JetBlue partners with Vrbo
As part of this link-up you can book Vrbo accommodations using JetBlue Paisly, the carrier’s non-flight travel booking platform. JetBlue’s Airbus A320 taxis in New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. SEAN CUDAHY/THE POINTS GUY
The move is a win for customers who want to book vacation rentals that are more spacious than a traditional hotel room, like a beach house or a cozy mountain cabin for a fall getaway.
Though Vrbo is already part of a loyalty program known as One Key, which also includes online travel agencies Expedia and Hotels.com, this Vrbo-JetBlue partnership offers travelers a way to earn loyalty currency with a major airline program when they stay at a Vrbo property.
What is Paisly?
Paisly by JetBlue is a travel product service subsidiary of JetBlue. You can use the site to book nonflight trip aspects, from hotel stays to car and home rentals — including, now, through Vrbo.
Earning TrueBlue points through Paisly
TrueBlue members who book travel or otherwise make purchases through Paisly can earn 1 TrueBlue point per dollar spent. Each $100 spent through Paisly earns one Mosaic tile. You can earn 10 tiles and get the first chance to choose from Perks You Pick, including rewards such as free in-flight alcohol on a single trip, priority security, and early boarding. You can select additional benefits as you reach 20, 30, and 40 tiles. SEAN CUDAHY/THE POINTS GUY
For example, let’s say I wanted to book a week at North Carolina’s Outer Banks and spent $2,500 on an ocean-view beach house booked on Vrbo through Paisly.
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For example, let’s say I wanted to book a week at North Carolina’s Outer Banks and spent $2,500 on an ocean-view beach house booked on Vrbo through Paisly.
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That would earn me 2,500 TrueBlue points and 25 Mosaic tiles — halfway to Mosiac 1 elite status. A $5,000 reservation would earn you the status outright.
Keep in mind that you can also earn 1 Mosaic tile for every $1,000 charged to certain JetBlue cobranded credit cards, so if you’re a JetBlue cardholder, it’s a convenient way to stack those earnings.
August promotion
In celebration of the new partnership, JetBlue is also offering a bonus points promotion.
Between now and Aug. 25, you’ll earn 3 TrueBlue points per dollar spent on Vrbo reservations made through Paisly.
That means a $3,000 stay would earn you 9,000 TrueBlue points, which is often more than enough for a one-way domestic flight on its own — and could get you a good chunk of the way to earning a larger redemption.
Bottom line
Finding ways to earn loyalty currency with a major airline or hotel program often requires a bit of creative thinking when you book on a site like Airbnb or Vrbo — though there are ways to do it.
This new partnership between JetBlue’s Paisly and Vrbo gives travelers a new option to do just that.
Those long weekend or weeklong stays common on Vrbo bookings can add up in spending, and this new partnership offers another way to be fully rewarded for the price you pay — beyond whatever you’re charging to a rewards credit card.
If you’re a regular JetBlue flyer, that $3,000 beach house reservation could help put you over the top for Mosaic elite status — or make it possible to enjoy a redemption in the airline’s premium Mint cabin.
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