Whether you’re shopping to save new luggage, flight, at the hotelNew apple products or anything else on your wish list, now is the time to save on your purchase. It’s been a couple of days of quick, intense, and sometimes very solid deal shopping. While we hope the deals end soon, it’s not too late to grab some of the year’s best prices on some travel-related deals and products.
If you don’t know where to start, here are some of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals TPG employees bought — and how employees maximized those purchases.
Related: These are the best Cyber Monday travel deals
Apple AirPods Pro discount
Buy for $200 (originally $249).
The popular Apple AirPods Pro are usually around $250 but go on sale on Cyber Monday for around $200 on Amazon.
That was a good discount, but I could have made it better by discount arrangement targeted 40% off (up to $60 off) using 1 point of Amex Membership Rewards. This means I ordered new AirPods for just $140.
Above all, thanks to something else Amex Offers, I’ve earned 5 Membership Rewards points for every dollar of purchases; At a 2 cents each, here’s another $14 bonus earned on purchases.
Review: Apple AirPods Pro (second generation)
25% off your stay at the Fairmont . Hotel
Stays at Fairmont hotels get 25% off when using Cyber Monday offer. Although it wasn’t as enjoyable as our Fairmont summer in banff and Lake Louise in Canada, I made an overnight reservation we needed at Vancouver Fairmont Airport at a discounted rate.
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On top of that, it can get canceled if our plans change, so it’s a risk-free discounted booking that I could even use some accumulated points towards.
25% off Air Canada flights
Air Canada has a cool Cyber Monday offer that started with 30% off flights but is now down to 25%; it will drop to 20% after the public make a certain number of reservations. Even with the 25% off, this brought the price of the flights we needed to Vancouver, British Columbia, to the lowest I’ve ever seen, so we’re locking those flights in for next summer as well. .
You will need to use the discount code for the relevant discount amount to get the discount.
Book now to get up to 25% off.
Nordstrom gift card discount
My Kryptonite is definitely Nordstrom — that store almost always has what I want and more. Paying less for Nordstrom expenses has always been my goal. So my husband bought a $100 Nordstrom gift card at Amazon while it offers a bundled $15 Amazon credit. This is still available on Amazon using the code NORDSTROM.
The deal just got even better because we were able to accumulate savings using 1 point of Amex Membership Rewards for $60 off costs — plus a $15 Amazon credit.
Buy Nordstrom Gift Cards with Amazon Rewards Credits.
New Apple laptop and free $250 gift card
David Slotnick, TPG senior aviation reporter, has been eyeing a new Apple laptop for a while; Although Apple’s laptop is on sale at some retailers, the one he wants is available directly from Apple. He received a 6% cash back offer from Capital One on Apple purchases that he accrued with the Apple Cyber Weekend offer which is a free $250 Apple gift card with purchase. row.
TPG managing editor Clint Henderson is also buying an Apple laptop, and he bought a 2020 MacBook Air on Amazon for $799 ($200 off retail); then he saved an extra $10 using 1 Amex point and he earned 5 Points of Membership Rewards on purchases using Amex Offers (up to 2,500 bonus points).
Buy a discounted MacBook Air for $799 (down from $999).
Adidas discount with a lot of points next to it
TPG’s marketing manager, Caroline English, has been stocking up on discounted Adidas gear for her family.
Thanks to the Cyber Weekend sale, she was able to get around $600 worth of Adidas gear for $250, and thanks to Amex Deals she earned 4 points for every dollar she bought. row. Adidas also has a Rakuten cashback portal for 20% cash back (or 20 Amex points per dollar), so you can really accumulate savings if you shop with Adidas in the near future.
Bonus points for staying at IHG
IHG was having a Cyber Monday sale offering 10,000 bonus points every two nights, so TPG editor Christine Gallipeau rebooked the vacation she had planned for a flat cash rate. Christine was able to double the amount and will receive an extra 3,000 IHG One Rewards points for booking because she previously applied for a booking promotion to celebrate her birthday.
Register and book now for 10,000 more points.
AirTags discount
This is the year of the Apple AirTag. I’m not sure if Apple intentionally made the product for tourists track their checked bags, but that’s absolutely what’s going on. Zach Griff, TPG senior aviation reporter, bought another four bundles of AirTags while they were discounted to $79 over the weekend on Amazon. That price seems to have returned to $95, but if you have any targeted offers to use some points from Chase or Amex to lower the price, it could still be a good deal.
Also, if you need only one AirTag, that price drops to $24 off the retail price of $29. Apple AirTag accessories are still discounted for Cyber Monday.
