Ask Us Anything Live: Wednesday, July 8 at 9pm ET
Every month, the Frequent Miler team takes your questions live on YouTube.
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We normally hold Ask Us Anything at 9pm on the...
Pick an upgrade within in-app check-in, a cheap flight challenge, angry hotel owners and...
We periodically publish links to interesting tidbits around the web. This week, we have Hilton making it possible for elites to pick a complimentary...
(Update) The Southwest debit card is live & it’s actually mildly interesting
Update 7/1/26: The Southwest debit card is offering 1,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points to new cardholders when receiving a qualifying direct deposit of $250...
Some Discover savings accounts will become Capital One 360 Performance Savings on 8/23/26
Last month, Discover advised Discover It cardholders that their cards would be moving over to Capital One on July 27, 2026.
What we didn't know...
Lifemiles+ eliminates free cancellation benefit for new subscribers
Avianca Lifemiles has a subscription service called Lifemiles+. I've written pretty extensively about the value in subscribing to Lifemiles+, particularly for family travelers, since...
Alaska Atmos rolling out free Wi-Fi for members on Hawaiian and Alaska flights
Late last week, Alaska Airlines announced that it now has approximately 150 aircraft equipped with Starlink Wi-Fi. In partnership with T-Mobile, they have made...
Is my brain built for this? Managing points and miles even when it doesn’t...
Does anyone else feel a little bit like the art kid attempting to ace a math class when learning about miles and points strategies?
When...
Asiana to exit Star Alliance on 12/16/26
This week, it was announced that Asiana Airlines will officially leave Star Alliance as of December 16, 2026. Interestingly, as Loyalty Lobby covers, Asiana...
Awful new Qatar Airways restriction limits ability to redeem Avios for other people
Qatar Airways added a new restriction last week when it comes to redeeming your Avios to book award flights for other people. While its...
It looks like those Amex transfer bonuses were launched prematurely
American Express launched a couple of new transfer bonuses yesterday---a 30% bonus to Virgin Atlantic and a 20% bonus to Hilton.
That was a little...
Expedia One Key program is living up to its name: You’ll only earn 1%...
It's been almost three years since the Expedia group massively devalued the Hotels.com Rewards loyalty program, replacing it with One Key---a new program that's...
U.S. Bank Shopper Cash Rewards card not available for new applications; existing cardholders will...
We noticed yesterday that the landing page for the U.S. Bank Shopper Cash Rewards card was redirecting to the main credit card page for...
(Reminder) Etihad Guest to be dropped from American Express Membership Rewards transfer partners on...
Update 6/23/26: Just a quick reminder that there's only a week left to be able to transfer Amex Membership Rewards points to Etihad Guest.
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(Update: Corrected with temp shipping bonus) Chase Ink Plus not going to lose 5x...
Update 6/22/26: Chase has now sent a correction email to Chase Ink Business Plus customers, indicating that this was indeed a mistake and that...
