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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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Mastercard gift cards not processing as debit at Walmart

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Reports in the comments at Doctor of Credit indicate that Mastercard gift cards can no longer be used as debit cards at Walmart stores....
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The bright side of the Radisson changes: the rest of the world

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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...
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Finally approved by Capital One!

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Six months ago, I applied for the Capital One Venture Rewards card.  Denied.  18 months before that, I applied for the Spark Miles Business...
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Clarifying that Brex post: what it boils down to is the rewards

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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...
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The trick for extending your old Cathay Pacific miles

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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...
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My Hyatt bonus points and nights posted! Here’s how to read the results…

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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...
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Amex Green Card Counts as Credit Card Towards Amex Limit

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Recently, reports surfaced on Reddit indicating that Amex is treating the Green card like a credit card when it comes to getting approved for...
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The Amex popup is real!

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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...
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Marriott category changes on 3/3/21: Pretty mild

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Marriott Bonvoy has announced that category changes are coming on March 3, 2021. My first-glance take is that the changes don't actually look that bad....

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