Marriott changes terms: Hotels can now charge more than Cat 8 price
Update: According to TPG, Marriott has said that they have no current plans to increase pricing on current Category 8 properties. Marriott claims that this change was made specifically for the North Island Seychelles...
Chase Freedom 2020 Q1 Categories
The Chase Freedom 2019 Q1 5x bonus categories have been released: gas stations, select streaming services, and internet, cable, and phone services. That should be an easy enough category to max out given the inclusion of...
Radisson adds Treasure Island Las Vegas partnership
Radisson Rewards is rolling the dice on a new casino partnership: this week they have launched a new tie-up allowing you to earn and redeem points at Treasure Island in Las Vegas. You can...
Hyatt expands SLH partnership
Today Hyatt announced that it added an additional 56 Small Luxury Hotels of the World to the list of properties that are part of World of Hyatt. This means that you can now use points to...
New & improved Asia Miles expiration policy
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles has improved its mileage expiration policy: miles will no longer expire with activity once every 18 months. That's much better than the current policy of miles expiring after 36 months...
Delta Allowing Elite Members More Control Over Seat Upgrades
It's a day of positive loyalty program changes. Choice Hotels has introduced Rollover Nights, while Delta is now providing elite members with more control over how their seat upgrades are processed.
Prior to today, upgrades...
Choice Privileges Introducing Rollover Nights In 2020 (Applies To 2019 Nights)
Choice Hotels and its Privileges loyalty program tend to go below the radar, although their quarterly promotions can be good if you're booking cheap one night stays, while buying their points can provide enough...
Plastiq accepting Capital One business card payments again
A couple of months ago, Plastiq stopped taking Capital One credit cards for payments. However, in a positive change, Plastiq now once again accepts Capital One business credit cards. This is particularly good news...
Here Are Discover’s 5% Categories For 2020
A few weeks ago Discover announced its full list of 5% categories for 2020 and I just realized that we never covered it. It's good news as it should be fairly easy to max...
Etihad Guest miles no longer expire with activity
Etihad Guest announced some changes to the Etihad Guest program today. One particularly good piece of news was the announcement that Etihad Guest miles will no longer expire if you have activity once every...
Business Platinum card losing Gogo, WeWork, Premium Roadside assistance, & Boingo in 2020
The Business Platinum Card from American Express will be losing four key benefits in 2020. Hopefully we'll see Amex add something to replace these. Benefits being removed as of 1/1/20 are:
10 annual GoGo...
Gift of College now available at regional gas station Cumberland Farms
Update: Confirming that Cumberland Farms did indeed code as a gas station with Visa.
GIft of College gift cards are now available for sale at a regional gas station chain that is mostly in the Northeast...
IHG Rewards Club Giving Away 1 Million Points To Military Service Members
IHG Rewards Club has launched a giveaway where they'll be awarding a total of 1 million points to active duty, retired and veteran service members.
This giveaway is to celebrate the 10th anniversary of IHG...
Blank Visa Gift Cards at Staples (likely uncommon, but here’s what to do if...
We received a reader report over the weekend about a problem he had with Visa Gift Cards bought at Staples: when he opened the package, the gift cards were blank. In other words, they had...
