Hyatt has announced award changes for 2024. There is a spreadsheet found here for easy sorting. The main points are as follows: Changes will go into effect on 3/26. Book by then to lock in pricing, if you book a property that decreases... Read More →
Vacasa has devalued Wyndham redemptions. Previously you had been able to book properties that cost up to $500 per room after taxes & fees (up to $350 before taxes & fees) for 15,000 points. Now the maximum is $350 per room... Read More →
Brex has devalued reward points by 40% without any notice at all. Previously points were worth 1¢ per point and could be transferring to travel partners at a 1:1 rate. You now get 0.6¢ per point or can transfer 1,670 Brex points for... Read More →
Starbucks has announced changes to the Starbucks Rewards program that will go into effect on February 13, 2023. Starbucks last made major changes in 2019. Unfortunately these new changes are negative: Earning rates will stay the same at... Read More →
Hertz sent out an e-mail to readers on 8/9/22 stating that changes were being made without any warning. As always this was positioned as a positive change but it’s actually a negative. Hertz uses an award chart (new chart... Read More →
Update: These changes are imminent and expected either 10/26 or 10/27. According to AA insider @xJonNYC we should expect some negative changes to the American Airlines program in less than three weeks. I’m expecting these... Read More →
Earlier in April it was announced that Radisson Rewards would be splitting into two programs (Radisson Rewards & Radisson Rewards America). Apparently this was done because of requirements by the U.S. government over data concerns... Read More →
Southwest has made a no notice devaluation to the value of points. Southwest points are worth a fixed value when redeeming for wanna get away fares (Southwest’s lowest fare class), the value is now 83 points per $1 (1.2¢)... Read More →
Update 4/8/21: Seems pricing as reverted to the old lower pricing at most if not all properties. Something similar happened when IHG first announced the variable point pricing model as well. Let’s hope the lower pricing remains... Read More →
Earlier this year Expedia devalued points by removing the double value you got on VIP properties. Expedia have now made another unannounced change and you can no longer used points on flights. Hopefully readers have already used their... Read More →
British Airways has increased the price of short haul flights, these now cost an additional 750 miles. This affects zone 1, 2 and 3 but doesn’t affect zone 4-9. For example the pricing for zone 1 is now as follows: Off-peak... Read More →
Last October Delta devalued partner awards by as much as 40% during a global pandemic without any notice. Unfortunately Delta has now devalued partner awards again. Delta doesn’t publish an award chart any longer meaning they can... Read More →
Update 1/30/21: Reminder to use your points. Code SLVCJANFUTURE should work for 9% off, stack with a portal if possible as well (might invalidate the portal but worth a shot). Hat tip to lotso-bear Expedia has sent out an e-mail to... Read More →
Update 1/11/21: Old pricing for US / Europe has been restored. Hat tip to GSTP. Update 1/3/21: Head For Points has been contacted by Virgin Atlantic stating that these changes currently listed on the website do not affect the Virgin... Read More →
Delta is the latest airline to devalue partner awards (United recently devalued partner awards again). Read More →
