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Book JetBlue Mint (including Mint Studio) with Emirates miles

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JT Genter at NerdWallet has stumbled on a very big find: Emirates Skywards miles can now be used to book JetBlue Mint. While the value...
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[Update: Points Now Posting] Caution: Problems with Turkish transfers from Citi

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Update 7/7/21: Readers are reporting that points are now finally posting, including from transfer requests that were submitted several weeks ago. That hopefully means...
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(Update: Registration Live) New Hyatt promo: Triple points. Plus peak pricing delayed until fall...

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Update 7/7/21: Registration is now live for Hyatt's new promotion, so you can register here. ~ World of Hyatt has announced its coming Bonus Journeys promotion: beginning...
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Centurion and Escape lounge improvements

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Many have reported that American Express is making some changes to its lounge network. The biggest change is that guests will no longer be...
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Now book Hyatt suite upgrades online with points

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World of Hyatt allows members to upgrade a room booked at the standard cash rate to a standard or premium suite using points. In...
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Citi dumps the Prestige card (no longer accepting applications)

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Doctor of Credit reported last night that the Citi Prestige card was not showing on the Citi website and that the landing page leads...
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More SLH properties bookable with Hyatt points

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View from the Wing reports that a dozen new Small Luxury Hotels of the World properties became bookable with Hyatt points this spring. While...
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10% back on Dell up to $1500 back w/ new Amex Offer

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There is a new Amex Offer out today on some business cards that is good for 10% back on Dell purchases, up to $1500 back. This...
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American likely planning to ditch award charts

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The Points Guy reports that the president of the American Airlines AAdvantage program has indicated to them that American is developing a system that...
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Hilton extends free night certificates due to expire 8/31

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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...
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Marriott: no credit card surcharges in the US & Canada

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View from the Wing reports that Marriott has instituted a new brand standard banning credit card surcharges at all of its properties in the...
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[Update: 124X Success!] Going for Wyndham’s 124x offer

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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...
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Join Nick for The Fedora Sessions at FTU this Saturday, 5/22

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This Saturday, May 22nd, 2021, I will be speaking at Frequent Traveler University's next virtual / online event. My session is being billed as...
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Necker Island no longer bookable with miles.

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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...

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