Q4 2018 Activation Links For Freedom, Discover, Dividend & Cash+
We're only a couple of weeks away from the start of Q4, so it's now possible to activate the 5% bonus categories on several credit cards.
We've provided details of each card's categories for October-December...
Booked: St. Regis Bora Bora for 48K / night
Back in April when Greg and I attended the "new" Marriott launch event in New York, we reported that we were told that all properties would define a standard room under the new award...
Priority Pass adds restaurants at LAX and Houston
Over the past year, Priority Pass has been rapidly adding retaurant dining options to its lounge network, both domestically in the US as well as a few abroad. There are now several new restaurants...
Dead: Sapphire 24-month links now have 48-month language
We recently posted about the change in langauge on Chase Sapphire Preferred and Chase Sapphire Reserve application terms: whereas they used to state that the bonus was no longer available if you have or have had...
Altitude Reserve now the best Costco card w/ mobile payments now accepted
As I do not live in an area with Costco locations, I was not aware until Doctor of Credit posted today that Costco is now accepting mobile payments in-store. I imagine those with Samsung...
Some Amex Offers can be synced to multiple cards
Earlier today, we posted about a new Amex Offer for Marriott hotels (See: New Marriott Offer (Possible stack with Lux benefit?)) and another for select Hilton brands (See: Embassy and Home2Suites offer: $50 or...
Chase Ultimate Rewards: JetBlue Added As Transfer Partner
Chase recently lost Korean Air as a transfer partner but has today added a brand new partner: JetBlue TrueBlue.
On the one hand, this isn't particularly exciting news given that JetBlue is already a transfer...
Virgin Launching Virgin-Wide Loyalty Program, Using Flying Club Miles
The Virgin Group has announced that in 2019, they'll be launching a new Virgin-wide loyalty program that'll use Virgin Atlantic's Flying Club miles as the currency.
The email they've sent out says the following:
Today we’re...
Ink Business Preferred no longer earning 3X via Plastiq
We don't know why the Chase Ink Business Preferred card used to earn 3X for Plastiq bill payments, but it did. It was sweet while it lasted, but according to Doctor of Credit that...
Virgin Atlantic transfers to IHG no longer count towards status
Transfers of points from one loyalty hotel or airline loyalty program to another are usually a bad deal -- indeed what makes SPG points or Marriott Travel Packages standout values is the fact that...
Lesson learned: How to reduce E-ZPass toll fines
Have you ever rented a car and hopped on a toll road only to realize after it was too late that muscle memory put you in the E-ZPass lane - even though your rental...
Here’s Marriott’s timeline for August 18th merger day
Many readers have asked what to expect on August 18th with regard to Marriott Merger Day, and we have been advising everyone to expect all-out pandemonium. It turns out that reality may include slightly...
Now book Finnair with Alaska miles
Alaska Airlines began a partnership last year with Finnair that has allowed for mileage earning, but as of today they have finally added the ability to redeem Alaska miles on Finnair. The rates aren't particularly...
Marriott Warning About Outages From August 15-19
With the launch of the new Marriott Rewards program on August 18, it's not surprising that they might have some systems issues along the way.
Marriott is proactively sending out warnings that outages could be...
