Category - Recaps

Branson Drops Air France Deal to Keep Control of Virgin Atlantic by Bloomberg. Best Western Rewards 56K and 70K is not program’s primary reward devaluation by Loyalty Traveler.   Robinhood drops plan to start a bank; brokerage... Read More →

It’s Way Too Easy to Get a .gov Domain Name by Krebs On Security. Kohl’s small appliances deal: easy spend and good returns by Frequent Miler. We’ve posted about similar deals in the past, this year isn’t as good (unless we... Read More →

Marriott Bonvoy Sending Out Thanksgiving Gifts to 100 Night Elites by VFTW. Same item on Alibaba sells for as low as $6. Unencrypted Vistaprint Database Exposed Personal Customer Data by PYMNTS.   Chipotle giving away free Amazon... Read More →

More than 1 million T-Mobile customers exposed by breach by Techcrunch. eBay Agrees To Sell StubHub In $4.05B Deal by PYMNTS.   Book Marriott meeting online for $100, get 10 elite nights by Frequent Miler. Uber loses licence to... Read More →

Canadian Official Calls for Removal of Key Software From 737 Max by NY Times. Not surprised that Canadian officials are asking for the removal of MCAS given the situation. Man arrested at Indian airport for impersonating Lufthansa pilot... Read More →

eBay promo: Max $10 final value fee on up to 10 sales of $100 or more [Targeted] by Frequent Miler Latam To Leave Oneworld In October 2020 by Sam Chui.   Charles Schwab Holds Talks to Buy TD Ameritrade by WSJ. Deals... Read More →

Deal Dead – MileagePlus GO by Rapid Travel Chai. AmEx Is Paying Up to Get Businesses to Accept Its Cards by WSJ. I guess this is where they are pumping that small business Saturday money into.   PayPal to acquire shopping and... Read More →

One Hyatt Now Charges Extra For Use of an In-Room Desk by VFTW. The Unexpected Perks Of Timeshare Presentations by MtM. Relatively small gains, but better than nothing.   Uber Sued Over Cancellation fees by MtM. Automatic Strike... Read More →

Are You Kidding Me? Mandatory Gala Dinner At A Cat-2, Four Points?! by Travel Update. Keep up the great work, Marriott. Visa, Mastercard Draw FTC Inquiry Over Debit Card Transactions by Bloomberg.   Reddit user WalterBoudreaux... Read More →

Pay Up! Increased Vegas Resort Fees Pass $50 & How to Avoid Them in 2020! by MtM Confirming a Great Hidden Benefit – Citi Prestige 5x TYPs on Travel Agencies by Middle Age Miles.   ‘Heavenly’ Italian beach to charge... Read More →

Caesars Rewards Making Changes To Diamond Status For 2020 by MtM. Looks like American Express Platinum cardholders can access Delta SkyClub when flying on DL codeshare. Not sure if this has always been the case, but the terms are much... Read More →

The Marriott Statistic I Just Can’t Wrap My Arms Around by Pizza In Motion. Lol, Marriott you’ve said some stupid stuff in the past but this might be your biggest lie yet. Viral Tweet About Apple Card Leads to Goldman Sachs Probe... Read More →

$8K+ Per Night North Island Seychelles Now A Marriott by OMaaT. Really surprised and also worried that they plan to allow point redemptions on this property. Might be following the Hyatt model of adding top tier properties in order to... Read More →

Schiphol airport: False alarm causes Amsterdam security alert by BBC. Cup, cup and away! Starbucks and Alaska Airlines are making coffee––and the holidays––a priority by Alaska Airlines. Priority boarding if you have a Starbucks cup... Read More →

After taking a body blow from Sapphire, Amex is reaping the benefits by Payments Source via VFTW. Bit of an early celebration by American Express here, especially with the cuts to Priority Pass access. Bug In Robinhood App Allows... Read More →