Accor and Fairmont Programs to Merge in 2018 by Sam Helmy December 15, 2017 35 Fairmont President’s Club and Le Club Accor Hotels have confirmed that their loyalty programs will be rolled into one on July 2, 2018. As you can see it with the current SPG Marriott merger, when handled well, program mergers can produce some new opportunities, but can also have some downsides.
Alaska Ends Partnership With Air France and KLM as of April 30, 2018 by Sam Helmy December 13, 2017 31 AwardWallet receives compensation from advertising partners for links on the blog. The opinions expressed here are our own and have not been reviewed, provided, or approved by any bank advertiser. Here's our complete list of Advertisers.Alaska has announced the termination...
Discounted Awards With Alaska: Good For Hawaii by Sam Helmy December 7, 2017 24 Alaska is offering some heavily discounted award fares this winter on routes within the continental 48 states as well as flights to Hawaii through what appears to be March 7, 2018. Curiously, this deal is not a heavily publicized promotion; in fact, we can't find a landing page for the promotion.
Marriott Announces New Cards With Amex and Chase in the Works by Sam Helmy December 7, 2017 43 Marriott has announced that in 2018 they will be introducing new co-branded credit cards with Chase and American Express. This latest news comes just after Marriott released some details of tweaks their making to better align Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards; nothing too significant, but nonetheless some tweaks.
50% off BA Awards to and from London by Sam Helmy December 5, 2017 32 British Airways has announced a 50% discount off award redemptions on flights to and from London. Although Avios can be a pain to redeem and get value due to BA taxes and fees, this promo can provide solid value, however, you will have to hurry since awards are limited and the promo is only running through December 17, 2017.
Singapore Devalues Star Alliance Award Chart And Introduces Online Bookings by Sam Helmy December 3, 2017 20 Singapore has announced a devaluation to its Star Alliance partner award chart. The change will come into effect starting December 7, 2017.
Emirates Introduces Beautiful New Suites by Sam Helmy December 2, 2017 45 Emirates has unveiled the new suites for its Boeing 777 fleet at the Dubai Airshow and they are truly stunning. The new suites will first feature on Emirates’ new 777 aircraft, and your first chance to fly them will be on the Dubai DXB Brussels BRU route on December 1, 2017.
Big Changes to Flying Blue Coming April 1, 2018 by Sam Helmy December 1, 2017 18 Flying Blue has announced major changes to the program that will come into effect April 1, 2018. At that time we'll see a shift to a revenue-based loyalty program. As of now, Flying Blue has outlined the changes it is making to earning miles, as well as tier miles needed to move between levels.
Earn IHG Points With OpenTable and Grubhub Bookings by Sam Helmy December 1, 2017 42 IHG has announced a new partnership with GrubHub and OpenTable. You will be able to earn IHG points when you make a reservation with either service. The new partnership with OpenTable is live in the US and will expand to the UK and Australia by the end of 2017.
Chase Adds Aer Lingus And Iberia As Ultimate Rewards Transfer Partners by Sam Helmy November 30, 2017 11 Chase has announced the addition of Aer Lingus and Iberia to its list of Airline Transfer Partners. This addition means you can now transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to 9 airlines.
Marriott and SPG Outline Some Changes Coming in 2018 by Sam Helmy November 30, 2017 28 Ever since the Marriott and SPG merger, a closer integration between the two brands has always been on the cards. Marriott has announced some changes to SPG and it's loyalty program that will come into effect in 2018. The move is another step in the two programs aligning themselves to become a single loyalty program.
Citi Adds LifeMiles as a Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy November 29, 2017 20 Citi ThankYou® Rewards has added Avianca LifeMiles as a new transfer partner. While this may not be exciting at first, there is some solid value in the program to be had.
How to Safeguard Your Financials After the Equifax Breach by Jess Farley November 28, 2017 43 The best defense is a good offense. If you're worried about what has gone on with Equifax and their data breach, we'll cover what we think is the best approach to make sure you don't fall victim to identity theft.
