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[Update: Back in Europe] Air France moves Israel to the Middle East, heavily devalues...

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Update: Israel is once again pricing as part of Europe. I noticed in the terms of the monthly Promo Rewards (and noted in our earlier post) that it says (bold is mine added for emphasis): ...
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TopCashBack pays out on HBO Max deal. Credit where credit is due.

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Several months ago, TopCashBack featured a crazy-good 73.4% back on HBO Max. Purchases didn't immediately track properly and there was some initial doubt as to whether or not the deal would get paid out....
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Hilton offering 72hr advance upgrades for elites & shared digital keys

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Hilton has introduced two new innovations that should be small (perhaps very small) positives. First, they have launched the ability to share your room's Digital Key with more than one guest which is an innovation...
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United extended vouchers until 12/31/22 (and made them easier to use)

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File this under "old news", but somehow I missed this a month ago and so I figured it was worth a quick post for any readers in the same boat: United has extended travel...
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National and Enterprise rental car programs extend elite status and free days

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National Car Rental and Enterprise Rent-A-Car have both announced a full year's extension of rental car elite status and Free Days, extending elite status set to expire in February 2022 through February 2023 and Free...
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[Update: Brex also] Capital One losing JetBlue TrueBlue as a transfer partner

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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...
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Match your Radisson Americas elite status to Radisson Hotels International

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I expect that many readers have Radisson Americas Gold status thanks to having a Radisson Rewards Premier Visa.  Now that Radisson has split up into Radisson Americas and Radisson Hotels Everywhere-Else, your Gold status...
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Ouch: Pay Yourself Back categories changing 10/1

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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...
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Workarounds for the UK Air Passenger Duty

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One Mile at a Time published an excellent post today about the UK Air Passenger duty that's worth a read. In short, the UK Air Passenger Duty is a tax levied on itineraries departing...
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(EXPIRED) Schwab Platinum Invest with Rewards at 1.1c starting 9/1/21

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Update 9/1/21 The transfer ratio was due to drop from 1.25c to 1.1c today, but it's still showing as 1.25c. If you thought you'd missed your opportunity to cash out Membership Rewards to Schwab...
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American Airlines makes big improvements to travel credits

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American Airlines has announced major improvements for how they handle travel credits. The Points Guy reports that American Airlines will convert existing "Flight Credit" into "Trip Credit" and that credit will gain a good...
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Upside.com is closing, redeem rewards by 9/24/21

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Business travel booking site Upside.com sent out an email today announcing that they are going out of business. This won't affect many readers (and don't confuse this with GetUpside, which is an entirely different...
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Airline Change Fee Quick Reference Chart

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During the pandemic, each of the domestic US airlines has announced that they were eliminating change fees.  That's awesome.  But the details can be hard to remember.  Which fare classes apply?  Do we keep...
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Amex apology emails promising points

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American Express starting sending out emails yesterday on many Delta and Marriott credit cards apologizing for some sort of mistake made that deprived people of points they should have received. It isn't immediately clear...

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