Category - Recaps

Marriott Plans To Open “Nearly 100” Asia Pacific Properties In 2021 by Traveling For Miles. Amazon Prime member total reaches 142 million in U.S. with more shoppers opting in for a full year, data shows by MarketWatch.   NJ man... Read More →

Man lived inside O’Hare for 3 months before detection, prosecutors say by Chicago Tribune. Biden to Pick Rohit Chopra to Lead Consumer-Finance Agency by WSJ.   Office Depot rejects $2.1bn takeover bid from rival Staples by... Read More →

Man Has Two Login Attempts Left to Access $220 Million in Bitcoin Before It’s All Lost by News Week. Big News: The UK Is Closing All Travel Corridors On Monday by Traveling For Miles.   Disneyland cancels its annual pass... Read More →

Emirates Ordered to Pay Nigerian Businessman $1.63 Million in Compensation for Lost Luggage by Paddle Your own Kanoo. Turkish Airlines Has 40% Off Business and Economy Class Tickets Right Now by Running With Miles.   Norwegian Air... Read More →

Odd: Wyndham Destinations Acquires Travel + Leisure by OMaaT Visa Abandons Planned Acquisition of Plaid After DOJ Challenge by WSJ.   Starbucks Launches $100 Million Fund To Support SMBs by PYMNTS. Greece is Proposing an EU... Read More →

A man’s scheme to get free Spirit flights landed him a jail sentence by Washington Post. Amazon, Walmart Tell Consumers to Skip Returns of Unwanted Items by WSJ.   Amazon Shutters Prime Pantry, an Early Online Grocery Initiative by... Read More →

Staples Seeks $2.1 Billion Deal for Parent of Office Depot by Bloomberg. Amex Gone Crazy? Random Hilton Free Nights Posting After Downgrades by MtM. Also reported on reddit. Suspect this will be fixed by Amex quickly.   Aeroplan... Read More →

T-Mobile: Hackers Accessed Customer Call Data by PYMNTS. The Man Who Turned Credit-Card Points Into an Empire by NY Times. Korean Air Will Postpone Devaluation Of SkyPass Frequent Flyer Program by VFTW. Deals starting/expiring at the... Read More →

Loyalty Alchemy: Convert Citi to Choice, 9K to 15K by Frequent Miler. Sonesta International to Acquire Red Lion Hotels by Skift.   Mastercard SpendingPulse: U.S. Retail Sales* Grew 3.0% This Holiday Season. Interesting data from... Read More →

Now Open: Escape Lounge Palm Beach Airport by OMaaT Google Offering Direct Booking Of Airfare, Could Change How Travel Is Sold by VFTW.   CFPB Settles Student Loan Case With Discover For $35 Million by PYMNTS. Deals... Read More →

Alaska Airlines Changes How Elite Status Will Be Earned In 2021 by VFTW. Southwest Airlines Intends To Serve Fresno And Santa Barbara by Southwest.   Confirmed: JetBlue Will Fly To Miami (MIA) by OMaaT. Glitterbomb 3.0 vs. Porch... Read More →

Quick updates to Japan’s Go To program by DEM Flyers. Hawaiian Airlines Quietly Extended The Expiration Date Of Hawaiian Miles by YMMV.   Hawaii Offers Free Airfare For Remote Workers To Live There Temporarily by Coworkaholic... Read More →

Qatar Airways Lowers Award Redemption Rates by OMaaT Gift Card Reseller Gets Over 5 Years Behind Bars For Catch-All “Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering” by VFTW.   Uber officially completes Postmates acquisition by TechCrunch... Read More →

Office Depot No Longer Selling Visa Gift Cards Online by GC Galore. The United States Could Soon Allow Visitors from Europe, Britain and Brazil After Nine-Month Ban by Paddle Your Own Kanoo.   HSBC considers exit from U.S. retail... Read More →

(Update: Maybe Only Some Products Affected) Potentially Huge Best Buy Change: No Gift Cards Allowed When Using Guest Checkout by GC Galore. ANA Extending Miles again. We have already extended the expiration dates of miles and ANA SKY... Read More →