Category - Recaps

MoviePass of the Skies? JetSmarter Guts Terms After People Pay Years In Advance by Miles to Memories. Buying these sorts of things long term never makes sense, but it’s crazy how quickly they devalued these memberships. One guy... Read More →

The Tesla Forums Saga Finale: How I Got Paid For Being Given Control Of Over 1.5 Million Tesla Forum Accounts by Dans Deals. Family forced to sit on plane floor after airline allocated them seats which didn’t exist, it emerges by... Read More →

Spirit Is #1? Wait, Did I Read That Right??? by Your Mileage May Vary. The problem with on time statistics is that they are very easy to manipulate. I’m not accusing Spirit of doing that because in my opinion every major airline... Read More →

TSA Fail: Delta Airlines Passengers Mistakenly Carries Her Gun & Ammunition On Japan Bound Flight by Loyalty Lobby. If you’re unable to stop a firearm and ammunition getting on a flight then we need to reconsider what the... Read More →

Secret Service: Theft Rings Turn to Fuze Cards by Krebs On Security. Looks like all in one cards finally found a niche use… Amazon Eyes Sears Stores For Whole Foods Expansion by PYMNTS. Hopefully Whole Foods expansion means... Read More →

Amazon Says 100 Million Alexa Devices Have Been Sold — What’s Next? by The Verge. Not surprised it’s this high considering they have been basically been giving them away. Speaking of free Alexa devices, Travelers Insurance... Read More →

Iberia 90k Promotion Qualifying Flight Cancellations – What to Do? by Rapid Travel Chai. I think that accepting any schedule change/doing nothing should work. The legendary founder of Southwest Airlines has died by Business Insider. :(... Read More →

Interesting data point from reader Mangoceviche saying they were able to churn the Avianca card. This goes against other previous data points. Keep in mind they were pre-selected for the 60,000 offer a second time. If you thought the... Read More →

Rewards Credit Cards Gained a Fanatic Following—Now Banks Are Pulling Back by WSJ. Interesting information about JP Morgan considering ending points pooling, but no current plans to stop it. I don’t put a lot of faith into those... Read More →

World of Hyatt May Owe You Unclaimed Hyatt Points (YMMV) by The Reward Boss. Seems like it’s worth a call, I’d love to hear from readers who give it a try in the comments below. Marriott International’s Bigger Size Could... Read More →

Amex FHR Vegas Changes Are a Huge Bummer for Most of Us by Miles to Memories. Alaska Airlines’ Free Ski Season Is Here Again by No Mas Coach.   United Airlines’ New Employee Bonuses Factor in Customer Satisfaction by Skift. They... Read More →

The exact value of CNB Crystal Visa Infinite Points by Frequent Miler. The more expensive a flight gets, the better value you get because you’re paying a fixed $15 fee. I don’t think booking hotels ever makes sense, even if... Read More →

A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams by Krebs On Security. Whenever a data breach happens we always advocate for stricter penalties, it’s clear that corporations aren’t taking these risks seriously and this is... Read More →

[The Only?] American Airlines AAdvantage Award Chart by Travel is Free. Another useful reference by Drew. Outrigger hotels and resorts is offering a status match for Hawaiian Airlines members.   K-Pop Fans Are Emptying Planes for a... Read More →