United giving award flight discounts to Premier members & cardholders – even on partners
For a long time, United has offered improved award availability and discounted award flights for those who have Premier elite status and/or a United...
Grand Hyatt Tokyo: Bottom Line Review
The Grand Hyatt Tokyo is a very large property that provided a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. The location...
(EXPIRED) Increased welcome offers on all 3 Wyndham credit cards: Earn up to 80k...
Barclays has increased the welcome offers available on all three Wyndham Rewards credit cards. Despite not being at all-time highs, they're still decent bonuses...
Update: Wyndham credit card points do still expire
Update 9/10/24: Unfortunately the news that points earned from spend on Wyndham Rewards Earner credit cards don't expire turned out to be untrue. Despite...
Podcast: Pete Buttigieg’s war on airline loyalty devaluations | Coffee Break Ep25 | 9-10-24
It seems like we report a new loyalty program devaluation each week. Awards cost more, fees go up, etc.. But the U.S. Transportation Secretary...
(EXPIRED) United cardholder award sale: Fly to Europe round trip for 50k miles in...
United has launched an award sale for cardholders that's giving the opportunity to book round trip flights to select European destinations for 50,000 miles...
(EXPIRED) IHG Business Rewards promo: Earn double points (i.e. 6x points)
IHG Business Rewards is offering double points through the end of the year which means that it's possible to earn a total of 6...
United vs. Air Canada: Which is the better Chase transfer partner?
When Chase first added Air Canada Aeroplan as an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner in 2021, I compared United Airlines and Air Canada award prices...
(Expired) Elevated Hilton consumer card offers available (but might not make sense)
There are links out that feature slightly elevated Hilton consumer card offers. These new offers only add an additional 10K points to each offer....
(EXPIRED) Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping portal promo: Earn up to 2K bonus points
The Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping Portal is out with a new promotion to earn up to 2,000 bonus points with qualifying purchases. While that...
You can now transfer points between Marriott and MGM Rewards
Marriott Bonvoy and MGM Rewards announced today that members can now transfer points between the two programs, though only up to 30,000 points per...
Deterring devaluations, bats at the library, post-flood Havasupai Falls, and new routes to Europe...
The government is stepping in to try and deter devaluations, Atlas Obscura delivers a batty site-seeing stop, Havasupai makes plans to reopen after last...
Aeroplan elite members can convert points to Marriott 1:1 (But don’t do it)
This week, Air Canada Aeroplan announced that Aeroplan Elite members can now convert points to Marriott at a 1:1 ratio, with a minimum transfer...
Best Choices post-devaluation, what to do if you get declined, how Marriott could improve,...
This week, we saw a big Choice devaluation, but it wasn't all doom and gloom: Greg took a look on the bright side and...
