Delta has teased some changes for premium card customers. CFPB Says Staffer Sent 250,000 Consumers’ Data to Personal Account by WSJ. Bit of a worry that one employee had access to that level of data in the first place. DEAL DEAD... Read More →
Category - Recaps
Recap: Banks Closing Accounts, Free Cruise & Amazon Charging A Fee For Returns
Banks Are Closing Customer Accounts, With Little Explanation by NYT. The Pandemic Didn’t End Card Rewards. It Made Them Stronger by WSJ. Our experience booking a “free” MSC Cruise by FM. Amazon Starts Charging for Some UPS Store... Read More →
Recap: Chase Tap Scam, Robinhood Settlement & More
Seattle Discovers Its New $1 Billion Airport Terminal Can’t Fit The Long-Haul Planes it Was Designed to Handle by PYOK. Robinhood Reaches $10.2 Million Settlement on March 2020 Platform Outage by PYMNTS. NEW: transfer Marriott... Read More →
Recap: Priority Pass Exclusion, ANA Changing Fuel Surcharges & More
Uh Oh: Priority Pass’ New Credit Card Exclusion by OMaaT. The FTC’s new ‘Click to Cancel’ rule would make quitting subscriptions easier ANA changing fuel surcharges soon. Amazing Invention- This Drone Will... Read More →
Recap: T-Mobile Acquires Mint, Negative Changes & More
ATM thieves use glue and ‘tap’ function to drain accounts at Chase Bank. Ouch! Negative Change for JetBlue Travel Credits by DDG. Ouch: Alaska Mileage Plan Devalues Japan Airlines Awards by OMaaT. T‑Mobile to Acquire... Read More →
Recap: Virgin Atlantic Joins SkyTeam & Guts ANA Awards
Virgin Atlantic Officially Joins SkyTeam Alliance by OMaaT. Virgin Atlantic Guts ANA Awards Up To 42% Without Notice by VFTW. Bed Bugs- What You’ve Been Told is Totally False by Mark Rober. Deals starting/expiring at the... Read More →
Recap: United Family Seating, Hackers Claim To Breach T-Mobile 100+ Times & More
United Airlines introduces a new family seating policy by CNN. Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022 by Krebs On Security. Victoria’s Secret Pilots New Loyalty Rewards Program and Sunsets PINK Nation by... Read More →
Recap: Goldman Sachs To Stop Bidding For New Card Programs, Southwest Positive Changes & More
Southwest are planning to make some positive changes to changing reservations and additional web/app functionality for bookings, more information here. Caesars stack: SimplyMiles + Citi Offer by FM. Goldman Sachs Steps Back From... Read More →
Recap: Free Cruise Via Match, Half Elite Nights & More
Holland America cruise match program (possible free cruise offer) by FM Huh: Marriott Bonvoy Starts Awarding Half Elite Nights by OMaaT Unbelievable! I Booked Another “free” Cruise Via Status Match! by Miles For Family. Deals... Read More →
Recap: Experian Glitch, Lower Credit Card Late Fees & More
Transfer Wyndham points to Caesars (limit increased to 60K per year) by FM. Chase Excludes 12+ Countries From Travel Insurance Coverage by YMMV. Experian Glitch Exposing Credit Files Lasted 47 Days by Krebs On Security. Biden... Read More →
Recap: Emirates Devalues, Alaska Publishes Award Chart & $25 Million Southwest Giftcards
Emirates Skywards Devalues, Increases Award Costs by OMaaT. Southwest Airlines To Splash $25 Million On Gift Cards For Employees as Apology For ‘Physical and Emotional Toll’ of Operational Meltdown by Paddle Your Own Kanoo. Alaska... Read More →
Recap: Bitmo Shutting Down, New Escape Lounge & More
Is Bitmo Shutting Down? It’s Not Looking Good. by GC Galore. New Escape Lounge at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) by DDG Sprint has changed billing to T-Mobile, might trigger this AmEx offer now. Kroger Now... Read More →
Recap: AirBnB Adding Fees Search, Southwest Plugin & United Changes
Airbnb Will Start Enabling Customers to See Total Price Including Fees by PYMNTS. Game Changer? New Browser Extension Shows Southwest Fares on Google Flights by Thrifty Traveler. United announces changes coming to MileagePlus in... Read More →
Recap: How Room Upgrades Work, New Platinum Benefit & More
(Confirmed) Marriott Loosens Up On Free Night Cert Extensions by MtM. Subway Offers Free Sandwiches for Those Flying Middle Seat, Plus BOGO Deal by MtM. Good reddit post on how Marriott (really any hotel) manages room upgrades... Read More →
Recap: Hilton Selling Upgrades, 5k Bonus Miles & More
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 →