Category: News

You can now redeem your Citi ThankYou® Points directly for Walgreens purchases. However, the redemption rate is poor and is best avoided since you have many better options to use your Citi ThankYou® Points.

In March 2022, Delta and Instacart launched a new partnership offering members SkyMiles on every dollar spent on Instacart purchases. Now, less than two years after being launched, the Delta-Instacart partnership is already coming to an end. If you missed out on this partnership, the good news is that you still have opportunities to get a free Instacart+ membership.

AAdvantage® cardholders have a promotion to earn bonus miles and Loyalty Points on American Airlines purchases in November. Registration closes on November 6, so you'll need to act quickly. Here are the details.

United MileagePlus members have a new promotion to earn 5X United miles when booking a hotel through United Hotels by October 31. Stays must be completed before December 31, 2023. This promotion is for travelers who value United miles over hotel points, as it's one or the other. Here are the details for this promotion.

British Airways brought back its annual promotion to give Executive Club members double Avios on up to 10 flights before January 14, 2024, but you need to register and book before November 21, 2023. This is the perfect opportunity to see Hogmanay in Edinburgh or another European destination for the holidays.

Flying Blue — the mileage program for Air France/KLM — has always been a quirky program. Flying Blue previously priced awards by route. Now, Flying Blue seems to have ditched that complicated award pricing scheme. Instead, Flying Blue is now pricing all routes at the same minimum award rate. Now, you can book business class awards between almost any U.S. and Europe airport for as few as 50,000 miles each way!

Flying Blue is eliminating the ability to earn XP and Elite bonuses on certain partner flights starting April 1, 2024. Next April, non-SkyTeam airlines will not be eligible to earn the same level of rewards as other flights. This might impact your elite status strategy going forward.

Capital One has joined Chase to offer cardholders exclusive activities at the Miami Art Festival in December 2023. Cardholders will have access to special dinners and shows presented by multimedia artist Alex Israel. Here are the details.

United has released huge swathes of award availability for business class flights to Australia and New Zealand. This opportunity is so rare that you should book now and ask questions later!

British Airways Executive Club members have a new promotion for Avis rentals, offering 1,000 bonus Avios on a rental. There's no registration required, but you need to reserve by November 16 and complete the rental by December 15, 2023. Here's how to earn your bonus Avios.

Certain Amex Corporate cardholders now have access to a free CLEAR Plus membership for four months. While it's not a full year like you can get through other means, this is still a nice benefit. Plus, you can tack these four months onto an existing membership.

Seats.Aero is one of the best new points and miles tools to burst onto the scene in the past year. But now, the service is in jeopardy as Air Canada has filed a lawsuit against the service, seeking millions in damages in its attempts to shut down the service. Here's a recap of the lawsuit's claims and what it might mean for other similar award availability tools such as Point.Me.

The Wells Fargo Autograph is a great card to have in your wallet, thanks to its many 3X-earning categories, and now members have access to Exclusives — exclusive access to concerts, showcasing big-name artists in small venues. Here's a look at the first event and what this new cardholder perk offers.

American Express just announced changes to two of its most popular Hilton credit cards. In exchange for increased annual fees and the loss of Priority Pass benefits, cardholders can now earn more points on U.S. online retail purchases, additional free night certificates with less spend, and get new statement credits. Here are the just-released details.

After significant blowback from travelers, Delta just announced a sweeping overhaul of the Medallion elite status requirements and Sky Club restrictions that it just announced a month ago. Delta is rolling back increases to MQD requirements, adding a new MQD boost for select Delta Amex cardmembers, increasing Sky Club visits for select Amex cardmembers, improving Million Miler elite status, adding new Choice Benefits, and more. Here are the full details.

This week, United launched a new promotion to incentivize MileagePlus members to travel to Europe this fall with 5X bonus miles. Depending on your elite status, members can earn up to 16X total miles when flying to or through London, Amsterdam, or Paris before December 13, 2023. Here are the details of this promotion

Capital One cardholders have two new ways to redeem rewards miles for merchandise and Apple products. Plus, cardholders get up to 40% off through November 15, 2023. These new portals are separate from Capital One Shopping. Here are the details.

You can now earn 1,000 bonus JetBlue points when you sign up for a Peacock streaming subscription. In addition, JetBlue TrueBlue Mosaic members can also receive a one-year subscription free when they sign up.

Over the next few months, Southwest is making changes to its Rapid Rewards program. Changes include the ability to make cash + points bookings, reaching status more easily by reducing required flight segments and spending on Southwest credit cards, and giving A-List Preferred members two free premium drinks. Check out this article to learn all of the details about these exciting changes.

Citi has gained a new transfer partner for its ThankYou Points: Leading Hotels of the World and its loyalty program. This becomes the first transfer partner for Leading Hotels of the World and adds to Citi's 18 existing transfer partners. Here's a look at this new option for using your Citi points.

For the third month in a row, Amex has added "family" restrictions to a card, now targeting the Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American Express and Amex EveryDay® Credit Card. Here's what family language is and how this could impact you.

JetBlue has announced changes to the benefits of its Mosaic loyalty program. While most of these are positive, including the ability to confirm upgrades in advance, not all the news is good.

British Airways will switch to a revenue-based Avios earning model starting October 18, 2023. For most people, the number of Avios you'll earn is going down, and it hits elites the hardest. Here's why you should book your flights now, before the changes kick in.

American Express is upgrading its credit management tools so cardholders can better manage their credit score and stay protected against credit theft. The MyCredit Guide and CreditSecure are both getting a boost. Here are the details of the improvements, and how cardholders will be affected.

Marriott and United just launched a joint promotion allowing those enrolled in the Preferred Partnership to earn new rewards. Those with elite status in both programs will have the opportunity to earn United miles on hotel stays and Marriott Bonvoy points on United flights. But you'll need to register to take advantage of this promotion. Here are the full details and how to enroll.

ANA Mileage Club members can earn 2X bonus miles with flights on routes from North America to Japan between January 1 and March 12, 2025. Here are the details of this promotion and how to register to unlock double mileage earnings.

Cathay Pacific launched a promotion aimed at Silver, Gold, and Diamond members with due for renewal between December 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024. The offer makes it easier to renew their status and possibly attain a higher tier along the way.

Late last week, AwardWallet caught that Alaska severely increased the out-of-pocket costs for awards on Qatar Airways. Rather than charging under $50 out-of-pocket each way, awards are currently pricing as high as $800 one-way. Thankfully Alaska confirmed that these fees are being "erroneously" charged. Here's what you need to know about this situation - and your alternatives in the meantime.