Category: News

The American Express® Gold Card just underwent an overhaul, and no, we're not the least bit surprised. So, what's new with the Amex Gold? And does it still warrant a spot in your wallet? Let's take a look.

ITA Volare has brought back its status match promotion, allowing you to match your current status up to SkyTeam Elite Plus. With the offer, you can receive ITA Volare top-tier Executive Status through December 31, 2025. The promotion is valid for status matches through August 19, 2024. Here's the details plus some things to consider before you initiate your match.

Southwest Airlines announced in a press release that it will be making major changes to its operating model. The changes include introducing redeye flights and, surprisingly, abandoning its long-running and unique open seating model. Here's what Southwest flyers need to know.

Chase unveiled several benefits and events for Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders for this year's 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. Members can get exclusive meet and greets in the Visa Lounge, exclusive dining experiences, and a kick-off party. If you're headed to France this year for the Olympics, here's how to leverage your Sapphire Reserve to score exclusive access.

The British Airways Luggage Tagged Sweepstakes offers US-based Executive Club members a chance to win 1 million Avios and a one-of-a-kind luggage set. To celebrate 30 years of the British Airways Visa Signature® Card, British Airways will choose five lucky winners after the contest ends on August 27. Here's how to enter and how to get a bonus daily entry.

Marriott's annual promotion is back, offering Bonvoy members bonus points with co-branded credit card spending. It's also available again with cards from both Amex and Chase, offering up to 10,200 bonus points after spending at least $7,000 between July 18 and September 21, 2024 — including 200 bonus points just for registering for this promotion. Here's how to register to claim your free points.

Now's your last chance reminder to take advantage of a 15% transfer bonus from Citi ThankYou® points to Cathay Asia Miles that's ending on July 20, 2024. From business class to Africa or Asia for 55k Citi points to Cathay Pacific business class as far as you possibly can for 96k Citi points, here's how you can take advantage of this transfer bonus.

Now through July 21, 2024, you can book through the LifeMiles Hotels portal and earn up to 28k LifeMiles per night at one of LifeMiles' 500,000 properties — meaning you can earn up to 22 LifeMiles per $1 spent! You must complete your stay by January 31, 2025. Let's take a look at some of the details of this promotion.

Hertz Gold Plus Rewards just announced a slew of program changes for this year — some positive and some negative. The most negative change includes a new fixed-date points expiration policy. Here's what you need to know about the changes to the Hertz Gold Plus rewards program.

Paisly is the travel booking service where TrueBlue members can earn points on hotel stays, car rentals, vacation rentals, and activities. This week, TrueBlue members can earn triple points on Paisly hotel bookings through July 22, 2024. All bookings for any length or date are eligible for this promotion. Here are the details of this offer.

Virgin Atlantic added a statement to its KLM and Air France partner pages indicating that you cannot redeem points for awards on both airlines due to a system issue. Here are your alternatives while we wait for this functionality to be fixed.

One of the defining features of the American Express Platinum Card® by Charles Schwab is the ability to cashout American Express Membership Rewards points for an account deposit at a rate of 1.1 cents per point. But soon, Amex is capping this preferential redemption rate at 1 million points per year. Here's what to know about these changes.

If you've dreamed of visiting the Tahitian islands using points and miles, now is the time to act. We're seeing solid award availability in business and premium economy, plus evergreen space in economy. Here are the details on this rare Air Tahiti Nui award space and what points and miles you need to secure a seat for yourself.

Chase has added language to many of its credit card statements announcing that it will no longer support third-party buy now, pay later platforms. Fortunately, Chase has given ample notice about the impending changes, so members who use these programs have ample time to adjust payment methods. Here's what Chase cardholders need to know about this policy change.

This offer is back for the third year, providing those with the Chase Sapphire Reserve® a very simple path to Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status. You can claim three complimentary months of Marriott Gold status if you register by September 30, 2024. Here are the steps to claim the elite status — and also how to extend it through February 2026.

Air Canada is offering Aeroplan members several promotions for Aeroplan's 40th anniversary, including 40 members winning 1 million points. Sixteen other promotions include several 40% bonuses, 20% points back on hotels, car rentals, gift cards, and a whole lot more. Here are the details of all these promotions.

