Category: News

To cater to the growing number of travelers and road trippers this summer, the Wyndham Hotels app just launched a new road trip planner. Additionally, Wyndham is offering members 8,000 bonus points when booking a two-night stay through the app. That's enough for a free night at several Wyndham Rewards properties. Here's how to register for this new promotion.

United is currently offering targeted cardholders a promotion to earn bonus Premier Qualifying Points on credit card spending through June 30, 2022. However, you'll want to register as soon as possible to maximize your bonus with this promotion. Here's how to see if you're targeted and to register.

Flying Blue just introduced family pooling to its program. Now 2 adults and up to 6 children can form a family pool of up to 8 people to better leverage the miles earned by everyone in the family. Here's what you need to know about how to utilize this new program.

IHG is finally launching its new IHG One Rewards program. The new program sees significant changes - including a new elite tier - while some tiers have been renamed and qualifying requirements have been tweaked. Also, there are brand new benefits for some tiers, and IHG has announced the upcoming introduction of its Milestone Rewards.

Alaska Airlines quietly introduced dynamic pricing to its American Airlines partner awards within North America. So far, we have seen pricing for shorter flights in economy drop in price, while longer flights have seen no increase. First-class award pricing has not changed at all. Here are the details of the new Alaska award pricing on American Airlines flights.

Over the past few months, Alaska Airlines has been on a roll adding new award redemptions. And its latest award partner was just added. Alaska Mileage Plan members can now redeem miles on Ravn Alaska. Here's how you can now use as few as 7,500 Alaska miles to fly within Alaska on this small airline.

Now through April 25, British Airways Executive Club members will get 25% bonus Avios when converting hotel points from participating hotel brands. We've seen this deal in the past, although it's usually been a 30-35% bonus. Still, this could be a good opportunity to top off your Avios account if needed.

Southwest Airlines just launched a round of new spring promotions. Some targeted members are getting a choice between three options: 10,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points, 15,000 tier qualifying points, or 50,000 Companion Pass qualifying points. Did you get targeted, and what benefits were offered to you? Here's how to check.

In positive news for travelers, you'll need fewer Avios when booking Qatar Airways flights with British Airways, as the airline reduces award costs to match other programs. Here's a look at the positive improvements in award costs with British Airways Executive Club as it pertains to flights on Qatar Airways—as well as why this change is happening.

Mastercard holders who are fans of food delivery services have a couple of benefits they should be taking advantage of. The bad news is that these benefits are going away later this year. Currently, Mastercard has benefits with DoorDash and HelloFresh. Both of these are going away after September 2022, and the DoorDash benefit is being reduced pretty soon. Here are the details.

Cardmembers of the The Platinum Card® from American Express or The Business Platinum Card® from American Express might be glad to know they now have access to Virgin Clubhouses - some of the best lounges around. This comes after Plaza Premium took over the management of the lounges. Thanks to Plaza Premium's partnership with Amex, select Amex cardholders now access five of the Virgin Clubhouse lounges for free.

Starting today, World of Hyatt members can now earn and redeem points at six Cancun all-inclusive resorts in the AMR Collection. As part of this rollout, Hyatt is introducing an entirely new award chart for all of its all-inclusive resorts. Here's what you need to know about these developments.

Capital One just launched a new Capital One Entertainment portal—in which you can redeem your points for event tickets. And Capital One will now issue MLB credit cards—which were previously issued by Bank of America. Here's a look at the news and also whether using your points for tickets is a good deal.

Capital One miles might be gaining a little more value, now that the program has added Virgin Red as its 17th transfer partner. Virgin Red is the loyalty program for all of the Virgin brands, and there are some unique booking opportunities for partner awards. Here's a look at what we can expect from this new transfer partner.

In an email to members of its Velocity frequent flyer program, Virgin Australia announced United Airlines as its new U.S. partner. This spells the end of Virgin Australia's long-standing partnership with Delta Air Lines. There is a 10-week grace period, so there may be things you need to get in order before June 13, 2022. Here are the details.

The one-year anniversary of Alaska's joining of the Oneworld alliance is nearing, and Alaska seems set on adding redemptions on all of its new partners before this anniversary. The latest addition: SriLankan Airlines. And unlike recent award chart additions, Alaska's award chart for using miles on SriLankan isn't bad!

A current (but targeted) promotion offers Delta credit cardholders $13.99 per month in statement credits when they subscribe to a Disney Plus bundle. This is a targeted offer, so you'll have to see if you've been selected. The promotion ends on August 31, 2022. This can lead to a free Disney Plus subscription for the next few months.

Hilton recently devalued several of its top-tier properties with no notice. Hotels that were once 95,000 Hilton points per night have shot up to 110,000 and even 120,000 points per night. Here's a look at the Hilton Honors properties where we are seeing increases in the number of points you need for a reservation.

Today, Bilt Rewards just added two new transfer partners: United MileagePlus and Cathay Pacific Asia Miles. These new transfer partners offer 1:1 transfers for your Bilt Rewards points and bring some nice redemption opportunities to the table. Here's how they boost the Bilt Rewards program and how they can up your travel game.

World of Hyatt just launched the Hyatt Private Sale, which offers World of Hyatt members up to 25% off stays in April and May 2022. In some regions, you'll get food and beverage discounts or free breakfast added on. However, you only have one week to make your bookings. Here are the details on the latest Hyatt offer.

Right now, new Blue Apron subscribers can stack offers to earn up to 3,900 American Airlines miles plus $120 off and $25 cash back a purchase of just $50. But, you'll need to act by March 14 to take advantage of all of these offers. Here are all of the points, miles, and cashback offers and how you can stack them to save money on food delivery while building up your award miles.

Alaska Airlines is trying a lot of new things in 2022, and its Miles Boost promotion is simply the latest. This promotion offers the ability to multiply the miles you've earned recently by up to 4X, but you need to act fast. Here are the details and our analysis of whether this is worth pursuing.

The luxury AMR Collection is now a part of Hyatt's family of hotels, thanks to the recent acquisition of ALG. As a way to promote the AMR brand, Hyatt is offering cardholders an exclusive deal when they stay at one of the new properties: 10X World of Hyatt points for cardholders. Is this deal any good? Here's our take.

JetBlue and Emirates have been partners for a while, and that relationship has just improved over time. The icing on the cake has been added: you can book JetBlue Mint (business class) between New York and London using your Emirates Skywards miles. Best of all, this is actually a good deal. Let's take a look at the latest development and how to book.

As travel gets back to normal, some companies are making it easier to book your dream vacation. Recently, Delta teamed up with American Express to allow customers to buy now, pay later for their flights. There are various plans you can sign up for. So how does it work? Here's a look at this new feature to see if it's a good fit for your next Delta booking.

British Airways Executive Club members can earn up to 18,000 Avios by starting a subscription to The Economist. What's great about this deal is that it's tantamount to purchasing Avios for as little as 1.25¢ each. Plus, you get a subscription to The Economist thrown in. This promotion runs through March 21, so act fast.