Update: Capital One gift card redemptions back (but no hotel cards)
Update 4/30/20: A couple of readers commented yesterday (here and here) to let us know that gift card redemptions are back. Unfortunately, there are...
IHG introduces variable pricing, says it will expand
Last week, IHG Rewards Club debuted variable award pricing at properties in Asia. Loyalty Lobby has now confirmed with IHG that they intend to...
Bank of America pausing Preferred Rewards reviews
Bank of America Preferred Rewards status can be quite valuable in terms of making you eligible for a nice bonus on credit card rewards...
Aeroplan extends free cancellation to June 30th
Air Canada's Aeroplan has announced that they are extending free cancellations on award tickets. Members can cancel free of charge through June 30th and receive all...
AA now classifies Morocco as part of Europe
Royal Air Maroc recently joined the oneworld alliance. This means you can now (at least theoretically) redeem oneworld miles (like American Airlines miles) for...
IHG extends elite status and certificates
In a move that surprises nobody at all, IHG has extended elite status until January 2022 and is extending free night certificates and other...
American Airlines Increases Checked Bag Fees To $75 For Transatlantic Basic Economy Flights
With no one really flying internationally at the moment, American Airlines appears to have decided that now would be a great time to increase...
Possible Chase retention change
Miles to Memories reports an interesting potential change in Chase retention offers: in the past, calling and saying that you'd like to cancel or...
Marriott upgrading some members on request
This news came out almost two weeks ago but I'd somehow missed it and figured some readers may have as well: if you lost...
Chase tightening up on business cards
UPDATE 9/21/20: It appears that it is safe again to apply for business cards. See this post: Chase resumes approving business card applications
We've seen...
Citi Adds Emirates Skywards As ThankYou Transfer Partner
There are some airline loyalty programs that are transfer partners of several transferable currencies. Emirates Skywards was already a partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards,...
Southwest extends status & companion pass, will let some vouchers convert to points
Literally while Greg and I were live and answering a viewer who asked "What gives?" with Southwest not having announced an extension on the...
Chase officially extends payment deadline by 3 months for some
Yesterday, Miles to Memories reported info from a Chase rep indicating that Chase is automatically extending the time period to meet minimum spending requirements...
Wyndham extending status, expanding cancellation deadlines
Wyndham Rewards has announced that they are extending current elite status through the end of 2021. They are also expanding their cancellation policy and giving...
