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...
Join Nick for The Fedora Sessions at FTU this Saturday, 5/22
This Saturday, May 22nd, 2021, I will be speaking at Frequent Traveler University's next virtual / online event. My session is being billed as Frequent Miler Solo Jams: The Fedora Sessions since Greg is...
Necker Island no longer bookable with miles.
So long, Sir Richard Branson. Reports on Twitter indicate that Necker Island is no longer bookable with Virgin Atlantic miles. Greg spent a week on Necker Island in 2016 and loved it (See: Is Necker Island...
Mastercard gift cards not processing as debit at Walmart
Reports in the comments at Doctor of Credit indicate that Mastercard gift cards can no longer be used as debit cards at Walmart stores. Only being able to run these gift cards as credit...
The bright side of the Radisson changes: the rest of the world
Andy Shuman at Lazy Traveler's Handbook has put together a phenomenal post about the foreign Radisson properties changing category when the newly-split Radisson Hotels programs begins in June 2021. Whether you agreed with my...
Finally approved by Capital One!
Six months ago, I applied for the Capital One Venture Rewards card. Denied. 18 months before that, I applied for the Spark Miles Business card. Denied. Other family members tried either or both cards. ...
Clarifying that Brex post: what it boils down to is the rewards
Earlier this morning, I published a post about Brex Cash. Since publishing that post, I learned a number of facts that I'd previously missed (and shouldn't have) and I realized that some readers may...
The trick for extending your old Cathay Pacific miles
Cathay Pacific's Asia Miles used to have an awful expiration policy -- miles earned before January 1, 2020 expire(d) after 36 months regardless of activity. Cathay announced a change in that policy back at...
My Hyatt bonus points and nights posted! Here’s how to read the results…
My points and elite nights have finally posted from my two stays at Vacation Rentals at Wild Dunes Resort. Thanks to Hyatt's Bonus Journey's promotion, my stay was eligible for double elite nights and...
Amex Green Card Counts as Credit Card Towards Amex Limit
Recently, reports surfaced on Reddit indicating that Amex is treating the Green card like a credit card when it comes to getting approved for a new card (Hat Tip: Doctor of Credit). Amex has...
The Amex popup is real!
It's real! For years now, I've been applying for Amex cards and hadn't ever seen the popup that tells you that you're not eligible for an Amex welcome bonus. In fact, in 2018, I...
