Now 2x/3x on groceries; stack with travel credit and Pay Yourself Back
New enhancements have been announced today to two of the most popular travel rewards credit cards: Starting on November 1, 2020 and running through April 30, 2021, the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Chase Sapphire...
$10 Amazon Promo Credits Working On Gift Card Purchases
In the lead up to Prime Day, Amazon was offering a $10 promotional credit when buying $40 worth of Amazon gift cards.
Those $10 credits have been getting rolled out today, so you've hopefully already...
American Airlines Reducing Status Earning Requirements For 2021
Seeing as some people and businesses are planning their travel for 2021, American Airlines has come out early and announced changes to elite status earning requirements in 2021. These changes are all positive as...
New at-home Variis by Equinox fitness benefit on Amex cards starts today
Today Amex has launched a new statement credit benefit for Variis by Equinox: Platinum cardholders will receive $25 per month in statement credits toward a monthly membership to the at-home fitness app and other...
World of Hyatt extends points, certificates, upgrades, and more
World of Hyatt today announced the further extension of points expiration, free night certificates, suite upgrades, club lounge access awards, and the postponement of peak and off-peak pricing. This is all great news for...
Great Amex Platinum Discounted Tickets – If You Can Find Them
During our recent Ask Us Anything, one of the questions we received was how to get great value from Membership Rewards points right now.
One of the suggestions I had was that if they had...
[UPDATE: Fixed!] Amex Delta status boost tracker broken, but Amex is working on it
UPDATE: The Status Boost tracker appears to have been fixed as of October 1, 2020. The original post follows...
Those who earn Delta elite status through credit card spend may have noticed that Amex's Delta...
Virgin Atlantic miles no longer expire. Now called “points”.
Virgin Atlantic has announced today that their miles will no longer expire. They've also changed the name of their miles to "Virgin Points" in preparation for turning points into a common currency across multiple...
Delta Removing Cancelation & Redeposit Fees On Award Flights, Extending Some Cardholder Benefits
Delta has made some positive changes today for all SkyMiles members, with further enhancements (in the true sense of the word) for Delta Amex cardholders and those with status.
You can read Delta's full announcement...
When Will Centurion Lounges Reopen? We Now Have An Answer (For Some Airports)
One of the questions asked during yesterday's Ask Us Anything was when the American Express Centurion Lounges would reopen.
We now have a partial answer. American Express announced today that a couple of Centurion Lounges...
United adds nonstops to Hawaii, Africa, and India
United Airlines today announced new nonstop service between the continental US and Hawaii, Africa, and India. Here are the details:
Destination
United Hub
Service
Aircraft
Season Start
Hawaii
Kona
Chicago
4X/Week
787-8
Summer 2021
Maui
Newark
4X/Week
767-300ER
Summer 2021
Africa
Accra
DC (IAD)
3X/Week
787-8
Spring 2021
Lagos
DC (IAD)
3X/Week
787-8
Spring 2021
Johannesburg
Newark
Daily
787-9
Spring 2021
India
Bangalore
San Francisco
Daily
787-9
Spring 2021
New Delhi
Chicago
Daily
787-9
Winter 2020
Regarding Hawaii,...
(Update: Maybe Use Caution After All) Wondering About The ‘Using The Link Provided’ Amex...
Update: Chris has made an interesting point in the comments below that American Express could use the tracking capabilities from the 'link provided' Amex Offers to claw back any statement credits earned where their...
(Update: To Become Category 7 Alila Property) Hyatt Adding Travaasa Hana, Maui To Portfolio
Update 9/7/20: Hyatt has put out a press release regarding the Hana-Maui Resort which provides a little more detail about the property.
The hotel is open for reservations from October 1, 2020 although Hawaii's quarantine...
Freedom may be the only product change path to Freedom Flex
Greg wrote this morning about whether or not you should consider applying for the Chase Freedom (Visa) card right now given that applications for this card will no longer be available after September 14th...
