qualified stays at participating Best Western hotels
Worldwide. Maximum
of 1 free night voucher per member. Voucher must be used by January
31, 13.
Bonus Offer: Use your Best Western Rewards MasterCard® to pay
for each of your three (3) qualified
stays and receive 1,000 Best Western Rewards bonus points. Maximum
one (1) Bonus reward per
Member during the Promotion Period.
Full
details, Online Registration and Booking
(Registration is required)Invalid request error occurred.
Jun 17 – Aug 19, 12
Restrictions
* For residents of U.S., Canada, Bahamas and US Virgin Islands only

1,750
Bonus Aeroplan Miles per stay at
participating Best Western hotels
Worldwide.
Bonus can be earned on a maximum
of 3 stays.. Full
details, Online Registration and Booking
(Registration is required)Invalid request error occurred.

Jun 17 – Aug 19, 12

Restrictions
* For residents of U.S., Canada, Bahamas and US Virgin Islands only


Carlson Hotels

15,000 Bonus Gold Points when you complete 1 eligible stay at any Radisson or Radisson Blu location Worldwide.  Register Online (registration is required) then reserve a room online at RadissonInvalid request error occurred. May 15 – Jul 15, 12
15,000 Bonus
Gold Points
when you complete 1
eligible stay at any Country Inns & Suites location
Worldwide.  Register Online
(registration is required) then reserve a room online at Country
Inns & Suites
Invalid request error occurred.
Until Jul 15, 12

1,000 Bonus Gold Points for a booking a Radisson Business Class room in North and South America and the Asia Pacific region. Full Details.
2,000 Bonus Gold
Points
for stays on the Bed &
Breakfast Package for Two in
North
and South
America
. Full Details Until Dec 31, 12

Choice Hotels
Receive
a $50 Gift Card (aka enough bonus points to take to you the 8,000
point redemption level)
after you
complete two qualifying stays at Choice Hotels
Worldwide.
Full
Details, Online Registration and Booking
Until Aug 15, 12
Restrictions:
Valid for Residents of the U.S. and Canada only

1,000 Bonus Points for stays at various Choice hotels locations across Washington D.C. Full Details, and online booking Invalid request error occurred. Ongoing

Double Choice Privileges Points
for every qualifying stay at Choice Hotels
Worldwide.
Full
Details and Online Booking
Until Aug 15, 12
Restrictions:
Valid for Residents of the U.K. and Europe (excluding Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden) only

Hilton

Earn up to Triple HHonors Points when
you stay at any participating hotel and resort in the Hilton

Worldwide
portfolio. Earn Triple
points for stays
on Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights, Double points for stays on Monday through Thursday nights. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking Jul 1 – Sep 30, 12
For a list of excluded properties please
see here

Save up to 40% on stays at Hilton Hotels Worldwide. Full non-refundable prepayment required at time of booking unless otherwise indicated by local law. Must book at least seven (7) days in advance of arrival, except from 27 July through 30 August when only three (3) days are required in advance of arrival. Discounts vary and range from 15% – 40% off select rates Full Details and Online Booking Book by Jul 23 for stays until Sep 30, 12

Earn up to 1,000 Bonus HHonors Points when you dine at any participating DoubleTree by Hilton restaurant. Full Details. Earn 500 Bonus Points when you spend at least US$25 in eligible dining purchases, or earn 1,000 Bonus Points when you spend at least US$50 in eligible dining purchases. Full Details

Triple SkyMiles when you stay at any participating hotel and resort in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking Until Sep 30, 12

Double Miles&Smiles Miles when you book and stay at any participating DoubleTree by Hilton™ Hotel or resort worldwide. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking Until Sep 30, 12

Hyatt

There are no bonus points offers for the Gold Passport program but there is an up to 5X bonus miles offer for all of Hyatt’s
airline program partners. View those offers here.

