New program has launched, more details here. Update: This has been confirmed and the program will be down 11/16 and 11/17 to prepare for the new program. TGI Fridays sent out an e-mail today stating that they will be launching a... Read More →
Category - Misc
Costco Now Selling COVID-19 PCR Tests For $129.99
Costco has started selling COVID-19 PCR tests for $129.99. The tests are provided by AZOVA and results are provided within 24-72 hours. More and more travel destinations (e.g Hawaii) are require a negative PCR test to avoid mandatory... Read More →
Amazon Returns At Kohl’s Now Available At All Locations ($5 Bonus)
Update 10/22/20: Looks like Kohl’s is offering $5 Kohl’s cash on receipts when making Amazon returns. Update 4/23/19: Starting July Kohl’s will be accepting Amazon returns at all stores. The press release states that... Read More →
No1 Lounges No Longer Accepting Priority Pass
Update 10/14/20: Priority Pass has sent out an e-mail stating that Priority Pass has chosen to remove No1 Lounges from the Priority Pass network. Original post: No1 Lounges began reopening yesterday, unfortunately they are no longer... Read More →
National Extending Free Days By A Year
Update 10/12/20: National has announced that Emerald Club Free Days that were due to expire on December 31, 2020 will be extended until December 31, 2021. Original post: National has announced that it will be giving current Executive... Read More →
Bank of America To Launch Payday Loan Alternative ‘Balance Assist’
Bank of America has launched a new payday loan alternative called ‘Balance Assist’. This new program is only available to checking account holders who have had an account for at least one year. The program will launch by... Read More →
Ritz-Carlton Maldives Fari Islands To Be Category 8 Property, Accepting Reservations
Ritz-Carlton Maldives Fari Islands is now accepting reservations starting May 1, 2021. This will be a category 8 property meaning it will cost: 70,000 points per night during off-peak season 85,000 points per night during standard... Read More →
Most Popular Posts From September
At the end of every month we used to take a look at the most popular posts from that month, I unfortunately got lazy and haven’t done it in awhile but let’s see if I can get into the good habit again. Hopefully readers might... Read More →
Cardpool Reduces Guarantee From One Year To 60 Days
Giftcard reseller cardpool has made a change to it’s guarantee on purchased gift cards, this went into effect for cards purchased after September 1, 2020. Cardpool is committed to making our customers happy by offering the highest... Read More →
Walmart Purchases Made In Store Will Now Show On Your Online Account (Requires Linked Card)
Walmart has announced a new feature when you make a purchase in store using a credit card that is linked to your Walmart.com account the purchase will show up in your Walmart.com purchase history Read More →
Plaza Premium Launches Lounge At Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Plaza Premium has launched it's first U.S. lounge at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Read More →
Citi Sends Out Survey Regarding Citigold Private Client (Requires $1,000,000+ In Deposits/Investments)
Update: Looks like this program already exists. Citi has sent out a survey to current Citigold clients regarding a new product tier that might be offered in the future titled ‘Citigold Private Client’, this would require... Read More →
Trusted Traveler Program Enrollment Centers (Global Entry) Will Reopen On September 8th
Update 9/8/20: CBP has announced that these centers reopen today. Update 7/21/20: Reopening has been pushed back until September 8th until the earliest. Update 7/1/20: CBP has announced that these centers will not reopen on July 6th and... Read More →
myTransUnion App To Shut Down On September 7, 2020
TransUnion has sent out an e-mail stating that on September 7, 2020 the myTransUnion app will shut down. This app allows users to freeze and unfreeze their credit report. Consumers will still be able to freeze and unfreeze reports using... Read More →
State Farm And U.S. Bank Announce Partnership (U.S. Bank To Take Over State Farm Bank’s Deposit & Credit Card Accounts)
Update 8/22/20: U.S. Bank has announced that existing State Farm accounts will become U.S. accounts on October 10th. Original post: State Farm & U.S. Bank have announced a strategic partnership. As part of this partnership State... Read More →