Category - Recaps

Accor to Buy Moevenpick for $567 Million as Alwaleed Sells Stake by Bloomberg. When oh when are we going to get an Accor credit card! Google Begins Testing Wi-Fi Calls for Google Voice by Extreme Tech. Fingers crossed Google keeps... Read More →

1K free miles + 15% off Aeromexico with Visa Checkout [select routes] by Frequent Miler. Marriott Vacations buying ILG in $4.7 billion cash-and-stock deal by CNCB. Keep in mind that Marriott vacations and Marriott are separate companies... Read More →

Game of Thrones creator George RR Martin announces new book by BBC. At this point I think George is just trolling us. I’ve been waiting 8 years for The Winds of Winter and instead he gives us a history book that apparently... Read More →

A One-minute Attack Let Hackers Spoof Hotel Master Keys by Wired. Oof this isn’t good news. Looks like there is a patch, but each individual lock needs to be manually updated at the point of the lock! That’s crazy. Chase... Read More →

Mulvaney to drop public complaints against firms, change CFPB name by American Banker. The public database is a key component of the CFPB (or BCFP if you want). If it’s not publicly accessible then I hope at the very least... Read More →

Transcription Service Leaked Medical Records by Krebs On Security. Another day, another breach. It worked! (For now.) I have a Morgan Stanley Amex Platinum! (For now.) by Windbag Miles. Has anybody else tried this before?  ... Read More →

Arvada woman trying to stomach $500 fine for free airline snack by KDVR. Rules are rules I guess, but this seems particularly harsh. JetBlue is planning to sell seats on semi-private flights by CNBC. JetSuite has been everywhere in the... Read More →

Why And How: Transfering Wells Fargo Rewards Between Accounts by Milenomics. Good post as always, I only wish Milenomics would post more often. [Off Topic] How American Express and Chase helped me fix my mountain bike. by Windbag Miles... Read More →

Rumor: Marriott to Extend Lifetime Platinum Premier to SPG Lifetime Platinum Members by Travel Codex. Fingers crossed this comes true. Swaziland Gets A Name Change: Call It eSwatini Now by NPR. Interesting read. Get $20 or $25 Dining... Read More →

The Future of LAX Airport: Preparing for Take-Off by Travel Codex. I’ve been enjoying this series, worth the read if LAX matters to you. Feeling Grateful Since Day 1: $500 Million in Driver Tips by Lyft. Really didn’t think... Read More →

Google’s “inflight wifi play” brings questions, not answers by PaxEx Aero. How I did on those iPod Shuffles by Miles Per Day. That’s a lot of Shuffle’s… Good reminder about going hard when you see... Read More →

‘A very expensive vacation’: End-of-season storm strands hundreds of Sun Country passengers by Star Tribune. Ouch. How to Navigate the Complicated World of Credit Card Points by NY Times. When I started this blog I never... Read More →

RoomiPay to require landlord ACH info this month? by Milestalk ANA Has Dropped Fuel Surcharges for Award Flights on Scandinavian Airlines by Lazy Traveler. Yay, fuel surcharges are the bane of my existence.   $15 Walmart Gift Cards... Read More →

7-Eleven: FREE Nestle Sparkling Water (Mobile App) by Freebie Radar. Pretty small freebie, but might be useful if you are thirsty. PayPal Has Been Quietly Getting Into the Traditional Banking Business by Fortune. Not PayPal’s... Read More →