Category - Recaps

DoorDash To Acquire Square’s Caviar For $410M by PYMNTS. APNewsbreak: FBI: Amazon drivers part of major theft ring by AP.   Update: More Airlines Issue Travel Alerts For Strike August 5-6, 2019 at London Heathrow Airport by The... Read More →

Award Maximizer Updated, Plus Virgin Atlantic Coming Soon by Travel Codex. Really love this tool so great to see it keep getting updated. Universal Orlando Announces “Immersive” New Theme Park Called Epic Universe by... Read More →

Deal Alert: Buy Aegean Miles with a 50% Bonus for Great Star Alliance Redemptions by Running With Miles Amex Might Have Violated ‘Truth in Lending Act’ in 2016 by Danny Deal Guru. This is just in the very early stages currently.  ... Read More →

Odd: My World Of Hyatt Account Was Compromised by OMaaT My World of Hyatt Account Info was Inadvertently Shared? by Will Run For Miles. Seems like hotels were being told that VIPs (in this case bloggers) would be staying at Hyatt... Read More →

Philippine Airline Cebu Plans to Pack the Most Flyers Per Plane Ever by Skift. I personally don’t mind the tighter fits, especially with more and more airlines offering things like economy plus as an alternative. Cebu Air is... Read More →

American Airlines Overcharged Fuel Surcharges on Some British Airways Awards, Will Provide Refunds by VFTW Exciting News for the Blog! by Miles For Family. Haven’t really noticed a lot of content coming out of here since Leslie... Read More →

Citi AT&T Access More Card Seems to Be Completely Unavailable for Product Changes & My Grand Citi TYP Experiment Was Foiled! I like that Middle Aged Miles try new things to see what would/wouldn’t work. Amtrak Offers Acela... Read More →

Southwest Airlines exiting Newark, adding Hawaii, Cozumel flights by USA Today. The Costco app now shows a digital membership card.   Whoa! Sneaky kid rides airport conveyor belt to TSA room by WSB-TV. Crazy how easily this can... Read More →

Equifax CEO pushed out after data hack getting nearly $20 million in bonuses by CBS News. Starbucks to Offer Nationwide Deliveries with Uber Eats by DDG. Previously was only available in selected areas.   Simon says: New (improved)... Read More →

What You Should Know About the Equifax Data Breach Settlement by Krebs On Security. Krebs is probably one of the most respected in the industry so always interesting to see what he has to say. British Airways Pilots Have Voted to Strike... Read More →

My Frantic Life as a Cab-Dodging, Tip-Chasing Food App Deliveryman by NY Times. The way DoorDash handles tips is absurd. I’ll be making sure to tip only cash from now on. Behind Blogging: The “Dark” Side of Affiliate Relationships... Read More →

Equifax to Pay Around $700 Million to Resolve Data-Breach Probes by WSJ. Seems incredibly low all things considered. Watch Out for Non-Cancellable Hotel Rewards: Reader Got a Surprise $7000 Charge by VFTW. These types of charges are... Read More →

The Race to Make Airplane Wi-Fi Less Terrible by WSJ Customs and border officials at JFK airport check 1,000 bags an hour for narcotics and illicit food. Here’s where the contraband goes. by Business Insider   Boeing 737 Max... Read More →

My New Book, Ten Years A Nomad, Is Out Today! by Nomadic Matt. Really looking forward to reading this. Richard Kerr to Join The Points Guy as New Loyalty and Engagement Editor by TPG. TPG is really stacking up talent, my only hope is... Read More →

FTC Reportedly Hits Facebook With Record $5 Billion Settlement by Wired. Some outlets are reporting that this is a fine, but really it’s a settlement. Stock price actually went up after this announcement, telling you that market... Read More →