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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
(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...
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...
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,...
