Justifying the Hyatt Globalist mattress run: is it worth using points for a “cash”...
The year 2020 has finally pushed me to the absolute brink of sanity, as clearly evidenced by the fact that I've booked a 30-night Hyatt Globalist mattress run. I used Greg's handy spreadsheet and determined...
American Airlines Reducing Status Earning Requirements For 2021
Seeing as some people and businesses are planning their travel for 2021, American Airlines has come out early and announced changes to elite status earning requirements in 2021. These changes are all positive as...
Rocking Hyatt’s overlapping promos: How to claim 2 years of top tier status.
UDPATE: Since this post was written, Hyatt has cut in half their elite status requirements for 2021. Instead of reading below, please see the all-new post: Ludicrously easy path to Hyatt Globalist status (top-tier...
World of Hyatt extends points, certificates, upgrades, and more
World of Hyatt today announced the further extension of points expiration, free night certificates, suite upgrades, club lounge access awards, and the postponement of peak and off-peak pricing. This is all great news for...
Hotel Loyalty Wars, Amazon Prime Day, and more
This week Marriott and Hyatt launched an all-out battle for customer loyalty. Marriott seems to think that the key to our hearts is through their credit card while Hyatt prefers to reward our stays. ...
The Great Debate: Hyatt vs Marriott
Hyatt vs Marriott. This is the debate you really want to see. The Post Roast segment of our most recent Frequent Miler on the Air episode seems to have struck a nerve. Nick took...
(EXPIRED) Fast track from AAdvantage Executive Platinum to Hyatt Globalist
American Airlines is apparently sending out a new round of offers for AA elites to fast track to Hyatt elite. Stephen Pepper, who has AA Executive Platinum status only because of his Hyatt status,...
What are Hyatt elite nights worth?
Hotel elite nights, on their own, are worthless. The point of elite nights is to earn elite status. In most cases, I don't recommend changing your behavior to earn elite nights. It's usually not...
[UPDATE: Fixed!] Amex Delta status boost tracker broken, but Amex is working on it
UPDATE: The Status Boost tracker appears to have been fixed as of October 1, 2020. The original post follows...
Those who earn Delta elite status through credit card spend may have noticed that Amex's Delta...
Hyatt Mattress Run Q&A
New Hyatt promotions have suddenly made it reasonable to consider booking Hyatt stays even if you have no intention of sleeping there. The objective is to earn bonus points and enough elite nights to...
(EXPIRED) Short term Southwest Companion Pass with just one flight! Hurry to register...
Southwest has extended the end date for purchasing a ticket. Previously the end date was yesterday (9/24), but now you have through end of day today (9/25) to register and purchase a ticket for...
How to earn airline elite status without flying
Lost in the excitement about airlines eliminating change fees was the announcement from American Airlines that their elites will no longer be punished while flying Basic Economy. Later "this fall," those with AA elite...
(EXPIRED) Earn more PQPs with United credit cards through 12/31
Chase is offering the opportunity to earn more Premier Qualifying Points on the United credit cards. PQPs are points necessary for earning elite status. The additional PQP earnings here are slim and probably won't...
(EXPIRED) Earn Etihad elite tier miles with mileage transfer
Etihad Guest is allowing members to earn elite tier miles through mileage transfers through August 30th: those who transfer a minimum of 5,000 miles will earn 1 tier mile for every mile transferred up...
