Quickies: Trip Alertz Free $, American Airlines 150K Miles Contest, Free Hilton HHonors Gold Status

Along with a new layout (I hope you like), I decided to occasionally post some "Quickies", which will list  easy, no-frills access to points, miles, and other notable offers that might just entice my fellow points travelers.

Here ya go...

• TripAlertz.com: Receive $25 Trip Alertz cash for joining, and $5 Trip Alertz cash for each email referral you make. It only takes seconds for your friends to join, and there are no limits as to the amount of referrals you're allowed. Have fun with this... and be incredibly close to your next impulse vacation. Thanks for letting me refer you; I can already feel the hot sun on a Cancun beach- ha, I wish! :) Thanks to Ben @ One Mile at a Time (detailed info on his post).

• Hilton HHonors: Gary @ View From the Wing posted about a FREE Gold Status upgrade for Visa Infinite Gold card users. Tip: if you are not a Visa Infinite Gold card holder (I'm not), using code 411945 works like a charm.

• American Airlines/Alaska Airlines: In celebration of their changes to their elite program, they are giving away 150,000 AAdvantage miles and 150,000 Alaska Airlines miles to a lucky sweepstakes winner. For more information and to enter, click here.