Back in February, Hilton announced a new partnership with Small Luxury Hotels (SLH). The rollout has been a bit slow, with just three properties added when the Hilton-SLH partnership went live in June. Now, the wait is over. Hilton just expanded its SLH partnership to include over 400 properties.

Chase has extended the Pay Yourself Back benefit on all Southwest Rapid Rewards co-branded cards. With Pay Yourself Back, eligible cardholders can "pay themselves back" using Rapid Rewards points earned when using their card. Here are the new categories, how to Pay Yourself Back, and whether it's a good deal.

IHG One Rewards has launched a new promotion offering members triple ANA miles on eligible stays worldwide through August 31, 2024. ANA Mileage Club members can earn up to 15,000 bonus miles through this promotion. But should you take advantage of this offer? Here are the details to help you decide.

Apparently, British Airways didn't go far enough when it devalued American and Alaska Airlines awards last December. British Airways took another hack at short-haul awards — and the results are gruesome. Here's what you need to know about the latest no-notice British Airways devaluation, plus what you can expect to pay the next time you redeem Avios for an AA or Alaska award ticket.

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer just enhanced the benefits package of KrisFlyer Elite Silver members. Now, members will receive an additional weight allowance, priority boarding, and priority airport check-in. This follows in the footsteps of Air Canada improving its 25K and 35K tiers. Is this the start of a new trend?

Getting Global Entry into the USA is great, but getting an appointment for Global Entry and other Trusted Traveler Programs can take months. Thankfully, a recent high school graduate has figured out a way around the nightmare. Here's the story of TTP Appointments and how you can shave months off your wait for your Global Entry appointment.

The all-in cost to fly to and from Europe in lie-flat Delta business class using Virgin points is now immensely higher than it was yesterday. It's Virgin Atlantic Flying Club's latest negative change. Here's what you need to know.

Marriott and United Airlines are launching a promotion that'll award Bonvoy points on flights and MileagePlus miles on stays. This offer is an extension of Marriott's and United's preferred partnership. Here's all you need to know about this limited-time bonus United miles and bonus Marriott points promotion.

Big things are happening at Fiji Airways. A few short weeks ago, Oneworld announced Fiji's flag carrier would become the alliance's 15th full-fledged member. And today, on a random Thursday in June, Fiji Airways shared it's adopting the American Airlines AAdvantage® program effective next year. Here's what we know and don't know about the latter development.

Hilton Honors launched a promotion that earns you 1,000 bonus points per Delta flight in a Delta One, First Class, Delta Premium Select, or Comfort+ cabin. You must register by July 19, 2024, and the promotion is valid for travel through September 19, 2024. Here are the details.

Avianca LifeMiles is out with its latest unique promotions, this time offering two-for-one award tickets to select destinations and a 20% mileage rebate on flights to Europe. The list of terms on both promotions are a mile long, and the promotions themselves are sort of quirky. However, it's worth a look if you want to get a lot of value out of your LifeMiles for travel on Avianca in fall 2024. But you'll want to act fast. You have until July 4, 2024, to make your reservations. Let's dive into the details of these Avianca LifeMiles promotions.

We've asked before if you should care about I Prefer Hotel Rewards — the loyalty program of the Preferred Hotels & Resorts hospitality group. In short: Although the program is somewhat niche, it's worth knowing about if you like upscale properties. Now, with a new elite status offer that anyone can use, there's an extra incentive to give the program a look. Here's how to enjoy I Prefer Titanium status for a year — for free.

We've known for quite some time now that Bilt's partnership with American Airlines would end. The partnership's final day is coming up quickly, ending on June 24, 2024. In other words, time is running out to initiate a transfer from Bilt to AA, so act soon if you want to convert your Bilt points to AAdvantage® miles.

LifeMiles is one of our favorite mileage currencies due to excellent award rates, plentiful LifeMiles transfer partners, and no fuel surcharges... at least historically. We found that LifeMiles is charging exceptionally high taxes and fees on some routes. You'll have to pay over $1,000 in taxes/fees on some routes — even in United economy!