Old Blue no more
As reported by Doctor of Credit, we have seen the demise of the application page for the Old Blue Cash Card from American Express. As a reminder, this card offered 5% back on up to $50,000 in...
Hyatt Award Nights Not Posting? Here’s What To Do.
At the end of 2017, World of Hyatt announced that award stays from January 1, 2018 would count towards status. These don't seem to always be crediting correctly, so here's what to do if...
New Qantas SFO-MEL Route – Plenty Of Award Space
It can be hard finding award flights to Australia, but Qantas's new direct route has lots of availability.
Their San Francisco to Melbourne route is now bookable and flights begin on September 1, 2018.
The best...
R.I.P. – Amex Offers Sync With Facebook & Twitter Has Died
It used to be possible to use Amex Offers Sync with Twitter and Facebook to automate the addition of offers to your cards.
If you'd relied on that method to save you time, there's some...
Chase Freedom w/ Chase Pay: 10% Back On Up To $300 At Best Buy
Edit 1: The landing page for this offer is now listing this promotion as 10% back on up to $300, so it appears to have been reduced from $400.
Edit 2: This offer is now...
Chase online payment deadline extended to 11:59pm Eastern
Chase has sent out an email advising cardholders that they have updated their system to extend the same-day online payment deadline to 11:59pm Eastern Time.
Previously, the cutoff time for online/mobile app same-day payments was 8pm...
Negative change to IHG Best Rate Guarantee
IHG has changed the terms of their Best Rate Guarantee -- and it's bad news.
No more free night with IHG BRG
IHG has long had a pretty generous Best Rate Guarantee -- if you find a better rate...
IHG Award Changes For 2018, New 70k Category Level
The IHG award changes for 2018 have been announced and it's not too positive.
You'll have to pay an increased number of IHG Rewards Club points at 499 properties, while 192 properties will see a...
Hilton adds elite breakfast at Waldorf-Astoria hotels
Yesterday, Greg published his predictions for 2018 (See: Frequent Miler’s 2018 miles & points predictions). One of his predictions was that Marriott would offer breakfast for Gold & Platinum elites at resorts, which have historically been...
Buy the right Delta gift cards to trigger your credit
If you're neglected to take full advantage of your annual airline incidentals credits and are looking to make a quick transaction to trigger them, Doctor of Credit notes a key piece of information regarding...
Chase Ink Plus Mastercard changing to Ink Plus Visa
Yesterday, Doctor of Credit reported that Chase Ink Mastercards will be converted to Chase Ink Visa cards in early 2018. Exact details of how the old cards map to the new cards was unknown. ...
Ebags policy: no more combining gift cards
We've recently written a number of Quick Deals for various items at eBags.com (see: $109 for Bose QuietComfort 25 Noise-cancelling headphones; Tumi more than half off (some bags). One of the best ways to...
[EXPIRED] Serve One VIP to be discontinued
Serve is a type of prepaid card that can be loaded via cash or debit card at a variety of retail locations. There are several "flavors" of Serve -- you can read more about...
Alaska / Air France partnership ending 4/30/18
Alaska Airlines has announced the coming end of their partnership with Air France / KLM as of April 30, 2018. This will mark the end of both earning and redeeming miles both ways.
This is disappointing news. While...
