Has Delta broken its promise to price awards dynamically? Is that a good thing?
About a year ago, Delta sent out a memo titled “SkyMiles Program Developments Worth Noting”. The title alone struck fear in my heart. In the past, SkyMiles developments have rarely been good. At that...
United snubs my Gogo passes. Discover It Miles to the rescue
Last week I flew to Colorado in First Class on United Airlines. I paid for the flight with Singapore Airlines miles -- for a few reasons. The primary reason, for me, was that I...
Lufthansa Senator Lounge: a bit of luxury flying out of Detroit
This credit card hobby has spoiled me. Among other perks, my collection of credit cards gives me access, one way or another, to most airport lounges. I’ve grown accustomed to being able to duck...
Amex Platinum for less
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Bet You Didn’t Know: American Airlines Still Offers Free 24 Hour Holds
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
When American Airlines announced the end of their free 24-hour hold policy last month, it was a disappointment to those of us who regularly book and fly on American tickets....
Promiscuous transfer partners
My favorite points programs, by far, are transferable points programs. These are programs where points can be transferred 1 to 1 (or better) to airline and hotel programs. This makes it possible to cherry-pick...
195,500 Marriott points. Strike now?
Last week, Marriott introduced a new 100,000 point offer for their Marriott Rewards Business card. When combined with the current offer for the personal Marriott card, it’s possible to rack up a huge number...
100K Marriott Business card offer. Find out if you’re targeted.
UPDATE: Offer is now public. Please click here for more details.
A reader named Brad reports that he logged into his Marriott account and found this offer:
100,000 Marriott points after $5K spend
Both my wife and...
Choice Privileges Status Match now official
As reported by Loyalty Lobby, Choice Privileges will now officially match status from other hotel chains. They have long accepted status match requests via email, but they now advertise that fact on their website:
Choice...
Marriott Premier Business Visa offers new path to Gold status
I just received an email regarding my Marriott Premier Business Visa advertising two new benefits of the card: 1) A new path to Gold status; and 2) Access to discounts with Marriott Premier Visa...
Why I (no longer) prefer 5% Orbitz Rewards over 10% Hotels.com
I began this post with a simple concept: “Why I prefer 5% Orbitz Rewards over 10% Hotels.com.” The post idea was a reaction to Rapid Travel Chai’s post “Hotels.com 9% Cashback + 10% Rewards...
The benefit multiplier effect
Miles to Memories recently wrote about the powerful combination of AA elite status, plus the Citi Prestige card, plus the Citi AT&T card. To me, the AT&T card benefits (3X points for online shopping),...
How to get your 1800Flowers gift card miles
One great way to buy miles cheaply is to buy 1800Flowers gift cards at a substantial discount and then buy items using their mile earning promo codes. Full details and examples can be found...
Just under the wire, my wife scores 125K in one day
Currently, Amex is offering 75,000 Membership Rewards points for $3K spend with their Mercedes-Benz branded platinum card. That’s the highest offer I’ve ever seen for that card. Even better, Amex briefly offered 100K points...
