[Reminder] Capital One: 33% transfer bonuses to British Airways
Update 8/27/21: Posting this as a reminder that the British Airways bonus is on. We originally posted this when it was announced in mid-July but never re-posted once the British Airways bonus began on...
[Update: “Fixed”] Iberia now charging more for Chicago and Los Angeles to Madrid
Update 7/12/21: As reported by The Points Guy, pricing on these routes has reverted to the previous pricing, with Chicago to Madrid back to 34K Avios one-way off-peak (and Los Angeles to Madrid at...
Book JetBlue Mint (including Mint Studio) with Emirates miles
JT Genter at NerdWallet has stumbled on a very big find: Emirates Skywards miles can now be used to book JetBlue Mint. While the value isn't amazing on all routes, this includes Mint Studio, and perhaps...
[Update: Points Now Posting] Caution: Problems with Turkish transfers from Citi
Update 7/7/21: Readers are reporting that points are now finally posting, including from transfer requests that were submitted several weeks ago. That hopefully means that whatever the issue was on Citi's end is either...
(Update: Registration Live) New Hyatt promo: Triple points. Plus peak pricing delayed until fall...
Update 7/7/21: Registration is now live for Hyatt's new promotion, so you can register here.
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World of Hyatt has announced its coming Bonus Journeys promotion: beginning on July 7, 2021 members will be able to register...
Centurion and Escape lounge improvements
Many have reported that American Express is making some changes to its lounge network. The biggest change is that guests will no longer be free as of 2/1/23; cardholders will pay $50 per adult...
Now book Hyatt suite upgrades online with points
World of Hyatt allows members to upgrade a room booked at the standard cash rate to a standard or premium suite using points. In some cases, this can be a slamming deal (as we...
Citi dumps the Prestige card (no longer accepting applications)
Doctor of Credit reported last night that the Citi Prestige card was not showing on the Citi website and that the landing page leads to a generic error. We have now confirmed with a...
More SLH properties bookable with Hyatt points
View from the Wing reports that a dozen new Small Luxury Hotels of the World properties became bookable with Hyatt points this spring. While Hyatt hasn't made an official announcement about this, it looks...
10% back on Dell up to $1500 back w/ new Amex Offer
There is a new Amex Offer out today on some business cards that is good for 10% back on Dell purchases, up to $1500 back. This one is valid up through the middle of December, so...
American likely planning to ditch award charts
The Points Guy reports that the president of the American Airlines AAdvantage program has indicated to them that American is developing a system that will likely replace the current American Airlines award chart. Based...
Hilton extends free night certificates due to expire 8/31
Yesterday, Hilton announced that they have extended free night certificates that were set to Expire 8/31/21 and those will now expire on 1/3/22. This only affects those certificates that were originally issued prior to...
Marriott: no credit card surcharges in the US & Canada
View from the Wing reports that Marriott has instituted a new brand standard banning credit card surcharges at all of its properties in the US and Canada. While I don't think that the practice...
[Update: 124X Success!] Going for Wyndham’s 124x offer
Update 5/24/21: Success! Some will remember that the Wyndham shopping portal was briefly offering 124 points per dollar at Things Remembered (deal has since expired) and so I went for it despite knowing from...
