- Another Way Mandatory Resort Fees are Deceptive by The Gate. I think if a charge is mandatory it should be included in the original price, I really hate mandatory fees. I think it’s pretty ridiculous that these don’t earn points at Marriott. I hope that OTAs do what Mike L suggest in the comments and require hotels to pay commission on these fees.
- DP of somebody getting bonuses on two different Wells Fargo cards when applying on the same day, bypassing the 16 month rule.
- Rite Aid replaces $500 VGC with $200 VGC by Miles Per Day. Ouch, anybody know if this is nationwide? Buying GC with CC has been YMMV but working in a lot of areas.
- Beware of Security by Press Release by Krebs On Security. Interesting article for those interested in this sort of thing (yes I realize that doesn’t make a lot of sense)
