(EXPIRED) New upgrade offer: 15 elite night credits with Chase Marriott upgrade
Chase is out with a very interesting new upgrade offer for those still hold the old Chase Marriott Rewards credit card: earn either 10 or 15 elite night credits after spending $3,000 by the...
Marriott’s 2019 Elite Thank You Gift initiative
Marriott Bonvoy apparently sent memos to participating hotels about their new initiative to show appreciation to elite members. A reader was kind enough to share pictures of this memo with us. My understanding after...
(EXPIRED) Double miles on select Alaska transcon flights
Alaska announced a new promo a couple of days ago and I just realized that we hadn't yet covered it: through the end of 2019, you can earn double redeemable miles on many of Alaska's transcontinental...
Manufacturing airline elite status, infinitely.
Move over, Delta Diamond status: there's a new way to use a credit card to manufacture airline elite status that isn't limited to Delta. Well, not necessarily new. And "manufacturing" may be stretching it a...
Targeted: Double elite night credit for Marriott Bonvoy stays
Marriott is sending some members a targeted offer to earn double elite night credit on qualifying stays within 3 months. I imagine this offer is likely targeted to those who have not had much Marriott activity...
The awesome St. Pancras Renaissance Chambers Club
St Pancras is a gorgeous London building that hosts a hotel (St. Pancras Renaissance, which is a Marriott property), residences, and a major train station (this is the home of the Eurostar, for example). ...
Hyatt Place adds early check-in / late check-out for a fee
Hyatt has announced that World of Hyatt members can now make an advance reservation for early check-in or late check-out at Hyatt Place properties. This will come at a fee for those without hotel status, but...
Considering a bizarro mattress run
Marriott's Double Take promo offers double base points on any stays between March 19 and June 4 2019, but only after the first stay. As luck would have it (bad luck), I just completed...
Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club, Autograph Collection Review
Over the course of our stay at the Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club, my opinion evolved from hate to love. Actually, those words are too strong. More accurately, my opinion evolved from dislike...
When should you book a Prestige 4th night free?
Less than six months from now, the Citi Prestige 4th night free perk will be all but dead to me. Truth be told, until this last 9 or 10 months, I'd only used it...
Hyatt & American Airlines Announce Partnership – Reciprocal Earning, Status Challenges & More
Hyatt and American Airlines have today announced details of a new partnership that's going to offer reciprocal earning opportunities, status challenges and more. These mutual benefits aren't available yet as they're not going live...
Bonvoy restores joy: Platinum status being reinstated
Yesterday, we published a post about problems with Marriott elite status (See: No joy from Bonvoy: Ritz cardholders downgraded to Gold). Specifically, many people had been downgraded from Marriott Platinum (50-night status) to Marriott...
No joy from Bonvoy: Ritz cardholders downgraded to Gold
Update: 10:31pm Eastern 3/4/19: Good news -- we've received word that this has been fixed. See a full update here: Bonvoy restores joy: Platinum status being reinstated.
Update 7:18pm Eastern 3/4/19: Not much news to report,...
(EXPIRED) Alaska Airlines: Earn MVP/MVP Gold After 2/4 Round Trip Flights
Alaska Airlines is offering a fast-track to MVP or MVP Gold status for Mileage Plan members living in some east and west coast cities when taking 2 or 4 round trip flights from coast...
