Alaska axing free changes & cancellations June 5th
Alaska Airlines has long had a terrific change and cancellation policy allowing for free changes/cancellations if made 60 days or more before departure. Starting June 5th, all changes / cancellations made more than 24 hours after...
Good Lufthansa First Class Availability From The US, But Be Careful…
A couple of weeks ago, a bunch of Lufthansa first class awards became available for booking more than 14 days out, although none of that included routes to or from US cities.
It looks like...
Radisson to lose Martinique on Broadway?
Radisson Rewards only has a few top-tier properties in the US. One of the benefits of the Radisson Rewards credit cards (formerly the Club Carlson Rewards credit cards) is that you can get a free...
Possible way to still earn 1% on Visa gift card purchases from GiftCards.com
We recently shared the news that GiftCards.com will no longer pay cashback on Visa gift card purchases through cashback portals. There might still be a way to earn cashback on those purchases through a non-standard...
Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Upgrade Offer – Is It Worth It?
In addition to the 100,000 signup bonus for the new Marriott Rewards Premier Plus credit card, Chase is offering targeted upgrade offers for existing cardholders of the Marriott Rewards Premier credit card.
The Offer
Upgrade...
New United Explorer card benefits coming
We recently reported changes to the benefits on the Citi AAdvantage World Elite Mastercard (See: New Citi American Airlines benefits & bonus coming soon). Chase is now getting in on the act, revamping the...
(EXPIRED) Cash back ending for Giftcards.com VGCs
Two popular shopping portals have announced that they will no longer pay out cash back on Visa Gift Cards as of the end of this month. If you intend to place any orders that qualify...
Surprise: Some NYC hotels will only cost 35K Marriott points (free cert eligible)
Marriott has announced a partial list of hotels as a preview for the new award chart pricing coming on August 1st. Some hotels will be going up, though as expected the preview list includes...
[Rumor] SPG bonuses to get better
Yesterday, the welcome offers on both of the SPG credit cards changed, decreasing in value substantially, with each card offering a measly statement credit at the time of writing that is worth much less than the...
Chase Offers Are Back For Hyatt Credit Card Members (For Now)
Chase Offers for Marriott and Slate credit card holders ended last month, but Chase made it sound like the program would be returning.
That came to pass today, although the new Chase Offers program is...
United MileagePlus Portal Bonus: Earn Up To 1,000 Bonus Miles
There's a new United MileagePlus portal bonus offering up to 1,000 bonus miles - here's more about the promotion.
The Deal
Spend $150 and earn 300 bonus miles.
Spend $350 and earn 1,000 bonus miles.
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Improved Southwest rebooking: easily see if prices went up or down
Southwest is unique in its change policies in that you can change your flight at any time and either pay just the difference in price or receive a refund/travel credit if the price drops --...
The fix when Plastiq erroneously says that Amex cards cannot be used
Plastiq is a useful tool for paying bills with credit cards. They do charge a 2.5% fee, but it can be worth paying that, especially if you need to complete minimum spend for a...
Sapphire-like restrictions on the Southwest cards (still some links without new langauge)
Update: Charlie from Running with Miles points out that while the language restrictions below do not appear under "Offer Terms" on the landing pages we have linked to these cards, the restrictive language does appear...
