IHG extending some free night certificates to 12/31/22! (and elite status)
IHG has just sent an email to members indicating good news: free night certificates issued in 2021 will be valid until 12/31/2022. To be clear, this only applies to certificates issued during 2021, but that...
My bite-sized thoughts about everything new in points & miles (Nov 2021)
In the past month or so there have been huge changes related to points, miles, and loyalty. Each week, Nick throws in his 2 cents about these things in his Week in Review series,...
Authorized user bonuses via pre-qualification tool
American Express has been offering good authorized user bonuses this year. My wife had a few offers in her account over the last several months that would periodically show up under her Amex Offers....
Contemplating the best card for a single credit card wallet
This past weekend, I was invited to speak about miles and points at a conference for accountants. I fielded some of the typical questions both during and after, including which is the single best...
(EXPIRED) Air Canada’s U.S. cards: Register now for an extra 10K points.
Update: Aeroplan has announced that they are sweetening the deal by adding an extra bonus of 10 eUpgrade credits (on top of the previously-announced extra 10K points) for those who join the waitlist by...
(EXPIRED) Earn Alaska elite-qualifying miles with credit card spend
A reader just forwarded an email about a promotion I had missed: Alaska Airlines is offering credit card holders 2,500 Elite Qualifying Miles for each $2,500 in spend on their co-branded credit cards from September...
Bank of America launches Business Unlimited Cash Rewards card
Several months ago, Bank of America launched an Unlimited Cash Rewards credit card. While the unlimited 1.5% cash back wasn't amazing on its own, the card was an exciting development because it represented the...
Amex Offer Cheat Sheet
Often, there are many great Amex Offers available to cardholders. Some are available to all cardholders. Some are for those with specific cards. Many are targeted to specific people. The goal of this post...
Southwest introduces new card benefits
Today, Southwest announced new benefits available immediately for current and new cardholders. New features include extra bonus points in various categories of spend, the uncapped ability to earn A-List status with spend, free EarlyBird...
(EXPIRED) JetBlue Mosaic status with $15K spend from 10/1 to 12/31!
If you have a JetBlue Plus card and want top-tier Mosaic status, get ready to flex that card. Dan's Deals has picked up on the fact that JetBlue has added a new way to...
Now 1:1 – Capital One improves transfer ratio for almost all airline programs
Today Capital One has announced a major improvement: As of this morning, Capital One now has 14 transfer partners that transfer 1:1, which includes all but one airline and one hotel partner. If you've been sitting...
New World of Hyatt Business Credit Card Launches
Today World of Hyatt and Chase have announced a brand new World of Hyatt Business Credit Card. I was ready for Chase and Hyatt to serve up a decadent delight of a luxury card...
[Update: Brex also] Capital One losing JetBlue TrueBlue as a transfer partner
Update 10/2/21: Miles Talk points out that Brex is also losing transfers to JetBlue TrueBlue on 10/25. It will be interesting to see if other issuers also lose JetBlue or what is happening on...
Ouch: Pay Yourself Back categories changing 10/1
We had previously reported that Chase's Pay Yourself Back feature would be extended through at least the end of the year but that it wasn't clear whether the categories would stay the same or...
