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Amex Airline Incidentals Credit Clawback

Uh-oh. Amex is clawing back some airline incidental credits

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2020 is the year of the rat, but sadly American Express is trying to also make it the year of the RAT. Amex's Rewards Abuse...
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Combine Hotels.com gift cards online again

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Hotels.com gift cards can once again be combined online. I'm not sure exactly when this returned, but that's an awesome development as it means that...
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Wow! Alaska joins Oneworld in mid-2021, expands partnership with AA

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In a surprise move that I don't think anybody saw coming, as reported by The Points Guy this morning, Alaska Airlines and American Airlines...
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Hyatt Category changes 2020: A mixed bag

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Hyatt category changes for 2020 have been announced today and will take effect on March 22, 2020. In total, 117 properties increase in price and...
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Delta Status Boosts now posting mid-cycle

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Delta Platinum and Delta Reserve Status Boosts are now being granted mid-cycle.  As a reminder, Delta Reserve cardholders earn 15,000 Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQMs)...
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Possible problems w/ Staples Mastercard Gift Cards

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Late last month, Staples offered fee-free $100 Mastercard Gift Cards online for a few hours before the deal sold out (we reported it here)....
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Chase: no more self-referrals

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Chase has added terms to some referral links indicating that you are not eligible for a referral bonus if you use your own referral...
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Marriott Bonvoy Makes Another Negative Change, This Time To Its “No Blackout Dates” Policy

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At the end of last year, Greg, Nick and I made predictions for what we thought 2020 would bring in the world of credit...
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Amex adds Delta status boost tracker

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Here's a nice little surprise from Amex.  Delta Reserve and Delta Platinum cardholders will now see a Status Boost Tracker when they log in...
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Wyndham Rewards Adjusting Category Levels Of Some Properties (300 Up & 500 Down)

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Almost a year ago, Wyndham Rewards changed how you redeem their points for reward nights. Prior to that, every one of their properties cost...
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(ISSUES SEEMINGLY NOW RESOLVED) Beware: Uber Suspending Accounts For Loading With Gift Cards

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Update 1/28/19: Based on Jon's comment below, affected accounts are now seeing the following message: Thank you for reaching out to support. Within the last...
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Marriott expands BRG to Design Hotels

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This morning, Stephen posted about his recent successes with Marriott's best rate guarantee program. There's some good news on that front: Design Hotels, one...
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Alliant to cap cash back at $10K spend / month

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Alliant now indicates on its website that beginning on March 14, you will only earn cash back on up to $10,000 in purchases per billing cycle...
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Chase kills Ritz Visa Infinite airfare benefit without notice

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The Chase Ritz-Carlton Visa Infinite airfare benefit is no longer available. While it seemed the writing could be on the wall when the CNB...

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