Amazon Restricts New Sellers from FBA Q4 2016 by Tagging Miles. Good news if you’re already in the ecosystem, but like Trevor points out no notice changes aren’t a good sign of things to come.
Marriott Invites You to Beta Test Innovations at a Special Hotel by Magic of Miles. Interesting concept, some of the ideas they are testing at the moment are just awful – but some are fantastic. I think realistically I could tell them what ideas are hit/misses before they are introduced, but at least this way they get real time feedback.
Kimpton Inner Circle Status in Half The Stays with 2x Credits by Bald Thoughts. Personally I don’t like the idea of chasing hotel status, because I think you end up with a lot of waste (especially when doing mattress runs) but timing your bookings to coincide with promotions that offer double stay credits is just smart.