Shameful: Marriott Hotel Uses 1872 Law To Bonvoy Guest Out Of $8000 by MtM. These sorts of limits should auto adjust with inflation. Pathetic that Marriott doesn’t have proper systems in place to avoid this sort of theft in the... Read More →
Category - Recaps
Recap: Soaring AmEx Costs, Hawaiian Airlines Starlink & More
Safeway no longer allowing $ off coupons to apply towards GCs by MPD. AmEx Says Soaring Costs Pay Off With Jump in New Cardholders by Bloomberg. Business Platinum sign ups at an all time high, I wonder why. Hawaiian Airlines Will... Read More →
Recap: Free State Parks, More Southwest Flights & More
Californians Can Use Their Library Cards to Visit All State Parks for Free by DDG. Southwest Adding Flights; Pacific Nw, Ca, Hi & Caribbean by YMMV. Delta Air Lines Quietly Improves Payment Options with Amex Companion... Read More →
Recap: Expanding Zelle, Alaska Satellite WiFi & More
Banks Debate Expanding Zelle to Compete Against Visa, Mastercard by WSJ. Alaska Airlines is now charging an $8 flat rate for faster satellite wifi by FM Court Rules US Domestic Flight Delays Can Be Subject To EU Compensation by... Read More →
Recap: New Marriott Terms, JetBlue Spirit Bids & More
Marriott’s New Terms About Gifted Award Stays by MtM. JetBlue bids $3.6 bln for Spirit in U.S. low-cost carrier battle by Reuters. Amazon is increasing Music Unlimited plan prices for Prime members by TechCrunch. Target store... Read More →
Recap: SW Wanna Get Away Plus, Delta Sky Way & More
Southwest Airlines Announces Wanna Get Away Plus Alila Kothaifaru Maldives is now bookable on points. It’s a done deal: Axis Bank will buy Citi’s credit cards + other retail businesses in India by live From A Lounge. Delta, Los... Read More →
Recap: Yotta Debit Card, Bed Bath & Beyond No Longer Sells 3rd Party GC & More
How Are People Making Thousands Of Dollar With Yotta Debit Card? by Travel In Points. Minimum Stay Length Now Permanently Reduced at Homes & Villas by Marriott International Properties by The Gate. Bed Bath & Beyond No... Read More →
Recap: Plaza Premium Americas Pass, Uber Fuel Surcharge & More
New Plaza Premium Lounge Americas Pass by OMaaT. Uber is rolling out a fuel surcharge by CNN. You can now redeem Alaska miles for SriLankan Airlines. Paying With Plastic Is New, but Credit Isn’t by WSJ. Deals starting/expiring at... Read More →
Recap: Delta SkyBonus Changes, Platinum Income Average & More
Major Delta SkyBonus Program Changes by OMaaT. Frontier Airlines limits luggage weight by WKBN. What’s The Average Household Income + Net Worth For An Amex Platinum Cardholder? by Monkey Miles. Visa, Mastercard Prepare to Raise... Read More →
Recap: Emirates Increases Fuel Surcharges, HMBradley Breach & More
HMBradley, Important notice regarding a cybersecurity incident Emirates Hugely Increases Fuel Surcharges (Bad For Awards) by OMaaT. American Airlines Eliminating 500 Mile Upgrades by VFTW. ANA Miles and Skycoins have been... Read More →
Recap: SoFi Loan Issues, New Lounges & More
Looks like the Sofi Personal Loans were incorrectly calculated with an extra .25% interest discount. So some loans have been reactivated with a small amount of principal again. Apparently it will be auto adjusted, but something to keep... Read More →
Recap: Digital Nomad Visa, AA Claw Back & More
Brazil Now Offers a One-Year Digital Nomad Visa by Miles to Memory. American Airlines eShopping clawing back miles for Verizon orders by FM. BlockFi Agrees to Pay $100 Million in Penalties and Pursue Registration of its Crypto... Read More →
Recap: El Al BOGO, JPMorgan Chase Lawsuits & More
Simon Property Says Its Bet on Brick-and-Mortar Paying Off by PYMNTS. HOT! El Al Buy One Get One Free Sale On Paid And Award Tickets: Fly Round-Trip From NYC To Tel Aviv For $414 Or Tel Aviv To NYC For $351! by Dans Deals. A... Read More →
Recap: PayPal Bad Actors, Money Maker Visible Mobile & More
PayPal Gets Stung by ‘Bad Actors,’ Shuts 4.5 Million Accounts by Bloomberg. Money-maker: American Airlines miles + profit with Visible Mobile by FM Receive 12 Free Gogo WiFi Passes with US Bank Altitude Reserve Credit Card... Read More →
Recap: AmEx Earnings Call, 45 New Hyatt Hotels & More
Amex earning call highlights. Walmart-Backed Fintech Startup Is Acquiring Two Firms and a New Name by WSJ. This is ONE Finance. Hyatt Adding 45 New Us Hotels But Is It Enough? by YMMV. EVA Air is extending miles by 18 months with... Read More →