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Amex reducing Emirates transfer ratio to 5:4

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Towards the end of April, Citi announced that from July 27, 2025, they'd be reducing the transfer ratio to Emirates Skywards from 1,000:1,000 to...

Capital One launches card-linked offers

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Over the past few days, Capital One cardholders have noticed the debut of card-linked offers, found within the Capital One Offers section of their...

Virgin Atlantic substantially increases fees on award tickets

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Late last week, Thrifty Traveler reported that Virgin Atlantic substantially increased surcharges on their own flights, hiking the charge displayed as "taxes & fees"...

Will Southwest nerf the Companion Pass next?

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Reports came out over the past few days about a Southwest Airlines survey indicating that the airline is considering major changes to its famed...

Points Path: An easy “set and forget” award search tool (now works with Safari)

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Points Path is a browser plug-in that automatically integrates with Google Flights. When you run a Google Flights search, Points Path automatically inserts point...

Chase is opening Sapphire Reserve cards for customers who don’t want them

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Update: Chase has reached out and confirmed that they've identified the small number of customers affected and that they'll be contacting them directly to...

$50 travel credit for recent (pre-6/23) Chase Sapphire Preferred cardholders

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While most of the credit card world has been focused today on the Chase Sapphire Reserve cards, many recent Sapphire Preferred applicants received an...

Sapphire Reserve® Exclusive Tables

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The newly refreshed and couponized Sapphire Reserve® card, includes twice annual $150 credits for spend at restaurants that are part of Sapphire Reserve Exclusive...
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Chase removing Sapphire family rule, expanding 48 month rule & allowing new cards without...

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Yesterday's news was dominated by the announcements of a revamp of the Chase Sapphire Reserve card, the upcoming launch of a Sapphire Reserve for...
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Hyatt’s Playa Resorts going from all-inclusive to all-excluded (Bookings cancelled, no compensation for many)

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Hyatt recently finalized its acquisition of Playa Hotels & Resorts which included properties such as Hilton Rose Hall (now Dreams Rose Hall), Kimpton Tres...
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Major refresh coming to Amex Platinum and Business Platinum cards

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American Express has posted an announcement that there will be a major refresh coming to the Amex Platinum and Business Platinum cards. There is...
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Rumored Chase Sapphire Reserve changes

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For many weeks now, there have been rumors swirling about upcoming changes to the consumer Chase Sapphire Reserve card. Those include an increased fee,...

Chase is launching a Sapphire Business Reserve card – so many questions

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There have been rumors abounding in recent weeks of upcoming changes to the Chase Sapphire Reserve card, from the annual fee increasing to the...

JetBlue restricting access to Mint for partner programs

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One Mile at a Time has reported that JetBlue is restricting Mint award access to partner airline programs, first reducing access for Qatar Airways...

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