There has been a lot of excitement this week over the limited-time promotion from Bilt Rewards that provides a fast track to Hyatt Explorist and Globalist status. There has been a lot of talk...
Wow, I didn't see this coming. During the pandemic Hyatt made it super easy to earn top tier elite status by cutting in half their elite requirements and then doubling elite earnings (see: Ludicrously...
Over the past couple of years, we've written about lots of ways to get "free" cruises (in quotation marks because there is usually some relatively minimal cost involved). We even recorded an entire podcast...
Avianca LifeMiles significantly changed its frequent flyer program this year. One of the new highlights of the program that hasn't gotten a lot of attention is the fact that mileage transfers (like from Amex Membership...
I recently took my third cruise of the past 4.5 months. We've got several non-cruise trips planned this year, but I often say that you have to strike while the iron is hot....and it...
Hyatt's latest category reshuffling is painful, but that doesn't change the fact that Hyatt offers the best top-tier elite benefits of any major hotel chain. The problem is that you need to spend 60...
Update 2/28/23: Reminder that it's time to match back from Hyatt to MGM again to stay on the merry-go-round. Many people will have earned easy Globalist status in 2021 which is expiring tomorrow (March...
Most US airlines have shopping portals that allow members of their frequent flyer programs to earn redeemable miles through shopping online at a variety of partners. Last year, American Airlines completely revamped the way...
Like most airlines, Delta offers extra benefits to their most valuable customers. They do this by awarding "Medallion" elite status with increased benefits at each level of status: Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond. You can...
IHG introduced its "new and improved" rewards program, IHG One, last year. The change initially seemed to be quite positive, although there's been "clarifications" to some of the elite benefits that have made it...
Southwest Airlines is offering some SWABIZ members the chance to register for a fast-track to promotional A-list or A-list preferred status. That promotional status will only last through 7/31 and qualifying flights must be...
Update 2/10/23: Just a quick PSA that this Marriott promo is now live. Marriott opened registration at the end of January, but stays didn't actually apply towards the promo until this week. From now...
Like most other airlines, in the past the qualification year for earning elite status in the American Airlines AAdvantage program ended on December 31.
With the revamping of the program in 2022 and the introduction...
Delta has announced an expansion of their partnership with Hertz. You can read full details here, but the gist is that you can earn 4 to 8 Delta miles per dollar from Hertz (depending...