Permanent change: Earn elite credit with Delta award tickets
Delta has announced today that Delta-operated SkyMiles award tickets will earn elite credit, both Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQMs) and Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQDs), as a permanent...
Marriott Dynamic Pricing: Check Existing Reservations For Cheaper Pricing
Marriott's dynamic pricing has now gone live and while it's bad news for some properties, there's been a pleasantly surprising result that award stays...
(EXPIRED) IHG Award Sale: 20% off all stays on bookings from 3/22-4/5. Stackable with...
Update 3/29/22: This award sale now seems to be available for all IHG Rewards members, even if you don't have one of their credit...
Marriott ditches award chart March 29th. Top properties to go up by 30K.
Marriott has announced that "flexible point redemption" (i.e. the end of its award chart) will take effect on March 29, 2022. We have long...
Swiss Air: business availability wide-open to Europe in mid-Summer, book from 52,500 miles
Thrifty Traveler Premium is reporting good availability to Zurich (from Montreal and NYC) and Geneva (from NYC) in Swiss Business Class for 2+ passengers...
How To Transfer British Airways Avios To Qatar Airways Avios
Earlier today we shared about how Qatar Airways is now using the Avios rewards currency and how that's opening up some good award redemption...
Qatar Airways Now Using Avios; Book QSuites To/From Doha For 70,000 Avios Each Way
A month ago, Qatar Airways dropped the surprising news that they'd be moving their Privilege Club program over to using Avios - the rewards...
Un”cert”ain: How program changes have affected the value of hotel free night certificates
Beware the Ides of March. Hotel loyalty VP's must have been reading Shakespeare over the holidays, as we've seen major changes devaluations for Marriott,...
The 10 Best Awards Bookable Today
This past weekend (3/19, 3/20), Nick and I presented "The 10 Best Awards Bookable Today" at the Travel & Adventure Show in New York...
(Changes go live Tuesday: Book now) Hyatt announces 2022 award category changes. It’s...
Update 3/22: Hyatt's Category 2022 category changes go live on Tuesday at 8:00am Central. Make your prospective bookings now!
Hyatt category changes for 2022 have...
Emirates Business Class from Newark to Athens for 90,000 miles RT
Thrifty Traveler Premium is reporting good availability on Emirates for non-stop business class on their fifth freedom route between Newark to Athens. This is...
Hilton devaluation: top properties now well over 100K per night
Last week, members on Flyertalk began reporting a stealth devaluation that we first saw reported at Loyalty Lobby: Hilton has devalued without notice, increasing...
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I recently spent six nights at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco. This was paid for in a number of ways...
(EXPIRED) Great Singapore business class deals with Spontaneous Escapes
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is back with Spontaneous Escapes, their periodic award ticket discounts that sometimes provide excellent value. The latest list has a number...
