An interesting double-dip for the bank bonus crowd
I stumbled on a post by Lisa Kulpa at Basic Travel Couple that I thought may be of interest for the bank bonus crowd. Lisa had written about the same HSBC bank bonus that...
American Airlines cracking down again: this time on travel agents
Gary Leff at View from the Wing reports on an American Airlines memo shared by Twitter account JonNYC that indicates that American Airlines is expanding upon their mission to discourage customers from getting the...
Amazing-looking Motley Fool offers that aren’t
You know what they say, fool me once.....
An awesome Amex Offer for $99 back on $99 at The Motley Fool came out earlier this week. Stephen wrote all about stacking it with shopping portals...
Wow: Hyatt offering free COVID tests in Latin America
In a great competitive move, Hyatt has announced today that they are offering widespread complimentary, on-site COVID-19 testing options for guests traveling to the U.S. at all Hyatt resorts across Latin America, including the...
Why you might want to book Atlantis while you can (via Caesars Diamond status)
Back in 2019, I wrote about hopping on the status-match-go-round and we've updated that post a couple of times since publication. It is once again time to match status back up before the end of...
Bet you didn’t know: Chase cardholders get half off Warriors gear (and other discounts)
The Chase Center is the home of the Golden State Warriors, so it surely comes as no surprise to you that the phone number on the back of your Chase credit or debit card...
Free Spirit Travel Mastercards
Along with Spirit's new Free Spirit loyalty program, there are now two new Free Spirit credit cards: Free Spirit Travel Mastercard (fee free) and Free Spirit Travel More Mastercard (Free first year, then $79). ...
No more MST on new Samsung phones
Doctor of Credit reported a sad development yesterday: Samsung has confirmed that the latest generation of Samsung Galaxy S phones (the S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra) will no longer have MST technology. That's a...
Possible free night in St. Kitts with the new horse on the status match-go-round
Dave Grossman at Miles Talk covers a new partnership between Choice Privileges and Penn Gaming that will offer reciprocal elite status. We don't yet know where the programs will match up status, but it...
Southwest extends Companion Pass from June to December
Southwest Airlines had previously extended Companion Passes set to expire on 12/31/20 (earned in 2019) to June 30, 2021. Today they have notified those passholders that they have again extended their companion passes to...
Virgin Atlantic dumps Delta sweet spots (Update: US-Europe sweet spot is back!)
UPDATE 1/11/21: Virgin Atlantic has restored its old award pricing for nonstop Delta flights between the US and Europe! You can now once again book lie-flat Delta One business class from the US to...
Hello, newly-minted Globalist status
Update 1/8/21: I can confirm that I received the additional 30 bonus elite night credits from Bonus Journeys and now have 60 elite nights and all of the associated milestone benefits (free night certificates and...
Relax: Your elite stuff will post
We've been receiving a lot of panicked questions / comments from readers via all of the various channels (email, comments, Facebook, etc) wondering why their elite have not yet posted, so we wanted...
Amex adds $30 monthly PayPal credit to Platinum card for 6 months
Good news for Amex Platinum cardholders: while the previous temporary COVID credit card enhancement statement credit offers expired on 12/31, Amex has now launched a $30 monthly credit for PayPal purchases for US consumer...
