Tag: Around The Web
Expedia points continue to devalue (can no longer use for flights; double value for...
Last month, Expedia devalued Expedia points significantly when points stopped being worth double at VIP hotel properties. As if that weren't an ugly enough...
Mix free night certs, points, & paid nights with Hyatt Pay My Way
Joseph Hostetler at Million Mile Secrets uncovered an amazing find: Hyatt now lets you mix paid and award nights as well as free night...
The trick for extending your old Cathay Pacific miles
Cathay Pacific's Asia Miles used to have an awful expiration policy -- miles earned before January 1, 2020 expire(d) after 36 months regardless of...
Which sites and wallets are storing your credit card number? Chase shows you.
Grant at Travel with Grant has uncovered a really cool feature that Chase has recently rolled out: you can now see which mobile wallets and...
An interesting double-dip for the bank bonus crowd
I stumbled on a post by Lisa Kulpa at Basic Travel Couple that I thought may be of interest for the bank bonus crowd....
American Airlines cracking down again: this time on travel agents
Gary Leff at View from the Wing reports on an American Airlines memo shared by Twitter account JonNYC that indicates that American Airlines is...
Why you might want to book Atlantis while you can (via Caesars Diamond status)
Back in 2019, I wrote about hopping on the status-match-go-round and we've updated that post a couple of times since publication. It is once...
No more MST on new Samsung phones
Doctor of Credit reported a sad development yesterday: Samsung has confirmed that the latest generation of Samsung Galaxy S phones (the S21, S21 Plus,...
No, the Southwest Companion Pass doesn’t double the value of your points
Yesterday, Southwest Airlines announced an extension for some Companion Pass holders. They also announced easier requirements for earning the pass this year. In his...
Possible free night in St. Kitts with the new horse on the status match-go-round
Dave Grossman at Miles Talk covers a new partnership between Choice Privileges and Penn Gaming that will offer reciprocal elite status. We don't yet...
Health insurance & travel insurance options for your trip
While health insurance for international trips has surely long been a consideration for some travelers, it may be something that has more recently come...
Book some Las Vegas strip hotels via Airbnb
Gary Leff at View from the Wing notes that there is a way to save on rooms at some Las Vegas strip properties: book...
Product change via chat with Citi
We've written before about signing up for cards you don't want in order to get the cards you do. Product changing can be a...
Qatar Airways slashes award rates, becomes a competitive option again
Qatar Airways Privilege Club is a Citi ThankYou transfer partner. I haven't paid much attention to Qatar's program, in large part because of a...
