Tag: Around The Web
Rumored new premium business card on the horizon
Greg has long had hopes for an ultra-premium credit card on the business side of Ultimate Rewards. He made his case for why it would...
LifeMiles making positive changes to awards to and within Canada
One Mile at a Time reports on some cool changes being made by Avianca LifeMiles: short-distance awards between the US and Canada and within Canada...
(Update From Hilton) Here’s Hilton’s Auto-Upgrade Policy Order & Eligible Brands
Update 11/9/21: We've received communication from Hilton regarding how they'll be implementing the advance upgrades (my bolding):
With space-available upgrades being one of our program’s...
Link Chase business and personal accounts online
Chase Ultimate Rewards points can easily be combined between your own cards and one member of your household. However, earlier this year, the link...
[Update: Back in Europe] Air France moves Israel to the Middle East, heavily devalues...
Update: Israel is once again pricing as part of Europe. I noticed in the terms of the monthly Promo Rewards (and noted in our earlier...
Workarounds for the UK Air Passenger Duty
One Mile at a Time published an excellent post today about the UK Air Passenger duty that's worth a read. In short, the UK...
[Update: “Fixed”] Iberia now charging more for Chicago and Los Angeles to Madrid
Update 7/12/21: As reported by The Points Guy, pricing on these routes has reverted to the previous pricing, with Chicago to Madrid back to...
Now book Hyatt suite upgrades online with points
World of Hyatt allows members to upgrade a room booked at the standard cash rate to a standard or premium suite using points. In...
American likely planning to ditch award charts
The Points Guy reports that the president of the American Airlines AAdvantage program has indicated to them that American is developing a system that...
Mastercard gift cards not processing as debit at Walmart
Reports in the comments at Doctor of Credit indicate that Mastercard gift cards can no longer be used as debit cards at Walmart stores....
The bright side of the Radisson changes: the rest of the world
Andy Shuman at Lazy Traveler's Handbook has put together a phenomenal post about the foreign Radisson properties changing category when the newly-split Radisson Hotels...
Flying Delta and not chasing status? Why you might credit to Air Europa…
UK-based blog Head for Points writes an interesting post this week about why you might want to credit SkyTeam flights to Air Europa (at...
Singapore adds “promo” award category (no changes / stopovers)
Singapore Krisflyer has added a new "Promo" award category that can be accessed when searching for Singapore KrisFlyer award tickets. While some will be...
Aeroplan stopovers are limited to 30 days in duration
File this under "good to know" even if not immediately useful knowledge for most: the maximum length of a stopover in the new Aeroplan...
