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A route to watch: Virgin Atlantic business class for 75K + $120 from the...

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While doing some searches, Stephen noticed a cool new award option in the wild: Virgin Atlantic will begin flying between the Maldives and London....
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Metabank meltdown: Many Pathward Visa Gift Cards no longer working for some large purchases

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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...
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Capital One including Global Entry reimbursement on 1099s

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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...
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Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts now (sort of) allows booking in someone else’s name

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Amex has apparently made a small tweak to the Fine Hotels & Resorts booking flow: while the terms indicate that the booking must be...
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Saturday Selection: Finding Iberia 34K business class, pronouncing ITA, bad news from Virgin Atlantic...

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From a key tip on the Iberia business class cheap seats to the end of a popular status match, the correction pronunciation of your...
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Saturday Selection: Marriott half credit, Book Alaska with Singapore miles, and more

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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,...
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Great service: Success with a Capital One Shopping missing cash back claim

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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...
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PSA: Check your ANA First Class bookings via Virgin Atlantic for spelling errors

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If you listened to this morning's podcast and read the headline above, you already know what this post is going to be about. However,...
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[BACK FOR JUL-OCT!] ANA First Class wide open, up to 5 seats in The...

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Update 1/27/23: IT'S BACK! ANA once again has incredible first class award space between San Francisco and Tokyo. Once again we are seeing many dates...
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Saturday Selection: A new 12K Andaz, new Centurion lounge, secret Virgin Clubhouse hours and...

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This weekend's selection from around the web includes what could be a nice new use of Hyatt Category 1-4 free night certificates, a good...
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Why are JetBlue status points called Tiles? This is why.

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Back in December JetBlue announced that they'll be revamping their TrueBlue loyalty program. You can read more about those changes here: JetBlue adding multiple...
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Saturday Selection: Coming Starbucks deval, European all-inclusives, an extension for offers and more

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If you're anything like me, you probably got behind on things in the month of December. Around the holidays, I always find it tough...
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Southwest will not refund points for no-shows beginning July 1, 2023

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I wanted to write a quick post to remind readers of something I mentioned in passing in a post or two recently and Tim...
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Alaska Airlines credit card changes: New free bag requirement, bonus categories

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Bank of America has notified Alaska Airlines Visa Signature cardholders of changes coming to the credit card. The good news is that there will...

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