InterContinental Hotels Group
1,000
Bonus Priority Club Points or 200 Bonus Airline Miles
per
night at participating InterContinental® , Crowne Plaza®,
Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn®, Express by Holiday Inn™,
Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites and
Holiday Inn Club Vacations® hotels
worldwide.Priority
Club will add another 250 Bonus Points if the customer books through
an IHG brand website (including our co-branded
page
or the link below) Maximum bonus is 20,000 points ro 4,000
miles.
Full
Details, Registration and Online Booking
Invalid request error occurred.
(Registration is required) Jun 1 – Sep 3, 12

15,000 Bonus
Priority Club Points + Gold Status

when you register and stay six nights (do not have to be consecutive)
at an InterContinental Hotel or Resort in the

U.S., Canada, Mexico, Latin America
and
the
Caribbean
and pay with any American Express® Card
Full
Details, Registration and Online Booking
Invalid request error occurred.
(Registration is required)  Until Jul 31, 12

Receive a $75
Vacation Pay Prepaid MasterCard®

when you stay two consecutive weekend nights (Friday, Saturday or
Sunday) at any of the IHG Family of Brands’ hotels (Up to $300).
Full
Details, Registration and Online Booking
Invalid request error occurred.
(Registration is required)
Until Sep 3, 12
Restrictions: Residents of the
US Only

Receive a $50
Travel Bonus Prepaid MasterCard®

when you Stay two consecutive weekday nights at any of the IHG Family
of Brands’ hotels (Up to $200).
Full
Details, Registration and Online Booking
Invalid request error occurred.
(Registration is required)
Until Aug 6, 12
Restrictions: Residents of the
US Only


Marriott


Marriott Summer
Bonus: Earn a Free Night or Bonus Rewards Points
for
stays at any participating Marriott Hotel
Worldwide.
Regisitration is now closed, however if you did register
you can still book your stays at Marriott.com
for this promotion. Until Aug 31, 12
Offer Variations
– Earn a free night after every second qualifying stay A maximum
of three free nights can be earned and then used at Category 1-4
hotels.
– Stay 15 paid nights earn 20,000 bonus points, plus an additional
10,000 points after 20 paid nights, and another 10,000 points after
25 paid nights (up to 40,000 points)


Marriott MegaBonus: Triple Airline Miles
for
all stays starting with your second stay at any participating Marriott
Hotel
Worldwide.
Full
Details, online registration and booking

(Registration is required) Jul 1 – Aug 31, 12

Preferred Hotel Group
Double Airline Miles for stays of 2 or more consecutive nights at participating Preferred Hotel Group properties Worldwide. Full Details Until Dec 31, 12

Ritz-Carlton
Earn 30,000 Bonus Rewards Points

after completing a paid stay of four
or more consecutive nights at a participating Ritz-Carlton hotel

Worldwide. Register Online (Registration is required) Jul 15 – Oct 15, 12
Restrictions
Promotion excludes The Ritz-Carlton Millennia, Singapore, Ritz-Carlton
Montreal, Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, The Ritz-Carlton Destination
Club®, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, and Partner Hotels. Members
of The Ritz-Carlton Rewards program as of June 14, 2012 and new
members who were not previously members of the Marriott Rewards®
program are eligible to receive this offer.

Starwood
SPG Nice Choice: Various Bonus Offers/Free Nights
for stays at any Starwood Hotels
Worldwide.
SPG members picks the ‘bonus’ and the timeframe they want to have
their stays count.
Registration is now closed, however if
you did register you can still book your stays online at
SPG.com Register by Jun 30 for stays: May 1 – Jul 31, 12 or Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12 or Jul 1 – Sep 30, 12

Stash Hotel Rewards

Double Stash Rewards Points
for all stays at Afffinia Hotels in  Washington
DC.
Full details Until Sep 3, 12

Wyndham Rewards

1,000 Bonus Wyndham Rewards Points
when book the “Best Available Rate +
1,000 bonus points” rate offer at the Washington D.C. Days Inn
.
Full Details 
Until Dec 31, 12


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