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Saturday Selection: Lukewarm price freezes, Priority Pass access with your credit card, and more

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Happy Saturday night. Tonight's selections from the last couple of weeks around the web include and understanding of how the Capital One price freeze works (....or more accurately, how it doesn't work), reasons to...
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Quick PSA: Marriott sometimes hides the best price in search results

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This post is just a quick PSA that may be a reminder for some or totally new to others, but I just ran into the issue again this morning and thought it could possibly...
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Drafting the Dream results: Who got which cards

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Last night, Greg, Stephen, and I made our picks: we each drafted our three-card "dream team" of credit cards for our current #3Cards3Continents challenge. For those unfamiliar with the challenge we're working on, see...
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Oman Air joining oneworld Alliance

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Based in Muscat, Oman Air is a small, but highly regarded, airline that operates a fleet of just under 50 aircraft and has a somewhat limited route map. Its western reach ends at the...
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Brex closing many accounts, “changing strategy”. Should you transfer speculatively or cash out?

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Brex sent emails to many cardholders yesterday (including members of the Frequent Miler team) indicating that our accounts will be closed on 8/15/22. Brex has posted information on its website indicating that these closures...
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Delta Hotels Toronto Downtown: Bottom Line Review

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Delta Hotels is a Marriott brand that began as an independent hotel group in British Columbia in the 70's. It gradually expanded across Canada and opened its first US hotel in Orlando in the...
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Weighing points vs cash, Lufthansa’s apology, Southwest shows some LUV

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It's been a couple of weeks since our last Saturday Selection, so this week we catch up with some good reads from the last couple of weeks -- from Lufthansa's latest attempt to apologize...
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Delta Premium Select Bottom Line Review

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My wife and I recently flew Delta round trip from Detroit to Amsterdam.  We applied Global Upgrade Certificates (available only to Diamond Medallion elites) in both directions.  These certificates now instantly upgrade you from...
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Amex Gold dining credit changes: Two partners out, three more in

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The Amex Gold Card has offered a mild shake-up of its annual dining credits today. While the card's monthly $10 Uber credit has not changed, the separate $10 monthly dining credit picks up a...
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Awesome Capital One MLB seats: A quick review from Yankee Stadium

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We wrote a couple of months ago about the fact that Capital One is selling fantastic (exclusive) seats for Major League Baseball games for 5,000 miles per seat. While they also sell tickets at poor...
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Saturday Selection: Double-booking Delta, a Citi merchant offer drawback and more

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After a few weeks off of the Saturday Selection, this weekend we're back with some top reads from around the blogosphere that are worth a few minutes of your time and attention. Read on...
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[Update: No more debit funding] PointCard limiting debit card loading to $300 effective 5/19/22

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Update 5/13/22: PointCard has sent an email to members today indicating that they will no longer provide third party debit card funding at all as of 6/2/22. This comes after they announced two weeks...
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United has extended travel credits to 12/31/23

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United airlines sent out an email earlier this week alerting members to a bit of positive news: travel credits that were previously set to expire on 12/31/22 will now be valid until 12/31/23. That's an...
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Lap infant sweet spot: Turkish charges 10% of the miles for a lap infant

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In researching options for a couple of anticipated family trips over the next year, I recently stumbled on a lap infant sweet spot that I hadn't previously known about: Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles...

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