Good United business class transcon & Hawaii availability (book with Turkish)
I've been working on a post for the past few days that I intended to schedule tomorrow with a nugget of wisdom within about increased United business class availability in April and May of...
Redeem Aeroplan online for Cathay Pacific and GOL
Air Canada Aeroplan miles can now be redeemed online for awards on Cathay Pacific and GOL. The partnership with Cathay Pacific is very limited, so you'll only be able to redeem on some connecting flights...
Earn status with award tickets & other Virgin Atlantic changes
Virgin Atlantic announced several positive changes to Flying Club today, including the ability to earn elite credit with award tickets booked on Virgin Atlantic metal. That might make it worth paying the high surcharges...
Use Chase Ritz-Carlton travel credits at restaurants & grocery stores through 12/31
Well, color me pleasantly surprised. We had received a number of tips over the previous month from readers who were told that the travel incidental credits on the Chase Ritz-Carlton credit card would be...
Radisson Blu Maldives finally opens (70K per night including breakfast)
If you had "Radisson finally opens its Maldives resort" on your pandemic surprise bingo card, congratulations on marking that one off: amidst a global pandemic that has seen some luxury resorts close their doors...
Targeted US Bank gas, sporting goods, and Motorhome / RV rental bonuses
There is a targeted offer out for some US Bank credit cards offering up to $90 in statement credits, with bonus at gas stations, sporting goods stores, and on Motorhome / RV Rentals being...
Lap infant award tickets for less: New Aeroplan fee is $25 CAD or 2500...
Lap infant award ticket prices vary widely between programs, but Air Canada's Aeroplan is going from being one of the best options for lap infant award tickets to the hands-down best program for lap infant...
Better than 1:1 to Southwest from Amex & Chase points, almost 1:1 from Citi
We posted earlier today about the fact that Southwest travel funds can now be converted to Southwest Rapid Rewards points (See: Southwest travel funds conversion live & it’s a good deal). We noted within...
Someone In IHG Marketing Was Having A Laugh
Have you ever included something tongue-in-cheek in a work document, only to forget to take it out so your boss sees it?
It seems like someone in IHG's Marketing department now knows exactly what that's...
American & JetBlue partner up (no word on award booking)
American Airlines and JetBlue today announced a partnership. This could get interesting if it leads to reciprocal award redemption, though at the moment we only know for sure about plans to code share.
American announced...
ANA now charges 10% of mileage fare for lap infants
In response to this morning's post about ANA Sweet spots, a reader commented to ask if I could confirm that what ANA charges to add a lap infant to a reservation. My past experienced...
Etihad Partners with Air Canada. Opportunities Abound.
Air Canada and Etihad have announced a partnership which is live as of today. You can now earn and redeem miles in either direction. For example, you can earn Air Canada Aeroplan miles when...
Western Union makes offer to buy MoneyGram
Bloomberg reports that Western Union has made an offer to buy MoneyGram (see their full article here). It's too early to know what effect that would have on money orders and MS if it...
30% or 40% off at Amazon with 1 Membership Rewards point! [Targeted]
Update 5/25/20: Doctor of Credit reports that this promotion is targeted by Amazon account rather than by Amex account, which means that you could theoretically take advantage of this deal a second time by...
