Mlife extending status, changing qualification year
MGM Mlife Rewards has announced that they will be extending elite status. Whatever status you earned in 2019 or 2020 will now be valid until January 31, 2022. Mlife is additionally changing the timing of...
Marriott Extending Elite Status Through February 2022
Nearly all airline and hotel chains have announced over the past week how they intend to deal with elite status seeing as most of their loyalty program's members will have a hard time attaining...
United extends Premier status & certs; waives some redeposit fees
United made several positive announcements yesterday for members wondering where they stand in terms of elite status and purchased memberships. They also reduced qualification requirements for those who will try to earn status this...
IHG Reduces Status Requirements By 25%-30%, Extends Anniversary Night Certificates
IHG has finally announced some changes as to how they'll be handling elite status requirements and anniversary night certificates. This update is definitely welcome, but there's a good chance they'll have to revisit this...
Delta Extending Medallion Status Through 2021
Delta is doing what Delta does as they've announced a very customer-friendly policy for SkyMiles members that currently hold Medallion status - they'll be extending it through 2021.
Delta sent an email today advising of...
Uh-Oh: Wyndham Rewards Has Stopped Offering Status Matching (For Now)
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the loss of a well-loved member of the travel community - the Wyndham Rewards status match.
For the last 18 months or more, Wyndham offered to...
Hyatt Extending Elite Status, Free Night Certificates, Suite Upgrades & Club Access Awards, Waiving...
Hyatt has come out of the blocks early and announced a set of incredibly customer-friendly policies. They'll be extending your existing status for another year, while also extending the life of your free night...
Update: Hilton restores suite upgrade language for Diamond members
Update 3/31/20: Hilton reached out to let us know that this issue was a copy error. It has since been updated and the site once again reflects the program terms, stating that Diamond members...
Marriott Now Offering Up To 30 Elite Nights From Credit Cards (15 Personal +...
The end of the world really must be nigh. Marriott has made a change to its loyalty program and - for once - it's a positive change. That's because you can now earn 30...
Nick predicts: Hyatt & Marriott’s elite status plan for 2020
Yesterday, we learned that Hilton will extend elite status to 2021 or even 2022 for some. Radisson announced the day before that they are extending elite status. IHG announced two weeks ago that they...
Hilton extending status until 2022, pausing point expiration, flexible bookings
Hilton Honors has announced their plans to extend member status and pause points expiration and the news is very good: all members whose status was scheduled to be downgraded on March 31st will automatically receive...
Marriott downgrades status, maybe no soft landings after all
Marriott has updated member status for 2019 activity and many of those members whose 2019 activity did not meet status requirements are finding that their status has downgraded accordingly. While some have apparently gotten...
IHG reduces elite status qualifications, extends Ambassador membership
For IHG enthusiasts who missed the detail in yesterday's post about coronavirus cancellation policy, note that IHG has reduced elite status qualification requirements for earning status in 2020. While these requirements will still be...
On my mind: Coronavirus, points and miles
Last weekend, I presented at the Travel & Adventure Show in Washington DC and Nick presented at FTU (Frequent Traveler University). Going into the weekend I was surprised that the show and the FTU...
