- OUCH: Amtrak’s New Revenue-Based Program Will Be Much Worse Than We First Thought by View From The Wing. The fact that saver fares aren’t included isn’t great news at all, although from my understanding those are only available on the North Eastern regions and not on Acela.
- Where I “wasted” my 2 IHG free night certificates by Points With A Crew. The only time you waste free night certificates is when you don’t use them (or sometimes when you plan an expensive trip because of them).
- The Lufthansa Heist by Matt @ upgrd. Interested to read the book on this now, although it’s a scum bag move to steal from soldiers sending money home.
- Sir Richard Looks to Shake Up Cruise Industry, Launches Virgin Cruises by The Road More Traveled. I’m sure I saw this news elsewhere earlier, but I forgot to link to it so here you go.
- SPG Open the World: Win up to 25,000 SPG Starpoints by Points With A Crew. I generally find these things a waste of time, but if you have a few free minutes I guess it doesn’t hurt. I didn’t win anything yesterday, so I’ve given up but quite a few readers have won some $50 Amazon gift cards.
I received a letter (today) from Chase that my AMTRAK Guest Rewards card will be converted to a Chase Freedom card on 9/30/15.
If you already have a Freedom, or accidentally open a Freedom account before then, you can join the ranks of those of us who are grandfathered and can spend $3k each quarter on their special categories.
Usually Chase only allows one Freedom per customer, but with product conversions, it’s possible to have two Freedom cards.