IHG introduces variable pricing, says it will expand
Last week, IHG Rewards Club debuted variable award pricing at properties in Asia. Loyalty Lobby has now confirmed with IHG that they intend to expand this to more properties, tying award pricing more closely...
Bank of America pausing Preferred Rewards reviews
Bank of America Preferred Rewards status can be quite valuable in terms of making you eligible for a nice bonus on credit card rewards (Greg has written about how Preferred Rewards Platinum status makes...
Aeroplan extends free cancellation to June 30th
Air Canada's Aeroplan has announced that they are extending free cancellations on award tickets. Members can cancel free of charge through June 30th and receive all of their Aeroplan Miles back in their account, plus a...
AA now classifies Morocco as part of Europe
Royal Air Maroc recently joined the oneworld alliance. This means you can now (at least theoretically) redeem oneworld miles (like American Airlines miles) for travel on Royal Air Maroc. American airlines has changed their...
IHG extends elite status and certificates
In a move that surprises nobody at all, IHG has extended elite status until January 2022 and is extending free night certificates and other program benefits. This was to be expected. While it took...
American Airlines Increases Checked Bag Fees To $75 For Transatlantic Basic Economy Flights
With no one really flying internationally at the moment, American Airlines appears to have decided that now would be a great time to increase checked bag fees for those flying in Basic Economy to...
Possible Chase retention change
Miles to Memories reports an interesting potential change in Chase retention offers: in the past, calling and saying that you'd like to cancel or think you want to cancel unless there are any offers...
Marriott upgrading some members on request
This news came out almost two weeks ago but I'd somehow missed it and figured some readers may have as well: if you lost Marriott status recently, it may be worth sending a message...
Chase tightening up on business cards
UPDATE 9/21/20: It appears that it is safe again to apply for business cards. See this post: Chase resumes approving business card applications
We've seen reports in recent days of changes at Chase that suggest...
Citi Adds Emirates Skywards As ThankYou Transfer Partner
There are some airline loyalty programs that are transfer partners of several transferable currencies. Emirates Skywards was already a partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One and Marriott Bonvoy and they've...
Southwest extends status & companion pass, will let some vouchers convert to points
Literally while Greg and I were live and answering a viewer who asked "What gives?" with Southwest not having announced an extension on the Companion Pass and elite status, Southwest was busy doing just...
Chase officially extends payment deadline by 3 months for some
Yesterday, Miles to Memories reported info from a Chase rep indicating that Chase is automatically extending the time period to meet minimum spending requirements by 3 months for those who opened new accounts between January...
Wyndham extending status, expanding cancellation deadlines
Wyndham Rewards has announced that they are extending current elite status through the end of 2021. They are also expanding their cancellation policy and giving away free Gold status to essential workers.
Elite status extension
Wyndham's statement...
Cathay Pacific eliminating fuel surcharges (maybe on award tickets?)
As of May 1, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles is eliminating fuel surcharges on their own flights on most routes (the exception is departures from Japan and the Philippines, which will still have some amount of...
