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Permanent change: Earn elite credit with Delta award tickets

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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...
Royal Air Maroc Status Match

(EXPIRED) Get Oneworld Status With Royal Air Maroc Status Match

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Update 4/2/22: It looks like this status match opportunity has maxed out its allowance of matching to Gold, so you can now only get...
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American Airlines and JetBlue expand reciprocal elite benefits

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In July 2020, JetBlue and American Airlines announced a new partnership called the Northeast Alliance. Originally, the only part of this "alliance" with a...
IHG Rewards elite program changes

(Update: Changes Delayed) IHG Rewards Updating Loyalty Program; Initial Changes Announced

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Update 3/18: One Mile at a Time is reporting that IHG has distributed an internal memo saying that the scheduled award program changes will...
Bottom Line Review InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco

InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco: Bottom Line Review

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My wife and I recently spent six nights at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco. This was paid for in a number of ways...
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Marriott’s Luminary Hotel, Fort Myers Florida: Bottom Line Review

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I don't usually write hotel reviews before leaving a hotel, but I'm making an exception this time because the point price for this one...
Caesars Rewards status downgrade

Caesars Rewards Downgrading Members From Diamond To Gold

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The bad news about Caesars Rewards status matching hasn't ended. Nick reported the other day about how Caesars had added terms to their website stating...
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(EXPIRED) Alaska Airlines targeting some customers with elite miles on credit card spend

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At the end of 2021, Alaska Airlines ran a couple of promotions making it easier to earn or new elite status.  First, they credited...
Caesars Rewards Status Match

Possible negative change on the Caesars x Wyndham status match-go-round

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Dave Grossman at Miles Talk reported earlier this week on updated language on the Caesars Rewards site for matching status from Wyndham Rewards: Please Note:...
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Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach, California: Bottom Line Review

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My wife and I recently spent two nights at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California.  We used a free night certificate...
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Manufacturing American Airlines elite status through credit card spend

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A question came up on our Youtube channel over the weekend (in a comment on this past weekend's podcast) that we haven't really addressed...
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(EXPIRED) American Airlines Shopping Portal: 3x miles at Giftcards.com (+500/1000 mile stack)

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The American Airlines Shopping Portal is tripling its normal payout on GiftCards.com to 3 miles/points per dollar on up to $2000 in spend (per...
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(EXPIRED) American Airlines Shopping Portal: one day only, 4x miles at Apple (+500/1000 mile...

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The American Airlines Shopping Portal is offering 4x miles on Apple purchases (normally 1x), today only. There is an additional, stackable bonus of 500 miles...
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American Airlines Loyalty Points Game: Tim’s Progress

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I'll be honest, stepping into a points and miles game with Greg the Frequent Miler and Nick Reyes feels a little like playing Tom...

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