United Extending Status For Some, Reducing Elite Status Requirement For All For 2022
United is reducing elite status earning requirements for all MileagePlus members for 2022, while also extending status for some members.
Status Extension
Only certain MileagePlus members are having their status extended again for 2022 which means...
Aeroplan Encourages Gaming: Ready Player 1?
This week, Air Canada introduced a new credit card to the U.S. market and it's surprisingly interesting! The card seems to be specifically designed for The Games We Play. On this week's episode of Frequent...
About that Air Canada Aeroplan status match… [An interview with Prince of Travel]
Remember Air Canada Aeroplan's status match? The idea is that you can easily get temporary elite status with Air Canada by providing proof of similar status with another airline. The matched status lasts until...
My all time favorite award redemptions
I've been playing the points & miles game for over 10 years now. Throughout that time, this hobby has led me to many, many incredible experiences. For this post, I looked back at my...
Delta vs. Spirit [On Greg’s Mind]
After many, many years of avoiding flying Spirit, I finally gave them a try last month. I was happily surprised by how pleasant the experience was. I had paid for a Big Front Seat...
Marriott change: status via credit card spending will be calendar-year moving forward
Chase has sent a letter to Marriott and Ritz-Carlton credit card holders advising us of a minor change coming to the wat status is earned through spend: Platinum elite status spending will be based...
(Update From Hilton) Here’s Hilton’s Auto-Upgrade Policy Order & Eligible Brands
Update 11/9/21: We've received communication from Hilton regarding how they'll be implementing the advance upgrades (my bolding):
With space-available upgrades being one of our program’s most important perks, we launched this benefit enhancement to celebrate...
Delta Downgrades Upgrades (but there’s good news too)
Delta has announced huge changes to their upgrade certificates beginning Feb 1, 2022. The biggest and saddest change is that we will no longer be able to confirm upgrades from main cabin economy to...
My bite-sized thoughts about everything new in points & miles (Nov 2021)
In the past month or so there have been huge changes related to points, miles, and loyalty. Each week, Nick throws in his 2 cents about these things in his Week in Review series,...
American Airlines revamps program: Earn elite status through credit card and flight spend
American Airlines has announced some major changes coming to the AAdvantage loyalty program in 2022: elite status is being simplified (some will find this to be an improvement and others will not) and members...
(EXPIRED) Earn Alaska elite-qualifying miles with credit card spend
A reader just forwarded an email about a promotion I had missed: Alaska Airlines is offering credit card holders 2,500 Elite Qualifying Miles for each $2,500 in spend on their co-branded credit cards from September...
(EXPIRED) Double Hyatt elite credit at Andaz for cardholders
World of Hyatt and World of Hyatt Business credit card holders can register for a promotion that came out this week to get double elite night credit on stays at Andaz properties with check out...
Hilton offering 72hr advance upgrades for elites & shared digital keys
Hilton has introduced two new innovations that should be small (perhaps very small) positives. First, they have launched the ability to share your room's Digital Key with more than one guest which is an innovation...
Playing with the house’s money: Casino matching in South Florida
If you are headed to the Fort Lauderdale / Miami area and you enjoy a good status match-go-round or you just like “free” money, and you don’t mind doing some driving, you can pick...
