Uh Oh: Hilton Selling Upgrades To Elite Members At Check-In by OMaaT. Marriott to Buy Mexico’s City Express Hotels for $100 Million by Skift. Hong Kong offers 500,000 free air tickets to tempt tourists back by CNN. Bonus 5,000... Read More →
Category - Recaps
Recap: Barclays Financial Review, Goldman Changes & More
Yeah, That Just Happened – How I Survived a Barclays Financial Review by MtM. Under Pressure, Goldman CEO Ditches Dream of Consumer Domination by Bloomberg. Kroger agrees to buy rival grocery company Albertsons for $24.6 billion... Read More →
Recap: Kabbage Files For Bankruptcy, Qatar & Accor Add Reciprocal Perks & More
Government of Canada to remove COVID-19 border and travel measures effective October 1. Awesome: Qatar Airways & Accor Add Reciprocal Loyalty Perks by OMaaT. Slide Purchases Will Soon Be Available On Website by GC Galore... Read More →
Recap: Credit Karma To Pay Out $3M, Visa & Mastercard Fees & More
Credit Karma will pay $3 million to users targeted with false preapproved offers by NPR. Southwest Award Flights Count Toward A-List Status? by DDG Walmart, Target Urge Lawmakers to Pass Bill Taking Aim at Visa, Mastercard Fees... Read More →
Recap: Citi New Portal, Paceline AF Issue & More
Citi Launching a Brand-New Portal with Booking.com by DDG. Debit card fraud leaves Ally Bank customers, small stores reeling by ars Technica. Paceline charges my wife the AF even though card was closed by MPD. X1 card is now... Read More →
Recap: Choice Acquires Radisson, Marriott Rules & More
DoT Proposes New Rule for Stronger Protections for Consumers Seeking Refunds from Airlines by DDG IHG Eliminates Credit Card Spend As A Way To Earn Diamond Status by VFTW. Choice Hotels International Completes Acquisition of... Read More →
Recap: Raise Pauses Affiliate Program, Bali Punishes Travel Blogger & More
Equifax Sent Lenders Inaccurate Credit Scores on Millions of Consumers by WSJ. Bali Punishes Travel Blogger Over False Airport Wait Time Claims by OMaaT. Goldman Sachs Credit-Card Business Investigated by Consumer Watchdog by WSJ... Read More →
Recap: Amex Drug Kingpin, AA Miles For Hotels & More
Amex to pay $430K to settle violations of sanctions against drug kingpin by Compliance Week. Bad News! IHG One Rewards Limits Upgrade Benefit by MtM. JetBlue Airways to Acquire Spirit Airlines For $33.50 Per Share In Cash by The... Read More →
Recap: CFPB Fines, JetBlue And Spirit Deal & More
CFPB Issues $19M Penalty Against Hyundai Over Credit Reporting by PYMNTS. U.S. Bank opened fake accounts for unsuspecting customers by CBS News. JetBlue and Spirit to Create a National Low-Fare Challenger to the Dominant Big Four... Read More →
Recap: Marriott Rebooking, Experian Issues & More
Little Marriott award rebooking tip. Have A Target Debit RedCard? Verify Your Backing Account Now by GC Galore. Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do by Krebs On Security. PSA: Gift Card Purchases From Sam’s Club Will Earn... Read More →
Recap: Delta 10k Offer, Vauld Suspension & More
FTC Accuses Walmart of Letting Scammers Use Its Money-Transfer Services by WSJ. Delta Air Lines offered passengers $10,000 each to get off an oversold flight by Fortune. Crypto platform Vauld suspends withdrawals, trading and... Read More →
Recap: Charles Schwab Misleading Fee, AA Change Fees & More
Charles Schwab to Pay $187M for Misleading Robo-Advisor Clients on Fees by DDG. American Airlines Brings Back Change Fees For Many International Tickets by VFTW. Major Changes To Alaska Lounge Day Passes by OMaaT. BA Lowers Fees... Read More →
Recap: IRS Falling Behind On Tax Backlog, CFPB Changes & More
Rethinking the approach to regulations by CFPB. Looks like they want to move to a simpler rule set to enforce regulations. IRS Is Falling Further Behind on Tax-Return Backlog, Watchdog Says by WSJ. CFPB Wants To Use Banks’... Read More →
Recap: Blogging Gifts, Southwest Partnerships & More
Southwest Prepares To Partner With Other Airlines by VFTW. Blogging and accepting gifts (On Greg’s Mind) by FM. Two New Aspire Lounges Now Open at Ontario International Airport (ONT) by DDG. Singapore Airlines has had a... Read More →
Recap: Amazon Scam, Spirit Lawsuit & More
eBay Launches First NFT Collection by DDG. Amazon 3rd Party Seller Scam Explained: No, You’re Not Getting A Free Mini Computer From Amazon by Dans Deals. JPMorgan’s Digital Banking Push, Deep Pockets, Should Worry Neobanks by... Read More →