Convert Bilt points to Qantas, Virgin Australia, and ITA Airways Volare (You can, but...
File this under "interesting, but probably useless." Bilt's newfound ability to transfer points to Accor Live Limitless has unlocked the ability to transfer Bilt points indirectly to several airline programs that are not currently...
Choice Privileges max award pricing for Preferred Hotels reduced from 118k to 87k
For Choice Privileges members who are fans of redeeming their points for stays at Preferred Hotels, the last few months haven't been their preferred scenario.
The first hit came in June when the max award...
1 month of notice: Virgin Atlantic to go to dynamic award pricing
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has announced that from October 30, 2024, the program will be moving to a dynamic award pricing model. I suppose I should be thankful that Virgin Atlantic provided any notice...
Southwest Airlines to launch partnership with Icelandair in 2025
Southwest Airlines has announced a partnership with Icelandair to begin in 2025 and teases that they will launch a second airline partner in 2025 with a long-term goal of building a more global network....
Wells Fargo has added Virgin Atlantic as a new transfer partner; transfers start at...
Wells Fargo announced today that it's added Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Red as its newest transfer partner on a 1:1 basis. Even better, there's no minimum transfer amount.
You can find the full announcement here....
Time to get an Aviator card? Citi reportedly in talks to be sole American...
Major news media is reporting that Citi is in talks with American Airlines to become to sole issuer of American Airlines credit cards. That would be a big change from the current status quo,...
US Bank Altitude Connect: Major changes now live
The US Bank Altitude Connect card doesn't get a ton of press, but it can be a valuable card to grab for its new account bonus and potentially for card benefits. However, as first...
Don’t forget that you can claim mileage credit retroactively
This post isn't news, but rather a reminder because new people get "into the game" all the time. I recently had a paid flight where I forgot to enter my frequent flyer number and...
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 /...
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...
