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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(EXPIRED) Hyatt & American Airlines Offering Reciprocal Fast Tracks To Elite Status
Last year, Hyatt and American Airlines announced that they'd be launching a partnership that would allow reciprocal earning, status challenges and more. That partnership...
5 paths to extreme luxury with Hyatt
Hyatt is a tiny hotel chain when compared to the giants like Wyndham, Choice, Marriott, IHG, and Hilton. But for those seeking luxury accommodations,...
