Category - Recaps

How I did on those Starbucks color changing cups by Miles Per Day. I love it when there is an easy flip like this. Brex Raises $100M, Bringing Valuation To $2.6B by PYMNTS.   Wells Fargo Will Pay Customers $386M to Settle Auto... Read More →

Did Hertz Remove Yet Another Feature of Gold Plus Rewards With No Advance Notice or Warning? by The Gate. I’m guessing the number of people redeeming for these discounts greatly increased after the other devaluation. TBT: The... Read More →

Chase Arbitration Update: Chase Says They Will NOT Close Your Accounts Upon Refusal by Miles to Memories. Walmart Expands $1 A Day Degree Program by PYMNTS. I also saw the Walmart CEO talking about wanting to raise the minimum wage... Read More →

Get A 3rd, 4th or 5th Night Free at Park Hyatt Hotels by MtM. Chipotle is giving away 500 free entrees every time an announcer says free during the NBA Finals. They tweet out a code and then you text that code to 888222 and the first... Read More →

Big Marriott Hotel Owner Complains About Free Breakfast at Resorts by View From The Wing Bose Announces Their Brand New Noise Cancelling Headphones, the Bose 700 by Running With Miles. I’m probably going to end up upgrading my QCs... Read More →

A Goldman Sachs rival pulled out of the Apple Card deal on fears it will be a money loser by CNBC. I wonder if Citi walking away had anything to do with the previous Costco acquisition? Taking a Flyer – Using a Still-Live Link to Apply... Read More →

Moto Z4 shows up on Amazon, already shipping to customers by Android Authority. Wait, Is Google Flights About To Offer Qatar Airways Discounts? by God Save The Points. Wouldn’t be surprised to see this, although I suspect if they... Read More →

Brazil suspends operations of airline Avianca Brasil by Reuters. TWA Hotel Food Court at JFK Shut Down for Flunking First Health Inspection by NY1.   Oops: Hawaiian Airlines Accidentally Charged Customers Up To $674,000 For Award... Read More →

Zero Launches Debit-Like Credit Card, Raises $20M by PYMNTS. Always good to see a capital injection like this. LIMITED TIME OFFER: Qantas offering deeply discounted First and Business award seats through Airbnb by Points Hacks via VFTW... Read More →

Hacking A Free Starbucks Espresso For Just 50 Stars! by Dans Deals. Drew’s Guide To Full-Time Travel by Travel is Free. Great guide for anybody considering full time travel.   Tomorrow the US Will Try to Convince the World to... Read More →

Booking to Charge Commission on Resort Fees in Major Shakeup for Hotel Revenue by Skift. This is a good first step, one of the reasons why hotels charge mandatory resort fees is to avoid paying commission to online travel agencies. At... Read More →

Taco Bell is taking over a hotel. Here’s why by CNN. Man Dies In Cathay Pacific Lounge, Isn’t Found For Over 17 Hours by OMaaT   IATA Suspends Avianca Brasil by Sam Chui. World’s LARGEST JELLO POOL- Can you swim? by... Read More →

Stocked With Artifacts and Fueled by Nostalgia, the New TWA Hotel Finally Opens Today by Ad Week. Shame there is a destination fee, meaning I’ll never ever stay here. An aircraft used by Blade, the ‘Uber for helicopters,’ crashed... Read More →

During a recent TPG podcast there was this interesting nugget from Kate O’Brien (it’s interesting that she says new products rather than product refreshes): We have heard some rumblings of some excitement towards the end of... Read More →