A simple Chip & PIN solution for US tourists by Frequent Miler. Mobile payments do make things so much easier, even better when card issuers are offering some sort of bonus for using them. Amazon has slashed seller fees to try to... Read More →
Category - Recaps
Recap: Blogging Tips, Rebook Existing Reservations & More
New Cathay Pacific Lounge in Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 – First Airline to Operate from New Terminal by The Shutterwhale. I don’t really get the 300 seat Japanese themed food court. If the new lounge in T4 is anything... Read More →
Recap: Hotel Point Fraud, Credit Card Rewards Comic & More
Cinematographers Guild Finds Former Treasurer Alan Gitlin Guilty Of Absconding With $26,000 by Deadline. Caught taking $26,000 in hotel points, earlier trail caught him with $3,301 in credit card points and computer equipment. Timeshare... Read More →
Recap: Carnival Scam Science, Hamilton San Diego, Instagram Butlers & More
Be careful with those Hamilton San Diego tickets by Miles per Day. I agree with some of the comments that say the Hamilton hype train is starting to die down. Conrad Maldives Now Offers “Instagram Butlers” by Point Me To The Plane. Not... Read More →
Recap: PHL Centurion Menu, Free Shipping At Target, Congress Overturns CFPB Arbitration Rule & More
Target will offer free shipping from November 1st onwards. They seem to do this every holiday shopping season. New Hertz offer stacks for 15% back total + United miles by Frequent Miler. A few stacking options here might turn this into... Read More →
Recap: United/Chase Partnership, Sad Unicorn & Making Discover Savings Bonus Easier
J.P. Morgan, United Renegotiating Card Partnership by WSJ. It’s crazy to me that United have only just started offering in flight applications for their cards due to their current contract with Chase. The 5/24 rule must also be... Read More →
Recap: Wells Fargo Tip, How Much Does Priority Pass Pay Per Visit & More
JetBlue adding Twin Cities service by Wandering Aramean. Not as exciting as Southwest’s Hawaii announcement. Ah, So That’s How Much Priority Pass Pays Per Restaurant Visit by One Mile At A Time. To be honest I’m surprised... Read More →
Recap: Chase Paper Applications, CSR Causing United Problems & More
Amazon Protects Their Whole Foods Market Brands from Retail Arbitrage by Tagging Miles. Doubt this will affect any readers. Saw a comment on reddit saying that Chase paper applications were being phased out. Connected with a few sources... Read More →
Recap: Suing British Airways, Real Points Valuations & More
I’m Suing British Airways for Cancelling a “Mistake Fare” by Don’t Call The Airline. Will be interesting to see how this plays out. Hyatt Hotels Suffers 2nd Card Breach in 2 Years by Krebs On Security. I’m thinking about... Read More →
Recap: Chase Sapphire Reserve Strategy, Virgin America Flights To Become Alaska Flights Next April & More
Don’t Downgrade Your Chase Sapphire Reserve. Not Yet, Anyway. by Points Yak. Interesting strategy, just keep in mind the datapoint in the comments regarding how Chase might treat these product changes when the travel credit has been... Read More →
Recap: New $500 GoC Option, 1.95% Student Loans & More
Update looks like the GoC link is no longer working. New Gift of College page that sells $500 gift of college gift cards found by elliearroway26. First Republic is offering student load refinancing from 1.95% APY. There is a $40,000... Read More →
Recap: IRS Awards Equifax A No Bid Contract, Apple Pay Cash Being Tested & More
IRS awards multimillion-dollar fraud-prevention contract to Equifax by Politico. No words. Apple Employees Testing Apple Pay Cash Internally in iOS 11.1 by MacRumors. Unfortunately this states the 3% credit card fee, looks like that... Read More →
Recap: Couple Steals $1.2MM From Amazon, Equifax Breach Gets Worse & More
Equifax Says 2.5 Million More Americans May Be Affected by Hack by Bloomberg. News keeps getting worse and worse for Equifax. Airmule – Get Paid $600 For Your Unused Baggage Space! by Travel Codex. Don’t think I would have gone... Read More →
Recap: Flying Blue Going Revenue Based, Monarch Airlines Collapse & More
UPDATED: Whole Foods Market Payment Card Investigation Notification by Whole Foods. Another day, another data breach. Everything you need to know about the collapse of Monarch Airlines by The Guardian. 110,000 passengers currently... Read More →
Recap: Walmart Same Day Delivery Free, Sheraton Iguazu Leaving SPG & More
Uber Pulling Out Of Quebec In October by PYMNTS. Seems like they are trying to leverage this into easier rules for themselves. I think Uber plays with fire every time they make these decisions. When they first started they were almost... Read More →
