Plastiq no longer taking Visa business cards for auto loans
Several readers reached out this week after receiving emails from Plastiq regarding their auto loan payments. Visa business cards can no longer be used to make auto loan payments. As a reminder, personal /...
Rumor: Mid-tier Marriott cards may be coming next month
Over the past couple of days, we've seen reports of a possible new Marriott credit card or newly-named Marriott credit card called the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy. Gary Leff at View from the Wing shared...
Want to see Hyatt’s full footprint? There’s a map.
I learned something new today thanks to a prolific poster in our Frequent Miler Insiders group named Brant. I have long known that Hyatt has a page that lists its properties by category and...
Nick buys IHG points for 3 Cards, 3 Continents
It's official: today is the deadline for purchasing IHG points in the latest sale and I had to make a decision as to how many I would be purchasing for our #3Cards3Continents challenge. As...
Saturday Selection: Positive Airbnb change, “Easy” ConciergeKey, the origin of free ice and more
I've missed a couple of recent Saturdays, so this weekend we have a collection of good reads from the past couple of weeks. From a new way to earn ConciergeKey without flying to the...
Conrad New York Midtown Bottom Line Review
Last week, I posted a bottom line review of the Conrad New York Downtown. Over the same weekend, I also got a chance to stay at the Conrad New York Midtown. I have wanted...
Aeroplan increases redemption rates for many awards
Just in time to make one of my 3 Cards 3 Continents awards out of date before we set off on our trip (grrr), Air Canada Aeroplan has announced some award chart changes that...
Southwest flight credits will no longer expire
In an awesome surprise move, Southwest Airlines announced today that flight credits will no longer expire. That's great news if you've been sitting on Southwest flight credits or might make some cancellations. While your money...
RIP Rakuten Visa
It's dead, Jim. The Rakuten Visa is no longer available for new applicants and if reports are to be believed, it sounds like all currently-active accounts may be closed out in September. That will...
There soon will be no Point (Debit Card) anymore
The PointCard Debit Card always seemed to good to last. Unfortunately, the end is near. Yesteday, PointCard notified cardholders that they are discontinuing the PointCard Neon (debit card) and eventually closing accounts. It sounds...
Thompson Central Park New York (Hyatt): Bottom Line Review
A few days ago, I spent a night at the Thompson Central Park New York, which is a Hyatt property in midtown Manhattan. Located within easy reach of Carnegie Hall, Central Park or Manhattan's...
Fixed: Podcast episode 159 (may need to re-download)
Just a quick post to alert podcast listeners: If you downloaded Episode 159 early this morning when it first published, you may have an old (incorrect) episode downloaded. If you started listening and you...
Should this be allowed? #3Cards3Continents
For the 3 Cards, 3 Continents Challenge, the goal is to build as amazing of a 3-Continent trip as possible with the welcome bonuses from 3 cards (which we picked in an online draft). The...
Bonvoyed Again: what Marriott gives it can also take away
Ain't no Bonvoy like a Marriott Bonvoy. Many of us had unused Marriott Suite Night Awards (SNA's) that had previously been extended during the pandemic but that were due to expire on June 30th....
