Category - Recaps

Can you double the Citi Rewards+ 10K rebate by getting two? by Frequent Miler. Short answer is no Singapore Airlines Further Guts Waitlisting for Awards by View From The Wing.   7.5K each way to Hawaii: The sweetest spot we’ve been... Read More →

Former Equifax executive sentenced to prison for insider trading prior to data breach by The Verge. Four months doesn’t seem to be long enough. Taco Bell’s pop-up hotel reservations sell out in 2 minutes by USA Today.  ... Read More →

Fly around Japan for 5K each way, and add a free Excursion [Sweet-spot spotlight] by Frequent Miler. Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers by Bloomberg.   Using a phone to steal baseball signs by Mark Rober... Read More →

Toys ‘R’ Us, Back From the Dead, Will Open U.S. Stores in 2019 by Bloomberg. Delta is waiving the change fees on travel to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Only waives the change fee.   FAA discovers another potential risk with the... Read More →

Update On The Kroger VGC Fraud/Elegant Scam Situation by Miles to Memories. How I’m not going to win the 40K challenge by Frequent Miler.   IHG Adds Three Luxury Properties To The InterContinental Alliance by Traveling For Miles... Read More →

Challenge! 40K to Far Away by Frequent Miler. These types of challenges are always fun. How Internet Trolling Has Affected Me As A Blogger… by God Save The Points. Believe it or not, but there is a real person on the other end of the... Read More →

New marhaba Lounge opens in Singapore Changi Airport (Terminal 3) – Priority Pass Membership Eligible! by The Shutter Whale. Always nice to have more options for Changi. The Wonderful But Mysterious VIP BAC Credomatic Lounge at... Read More →

DHS cancels some Global Entry appointments as summer travel heats up, citing border crush by CNN Ebates Credit Card Becoming Rakuten Cash Back Visa Credit Card (July 2019) by Travel With Grant.   An Update On The Suspected... Read More →

Southwest pilots to seek Boeing compensation for subpoena expenses by Reuters. After $13 Billion in Jet Deals, a CEO Had to Cancel His AmEx by Bloomberg. Wonder if amex paid anything for this.   Newegg Now Offering EggPoints... Read More →

Roy’s Restaurant Gift Cards No Longer Work in Hawaii by Jeff Setter. Best Use of Virgin Atlantic Miles [by Partner] by Travel is Free   American Airlines vs Mechanics’ Union – A Breakdown and Perspectives from a Texas Trial Lawyer... Read More →

What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane by The Atlantic. Truist Sued by Credit Union Over Banks’ New Name by Bloomberg. I think it’s absurd a company can trademark a bunch of words such as Truliances, Truceratops... Read More →

Fraud Doesn’t Stop After Replacing An American Express Card by Points Chaser. I understand why recurring charges aren’t blocked, but they really need to give this as an option when reporting the fraud in the first place. Surely... Read More →

Even Worse: Mandatory Resort Fees as Percentage of Room Rate by The Gate. If you need any more evidence that resort fees are a scam, here you go.   You can view the CAD drawings for the upcoming Centurion/Plaza Premium Lounges at... Read More →

In Wake of Cuba Restrictions, Cruise Lines Offering Slashed Prices, Huge Compensations by YMMV. Good recap of what each brand is offering. Probably tells you a lot about what each will do if something doesn’t go as planned on a... Read More →