Barclays apologises to angry customers who couldn’t use debit cards in shops or withdraw cash from machines by Mirror. This was UK cardholders, but pretty terrible outage. Spacex To Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond... Read More →
Category - Recaps
Recap: Dead Deal, Yemen Adventures, Manufactured Spending & More
DEAL DEAD (maybe) – The Walmart Moneycard reloadable debit card by Miles Per Day. Goodluck finding one :). The Most Interesting Priority Pass Lounge I’ve Visited by Michael W Travels. Looks better than most lounge food, but I’d... Read More →
Recap: Corroded Urine Planes, Losing Your Job, Amazon Warning & More
BA baggage handlers ‘corroded planes by urinating on them’ by Metro via VFTW. I don’t think most people would choose to relieve themselves in the cargo hold, so I wonder if there is a bigger issue of insufficient breaks available... Read More →
Recap: Basic Economy Fares, Bad News For Bank Points & More
United is Now Selling Basic Economy. How They’re Describing It Makes My Blood Boil by View From The Wing. I’ve always seen basic economy as these legacy carries selling goodwill in the brand, they will surely lose some of that... Read More →
Recap: Wells Fargo Firings, Dynamic Hotel Pricing & More
Cautions regarding the “4.05%” BB&T Spectrum Rewards Visa. by Frequent Miler. Bit ridiculous to shut people down before they hit the $50,000 spend requirement. Wells Fargo fires four executives amid probe into account scandal by... Read More →
Recap: Blatant Sexism In Uber, Amazon Shut Down & More
Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber by Susan J. Fowler. There are two sides to every story, but this isn’t the first time reports of rampant sexism within Uber have surfaced. I switched most of taxi travel to Uber... Read More →
Recap: Business Class For Two, Disney Fireworks Spend & More
How Much Does Disney World Spend On Fireworks? by Pizza In Motion. Hint: A lot. Business class for two: Cathay Pacific Companion Ticket Awards by Frequent Miler. Potential good find here by FM. The blogger jailed for visiting a... Read More →
Recap: Reviewing Expenses, Fine Print & Change To Wyndham Rewards
Reviewing Our 2016 Expenses by Money Metagame. Whenever one of my friends/family members are having issues with money, my advice is almost always the same. Track what you’re spending money on. I actually find that less automation... Read More →
Recap: New e-Visa For Vietnam, Travelling To Every Country & More
Amazon Seller App Enhancements – 2017 Edition by Tagging Miles. Resellers, are you happy/unhappy with the changes? The Women Who Have Traveled to Every Country in the World (Media Fact-Checking Guide) by Rapid Travel Chai. Great article... Read More →
Recap: Wyndham Fail, Amex Upgrade Offer, North Korea Assassination & UPromise Restaurant Program
A Wyndham Fail that Turned into an IHG Blessing in Disguise by Miles For Family. I think this is a really common mistake, people sometimes fixate on a specific property (and I most commonly see this with people focusing on the highest... Read More →
Recap: CitiBusiness 40k Matched Offer, T-Mobile vs Google Fi & More
CitiBusiness ThankYou 40k Offer Matched by Travel In Miles. If anybody else tries this and is successful, let me know in the comments. Also if your a smaller blogger, this type of content is invaluable. Try different things rather than... Read More →
Recap: AA Giving Away Platinum Status, Virgin Loft At Lax To Close & More
American Giving Away Platinum Status to People Who Have Rarely Flown by View From The Wing. I understand that AA wants to try and get as many frequent fliers onto their program as possible but offers like this also make existing... Read More →
Recap: Uber Affair, Aeroplan & Cathay Pacific, Jailed For Using Phone & More
Cheating Frenchman sues Uber for tipping off wife about affair via The Winglet by BBC. I would have thought that his marriage was failing because he was cheating. Wait hang on… Aeroplan miles can be redeemed on Cathay Pacific??? by... Read More →
Recap: Stacking AmEx Insider Discounts, Flight To Nowhere, Fast Track Status & More
Stacking AmEx Insider Fares with the Biz Plat 50% Rebate by Saverocity. Nice to see these fares finally showing online, I really don’t know why American Express hasn’t been advertising this more? United’s 4-hour flight to... Read More →
Recap: FoundersCard, New Etihad Loyalty Program, AmEx Plat & More
The Eastman Egg Company (Chicago) $10 Free Credit and $5 Referrals by Maximizing Money. Apparently they do egg sandwiches and burgers. Confirmed: Founderscard Gets You Total Rewards Diamond Status Through 2018 by Out & Out. I know... Read More →

