Amazon & JetBlue Effectively End Earning Partnership by Sam Helmy March 21, 2018 34 JetBlue has announced in an email to its members that it is effectively ending its relationship with Amazon on March 27, 2018. Starting March 28, 2018, you'll no longer be able to earn 3x miles on Amazon purchases, unless you complete your purchase onboard a JetBlue flight. Time to book a JetBlue flight to buy what you need on Amazon?
Lufthansa Miles & More Supports Mileage Pooling (Family Accounts) by Sam Helmy March 20, 2018 49 Lufthansa has added family pooling of miles, and several new features to its Miles & More loyalty program to celebrate its 25th birthday. Lufthansa has not confirmed the exact date that the new pooling will come into effect, although it has indicated that it will happen in May this year. The new program is tailored to families and allows the pooling of miles for two adults and up to five children. According to the Miles and More website, the pooling is only valid for award miles and not status miles.
Club Carlson Rebranded to Radisson Rewards by Sam Helmy March 18, 2018 26 Club Carlson has announced that it is undergoing a bit of a transformation and is rebranding effective immediately to Radisson Rewards. The rebrand comes with positive and negative changes and includes changes to tier names, tier earning bonuses and a reduction of the number of nights needed to qualify for Elite status.
Win up to 1,000,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards Points by Sam Helmy March 16, 2018 43 Southwest has launched a massive giveaway of points. California residents will win most of the points, but non-residents have the chance to win a one-time 100,000 points lottery.
United MileagePlus Flash Sale to Hawaii – March 14, 2018 by Howie Rappaport March 14, 2018 23 United has launched a one-day flash sale, offering 20% off economy class saver MileagePlus awards to Hawaii. You'll need to book by March 14, 2018, 11:59 pm CDT to take advantage of the discount. We haven't found a page on United's site describing the sale, so you'll need to go to United.com and search to see if you receive a discount
Earn United Miles for Filling up with BP by Sam Helmy March 10, 2018 69 United and BP have partnered up and you can now earn United miles every time you buy gas from BP. To sweeten the deal, you will also receive 200 bonus miles for signing up and making your first purchase.
Up to 15,000 Bonus Points with Amex and SPG (Targeted) by Sam Helmy March 9, 2018 38 Amex and SPG have launched a promo offering up to 15,000 bonus points for meeting a minimum spend on the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express. The promo is targeted, and people have reported bonus from as low as 2,000 up to 15,000 bonus points. On all the offers you have through April 5, 2018, to register.
Airbnb Introduces Roadmap for the Future – Focus on High End by Sam Helmy March 6, 2018 33 Airbnb for everyone; that is what they're calling it. Airbnb's roadmap for the future is a significant focus on the high-end side of its business. The news includes multiple changes; we're especially excited about the introduction of a loyalty program later in the year.
SPG & Marriott: Big Changes To Award Categories in 2018 by Sam Helmy February 12, 2018 62 Both SPG and Marriott have announced a slew of changes to the categories of their properties. This year’s changes impact 276 SPG properties, and a stifling number of Marriott properties: over 1,300 are changing category. Although Marriott now owns Starwood, the changes to SPG hotels are relatively benign with roughly the same number of properties going up as going down in category.
Changes To Club Carlson Award Categories – March 1, 2018 by Sam Helmy February 11, 2018 16 Club Carlson has announced changes to its award categories that come into effect March 1, 2018. Unlike recent similar changes in other hotel chains, this change is relatively balanced and does not present a significant devaluation, with about the same numbers of properties going up and down in category.
