Why I don’t plan on reselling the iPhone Xs by Miles Per Day. Good call, usually it’s the international markets driving the higher prices at release. Plaza Premium Lounge Opens In HEL February 2019 (Non-Schengen) by Loyalty Lobby... Read More →
Category - Recaps
Recap: Pushing AmEx, Wells Fargo Plan Rejected & More
How far can we push the Amex Offer once per cardmember rule? (Author Chat) by Frequent Miler. The biggest problem with this AT&T offer is it looks like they have limited how much you can prepay your account. If they hadn’t and... Read More →
Recap: Amazon Go, Google Touring Bird & More
Amazon is opening a checkout-free grocery store in NYC by Time Out. Looks like Amazon Go is expanding. Will be interesting to see when this moves from proof of concept to actually rolling out. Google Launches Incredible New Travel... Read More →
Recap: Southwest Donation, Lyft Scooters & More
Southwest & Build A Bear Donating 20,000+ Stuffed Animals To Children’s Hospitals by Michael W Travels. I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again, I don’t care if companies only do this sort of stuff for positive... Read More →
Recap: Justice Department Probe, Hyatt Regency Bali & More
Justice Department Probing Wells Fargo’s Wholesale Banking Unit by WSJ. Seems we can’t go a week without a major banking scandal. Get 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles with an Economy fare. Not a huge deal, but if you’re going to be... Read More →
Recap: JetBlue Stacking, Discover New Card Designs & More
A JetBlue stacking opportunity hiding in plain sight? by Frequent Miler. This was one of those hidden in plain sight type of deals, I think it was in the comments on a lot of our JetBlue posts. Regal Cinemas now lets you use your free... Read More →
Recap: Car Rental Fees, Mint Limits & More
Florida Sues Dollar Thrifty Over Car Rental Fees by Miami Herald. $15/day admin fee seems excessive. Amex Offer: $50 off $150 from WineAccess.com by The Wellesley Wine Press. Reader Nate reached out to let us know that personal... Read More →
Recap: Brazilian Museum Fire, Aimia Settlement & More
Brazil’s 200-year-old national museum hit by huge fire by BBC News. Terrible news. Seems like funding cuts are to blame. No idea how a museum like this is able to get to the stage where such a fire is even possible, you’d... Read More →
Recap: Labor Day Free WiFi, Super Users & More
Credit-card super users are searching for answers amid a string of shutdowns from Chase, as billions in costs on lavish rewards pile up by Business Insider. Really nice and refreshing to see a mainstream media article that is well... Read More →
Recap: Centurion Suite Review, RAT Regret & More
United Will Fly Newark-Naples And Frisco-Amsterdam, Taking On Delta’s West Coast-Amsterdam Monopoly by Forbes. More new routes! Review: Amex Centurion Suite at the 2018 US Open by Point Me To The Plane. It’s crazy only the... Read More →
Recap: Airlines Cash In On Credit Card Partnerships, Lounge For Billionaires, T-Mobile Data Breach & More
Airlines Cash In on Loyalty Credit Cards by WSJ. Pretty surprising to see the percentage of revenue loyalty program contribute (driven by card partnerships). For Southwest it’s over 15%. Exciting News: New Airport Lounges for... Read More →
Recap: MoviePass Timeline, Alaska Changes & Car Rental Promo
Adios Mexico! Alaska Airlines drops Mexico City in November by No Mas Coach. More route news. From deal to dumpster fire: A MoviePass timeline by Digital Trends. Looks like this is in need of an update already… The Best Car Rental... Read More →
Recap: Choice Privileges Positive Change, Alaska Airlines Price Guarantee & More
A positive change to Choice Privileges by Free-quent Flyer. You can now book 100 days in advance instead of 30 for non elites. Alaska Airlines Is Dropping Its Popular Price Guarantee by Conde Nast Traveler. Another old story, but still... Read More →
Recap: No Air Canada Fuel Surcharges Rumor, Delta Route Changes & More
Rumour: No Fuel Surcharges In Air Canada’s New Loyalty Program by Travel Update. I have no idea how reliable Travel Update’s source is. Getting rid of fuel surcharges is great, but if they just increase the cost of awards in miles... Read More →
Recap: PFDigest Says Goodbye, Private Messages & More
Done blogging for now by PF Digest. PF Digest was one of my favorite bloggers, one of the few that spent time looking for and finding unique cards that weren’t on the radar. Glad to hear his personal/work life is going from... Read More →

