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How to earn 1.3 million miles from one flight, Capital One Shopping clawbacks and...

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Earning 1.3 million miles from one paid flight, another round of Capital One Shopping clawbacks, Amex retention calls made easy and the 23,000,000-mile man....
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Delta plane lands on its nose, an Amex clawback story and…is Disney’s Swan Reserve...

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A Delta flight manages to land without landing gear, Amex clawbacks continue to spread, a second look at Disney's Swan Reserve and how to...
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Frequent Miler (Nick) x MilesTalk Instagram Live Friday at 12pm Eastern

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I (Nick) have been on vacation this week in gorgeous Lake Como at the almost incomparable Grand Hotel Victoria concept & spa, a Small...
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Amex limits Platinum benefit, Hyatt expands in Europe and even Rick Steves gets pickpocketed,...

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Hyatt expands its European footprint, American Express makes its Platinum Fine Hotels and Resorts credit more difficult to use, and Greg the Frequent Miler...
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Amex clawbacks in progress for suspected gift card purchases

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Reports have slowly rolled in this week about clawbacks happening from American Express. Thus far, I believe most of the reported clawbacks have been...
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Centurion Lounge São Paulo Guarulhos Airport (GRU)

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Here’s a super quick review of the Centurion Lounge GRU. Four of us entered at around 7:15PM before a 9:55 PM flight. The lounge...
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55K ANA First Class Suites, 45K Business Class to Chile/Argentina and fountain-view suites in...

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We're doing something a little different for the Saturday Selection this week. As regular readers will know, we've just returned from our "Party of...
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Stolen backpack update: homeowners insurance to the rescue

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"Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there."  That's the slogan, but I don't think any of my actual good neighbors would write me...
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United Premium Plus Bottom Line Review: A great way to spend a daytime flight

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I recently noted on the podcast and in a post about status matching to United Gold from American Airlines Platinum status. I did that...
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St Regis tries to Bonvoy breakfast, a man sues Emirates for bad business class...

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How to buy Disney tickets with Capital One miles, a Jamaican resort offering a psychedelic wellness plan, a new St Regis tries to bilk...
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IHG Promo: Choose 2K points every 2 nights OR 10K points every 4 nights

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IHG is about to be out with a new promotion. Registration starts May 24, 2023, but you'll have to choose which version suits your...
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Disney kills the Galactic Starcruiser, Texas sues Hyatt and commuting to class in a...

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Disney announces the death of the Galactic Starcruiser, Texas is finished with Marriott and has Hyatt in its sights, a points and miles blog...
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20 reasons not to crash a plane, how to deal with Delta hold times...

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A French Horn player finally figures out the best way to deal with long hold times, IHG paring back elite benefits, the debate about...
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Good riddance to Delta SkyMiles, Marriott transparency and calling in a bomb threat on...

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Marriott becoming more transparent, Delta SkyMiles becoming less valuable, a man calling in a bomb threat to get his luggage back and some great...

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