Update: Wyndham credit card points do still expire
Update 9/10/24: Unfortunately the news that points earned from spend on Wyndham Rewards Earner credit cards don't expire turned out to be untrue. Despite Barclays sending out an email stating that points earned on...
You can now transfer points between Marriott and MGM Rewards
Marriott Bonvoy and MGM Rewards announced today that members can now transfer points between the two programs, though only up to 30,000 points per year and at less than a 1:1 ratio. I see...
Aeroplan elite members can convert points to Marriott 1:1 (But don’t do it)
This week, Air Canada Aeroplan announced that Aeroplan Elite members can now convert points to Marriott at a 1:1 ratio, with a minimum transfer of 500 points and maximum of 100,000 per day /...
Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard Review (2024)
Air France KLM Flying Blue can be a very useful program, as it has reduced award prices between North America and Europe so that you can now fly one way for 20K miles economy...
Handy feature: World of Hyatt app can show hotel name and address in local...
Today I discovered a handy feature of the World of Hyatt app: you can click a button to display the address of your hotel in the local language. That was very helpful when getting...
Another no notice, no communication Bilt change: No more Hawaiian Airlines as transfer partner
In Tim's post about the Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines merger yesterday, he noted that Bilt Rewards had removed Hawaiian as a transfer partner. We therefore wanted to publish this separate post to highlight that change...
Is Southwest going to add bag fees?
Southwest Airlines lost $231 million in Q1 2024 and the pressure has been steadily increasing for the one-time toast of Wall Street to make significant changes for more revenue.
Southwest flights have started to appear on...
Dell no longer selling many 3rd party items (headphones, etc)
Cue up the funeral march: Dan's Deals reports that Dell.com is discontinuing the sale of many third-party peripherals. Things like Bose headphones, Google Pixel Buds, Logitech mice, and most Pixel Watches are now gone...
(Update – Now Working) Virgin Flying Club can’t book awards on Air France or...
Update 8/15/24: On 8/13/24, I (Tim) was able to successfully complete an Air France booking using Virgin points. The website gave me an error and a booking reference, but I was then able to...
A new Virgin Red credit card is coming, but it won’t be issued by...
Update 8/6/24: Bank of America has announced that all current Virgin cardholders will be transitioned to a BOA Unlimited Cash Rewards in October. In the meantime, Synchrony has opened the waitlist for the new...
Kayak now shows Southwest Airlines flights
Southwest Airlines long kept its flights off of traditional travel websites, opting to only display fares and allow purchases through Southwest.com. We recently began seeing Southwest fare information available via Google flights. Today, travel...
Amex Business Platinum 200K referral offer is back & we need your links
There's a new 200k referral offer available for the American Express Business Platinum card. This targeted offer gives 200,000 Membership Rewards points on $20,000 spend in the first 3 months and is only available...
Amex Platinum Card referral offer: 175K points after $8k spend (we need links)
The Amex Gold card isn't the only card with a higher offer available via referral right now. The consumer Amex Platinum card also has an elevated welcome offer only available via referral link which...
Aeroplan adds partnership with Eurowings (earn & redeem points)
Air Canada Aeroplan recently added yet another airline partnership, this time with Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings. At first glance, I was confused as I'd booked and flown a flight on Eurowings Discover during our most recent...
