Alaska not allowing frequent flyer number change on award tickets
As flagged by Loyalty Lobby, Alaska airlines has added a weird restriction on award tickets: according to their terms, you can not change the frequent flyer number associated with your reservation on an award...
Google Pay working for some, but not others, for US Bank Altitude Reserve 3x...
Over the past couple of months, a number of readers have commented on the fact that Google Pay has not been coding properly as mobile payments to trigger the 3x bonus category on the...
Wyndham Rewards award chart changes on 3/26/24, not being bought by Choice
The most notable news last week when it comes to Wyndham Rewards is that redemptions for Vacasa stays would be changing.
At that same time, Wyndham announced that they'd be making some award chart changes...
Point.me and Amex partner to allow access to cardholders
Point.me and American Express have launched a new partnership whereby Amex cardholders can now go to point.me/amex and log in with their existing American Express login to access a version of Point.me that is...
Delta increasing checked baggage fees too
There's nothing more American than the big three airlines in the US being United in their belief that there shouldn't be much of a Delta in how much you're charged for checking bags on...
Amex adds more restrictive Marriott card language
An astute reader pointed out the fact that Amex has added some new restrictive language to the offer terms on the Amex Marriott Bonvoy Bevy card. According to the new terms, many readers may...
Capital One is buying Discover
According to reports from the Wall Street Journal and other major media outlets, Capital One is acquiring Discover Financial Services. That reportedly represents a notably large acquisition for the financial sector and beyond credit...
FoundersCard no longer providing Caesars Diamond status
FoundersCard is a membership program presumptively for small business owners to get a range of benefits ranging from fashion discounts to elite statuses. One of the long-standing benefits of Founders Card has been that...
A waitlisted Delta Regional Upgrade actually cleared
Wow. I just had a waitlisted Delta Regional Upgrade actually clear into first class! This shouldn't be worth reporting, but I think its the first time it has ever happened to me.
Delta's Regional Upgrade...
$1300 roundtrip business class flights between US and Europe, get $100 from Verizon class...
British Airways is selling $1300 roundtrip business class tickets between Europe and the US, Verizon is giving up to $100 each to customers...and now you can book Hilton free night certificates via chat. All...
T-Mobile giving out free Hulu, a gift card fraud lawsuit and what player 2...
T-Mobile is giving some customers free Hulu (but the bad kind), a Japan Airlines flight bursts into flame and what your player 2 really wants to say about points and miles. All that and...
Frequent Miler’s Travel Rewards Holiday Wish List
During our latest installment of Ask us Anything, a reader/viewer asked us a fun question:
What is one miles and points item at the top of your holiday wish list this year?
We briefly answered, but...
Visiting Machu Picchu for less than $150, British Airways Avios devaluation and Southwest fined...
Southwest fined $140 million after holiday operational meltdown, British Airways hikes prices for partner awards and how to visit Machu Picchu for less than $150. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection,...
Plastiq once again accepts Amex cards
Update 12/21/23: After re-launching, Amex cards had once again stopped working on Plastiq. It appears that it was just a brief technical issue and they're up-and-running again.
Plastiq has once again begun accepting American Express...
