JetBlue travel credits no longer valid as long as before
JetBlue made an unannounced policy change yesterday when they shortened the timeframe you'll have to use travel credits created by cancelled trips. Previously, during the pandemic, JetBlue had made travel credits from changed or...
ANA First Class Awards Devalued When Booking Through Virgin Atlantic
It was always going to happen and that time is sadly now - Virgin Atlantic has updated its award chart which has resulted in a no-notice devaluation when redeeming Flying Club points to fly...
Hyatt House Orlando International Airport: A new, beautiful hotel near the airport
Last night, I had a quick stay at the Hyatt House Orlando International Airport. It was just a quick overnight and I had to skip breakfast this morning to get to the airport, so...
United to offer family seating, free of charge
United Airlines has announced that they will offer adjacent seating when children under 12 years old are part of a booking. This will even apply in basic economy -- and if adjacent seats aren't...
T-Mobile removing autopay discount for credit card payments
In an unfortunate development from the uncarrier, T-Mobile will no longer give the autopay discount to those whose linked autopay payment method is a credit card beginning in May 2023. You'll need to link...
Centurion Lounge Seattle
A few days ago, my wife and I had a chance to try out the new Centurion Lounge at the Seattle Tacoma airport. It was great. It is modern, stylish, and spacious. The food...
Wyndham secrets, new Etihad award chart coming soon, TripIt can save you money and...
From the inner workings of the Wyndham Rewards program to tips for your trip to Mauritius and an app that might monitor your flights for price drops, here are some excellent reads from around...
A route to watch: Virgin Atlantic business class for 75K + $120 from the...
While doing some searches, Stephen noticed a cool new award option in the wild: Virgin Atlantic will begin flying between the Maldives and London. While Virgin Atlantic flying Club charges 67,500 miles and $550...
Metabank meltdown: Many Pathward Visa Gift Cards no longer working for some large purchases
It seems like Pathward (formerly Metabank) / Blackhawk Network got us an unwanted Valentine's Day gift: We've received a bunch of reports that many (most? all?) Metabank gift cards are no longer working for...
Capital One including Global Entry reimbursement on 1099s
For the past several years, all of the major credit card issuers have been sending 1099-MISC forms valuing referral bonuses as income. Capital One has sent 1099s this year with strange amounts that didn't...
Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts now (sort of) allows booking in someone else’s name
Amex has apparently made a small tweak to the Fine Hotels & Resorts booking flow: while the terms indicate that the booking must be made in the name of the eligible cardholder, it is...
Saturday Selection: Finding Iberia 34K business class, pronouncing ITA, bad news from Virgin Atlantic...
From a key tip on the Iberia business class cheap seats to the end of a popular status match, the correction pronunciation of your airline's name, and more, here are this weekend's reads from...
Saturday Selection: Marriott half credit, Book Alaska with Singapore miles, and more
This weekend's Saturday selection includes confirmation that it is indeed possible to book Alaska Airlines flights with Singapore KrisFlyer miles, a concerning Marriott move, end of of easy Star Alliance Gold, and more. Click...
Great service: Success with a Capital One Shopping missing cash back claim
We have written extensively about Capital One Shopping, the shopping portal that does not require a Capital One card (and I include that in bold in sentence #1 because somebody misses that bit every time...
