Chase: no more self-referrals
Chase has added terms to some referral links indicating that you are not eligible for a referral bonus if you use your own referral URL to apply for another card. While the language doesn't...
Marriott Bonvoy Makes Another Negative Change, This Time To Its “No Blackout Dates” Policy
At the end of last year, Greg, Nick and I made predictions for what we thought 2020 would bring in the world of credit cards and loyalty programs for hotels and airlines. One of...
Amex adds Delta status boost tracker
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 to American Express. Each of these cards offers MQDs (Medallion...
Wyndham Rewards Adjusting Category Levels Of Some Properties (300 Up & 500 Down)
Almost a year ago, Wyndham Rewards changed how you redeem their points for reward nights. Prior to that, every one of their properties cost 15,000 points per night regardless of whether you were staying...
(ISSUES SEEMINGLY NOW RESOLVED) Beware: Uber Suspending Accounts For Loading With Gift Cards
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 24 hours, an operational error resulted in a temporary loss...
Marriott expands BRG to Design Hotels
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 of the myriad of Marriott brands, is once again eligible...
Alliant to cap cash back at $10K spend / month
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 on the Alliant Cashback Visa Signature card.
Cash back on the...
Chase kills Ritz Visa Infinite airfare benefit without notice
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 announced that the Crystal Visa Infinite was losing this benefit,...
AA eliminates close-in award ticketing fees
American Airlines has today eliminated the $75 close-in booking fee for booking an award ticket within 21 days of travel. That appears to be great news, though we recently saw United do the same only...
Easy AA miles w/ new bank account through Bask Bank
View from the Wing reports on a new, easy, and potentially fairly lucrative offer to earn miles with a savings account from Bask Bank. While many long-time readers will remember BankDirect, this is actually...
Hilton Makes Three Positive Changes To Earning Honors Points
Hilton has made three changes to their loyalty program and all of them are positive. Most guests won't be affected by these changes, but those that are will appreciate the extra points that they'll...
Don’t forget: Select Marriott choice benefits before 1/15
As a reminder, you have until January 15, 2020 to make your selections for 50-night and 75-night Marriott choice benefits. At the very beginning of the year, 75-night choice benefits were not working for several...
Q1 2020 Activation Links For Freedom, Discover, Cash+, Dividend & ABOC
Update 12/26/19: ABOC's quarterly categories have finally been announced, so we've updated the post below.
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As of today, most of the credit cards with rotating quarterly categories have opened registration for Q1 2020.
We've provided details...
Radisson now has 3 properties in Manhattan
Earlier this year, we reported about how Radisson Rewards no longer had any properties in Manhattan, with the Radisson at JFK airport being the only Radisson property still in New York City at the...
