Marriott Finally Displays Resort Fees in Compliance With Court Order by Ryan Smith May 10, 2023 12 In late 2021, Marriott agreed to a legal settlement to clearly list resort fees (and other mandatory fees) on the first page of hotel results. After years of delays (and fines), Marriott is finally complying with the settlement. You'll now see resort fees in the initial Marriott search results. However, the initial price still won't be your total cost. Here's how to compare the all-in prices for Marriott hotels.
Get Double Alaska Mileage Plan Miles on Qatar Airways by Skye Class July 5, 2023 0 Alaska Airlines has teamed up with Qatar Airways to offer double miles. However, it won't last long. Through June 30, 2023, Alaska Mileage Plan members get double miles on Qatar Airways flights. Here's how to enroll in this promotion, full details for this promotion, and how many bonus miles you can earn.
AA Introduces Dynamic Pricing, Eliminates Saver and Award Charts by Sam Helmy May 5, 2023 4 American Airlines recently announced a move to a dynamic award pricing model, eliminating its MileSAAver Off Peak, MileSAAver, AAnutime Level 1, and AAnytime Level 2 awards and rebranding its Web Specials as simply Flight Awards. Here's what these changes actually mean for travelers.
Wide-Open Availability: Book Etihad First Online From 62.5K AA Miles by Carissa Rawson May 4, 2023 2 Etihad's business and first class award flights are in high demand and often impossible to find. Now, book these sought-after awards online via American Airlines with routes from the U.S. and worldwide. Costs start at 62,500 miles and range up to 115,000 miles for the longest flights.
Wells Fargo and Choice Privileges Launch Two Credit Cards Offering Up to 60K Bonus Points by Ryan Smith April 28, 2023 7 This month, Choice Privileges launched two credit cards issued by Wells Fargo. The welcome bonuses can yield up to 60,000 points, which fans of Choice Privileges will love. But there's a lot to love beyond just the sign-up bonus. In fact, even if you value Choice points at 0.35 cents each, one perk alone justifies the reasonable annual fee. Here's a closer look at the details so you can decide whether to apply for or keep these cards long-term.
Alaska Airlines Partners with Starlux: Mileage Earning is Live, Redemptions Coming Soon by Ryan Smith April 27, 2023 1 Fans of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan will be happy to hear about another partner for earning and redeeming their miles. Though the program has undergone some negative changes recently, the ability to earn and redeem miles with a new airline is welcome news. Here's a look at the new Alaska partnership with Starlux.
Citi’s No Annual Fee Cards and the Strategy Behind How to Get Them by Ryan Smith April 25, 2023 53 Whether you're looking to reduce your annual fees or boost your ThankYou® points earnings, Citi offers three excellent no-annual-fee cards that can add thousands of extra points to your balance every year. Here's the best strategy to getting them without locking yourself out of getting another sign-up bonus in the next 24 months.
Delta Expands Basic Economy Award Tickets Worldwide by Carissa Rawson April 23, 2023 0 Delta has long been the only airline to sell basic economy award tickets to its customers. These stripped down fares include little in the way of amenities, but have previously been limited to specific routes. Now, the airline has opted to increase these offerings across many of its routes.
Marriott Award Stays Now Cost Upwards of 150,000 Points per Night by Jerod Morales April 22, 2023 4 Without notice or warning, Marriott recently increased its most expensive award redemptions from 120,000 to 150,000 Bonvoy points per night. While that's the bad news, there are still ways you can use to pay fewer points. In this post, we summarize the steady climb of Marriott Bonvoy points rates and the strategies you can still use to save.
Earn Up to 11X Bilt Points With New Bilt Dining Program by Carissa Rawson April 19, 2023 0 Bilt Rewards just launched its own dining program — fittingly called “Bilt Dining” — allowing registered members to earn up to 11x points per $1 spent on participating restaurants when paying with their linked cards. Current cities include New York, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas. Here's what you need to know about this brand-new program.
Chase Freedom Unlimited Card® to Replace the Chase Starbucks Visa Card by Sam Helmy April 13, 2023 1 Chase has reached out to its Starbucks Rewards™ Visa® Card holders, informing them that the card will be coming to an end later this year. From July 20, 2023, cardholders will be transitioned to the Chase Freedom Unlimited® card.
Delta SkyMiles Dashboard: Newly Improved Medallion Status Tracking by Ian Snyder April 9, 2023 0 The new Delta SkyMiles dashboard is a much needed improvement to the old My SkyMiles page. This update has been rolled out to both the website and mobile app. You can see a wealth of information all on one page. The best feature is the projection of your upcoming travel into the Medallion status tracker. Gone are the days of manually totaling up your reservations! Here's how to access this useful new tool.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Slashes Fuel Surcharges by Around 40% by Max Prosperi April 7, 2023 1 Good news for some travelers hoping to book award travel on flights operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA). ANA recently slashed the airline's carrier-imposed fuel surcharges by about 40%. Here's what travelers can expect as a result of this recent change.
Marriott Bonvoy Releases Online Points Transfer Tool by Sam Helmy April 6, 2023 1 Marriott Bonvoy launched a new online points transfer tool. Now members can transfer up to 100,000 points per year from their Marriott account to another one from the comfort of their computer. This a significant improvement over the old system, which required you to call Marriott's customer service line. Here's how to use this new tool.
Convert Hotel & Bank Points to Emirates Skywards With up to a 25% Transfer Bonus by Sam Helmy April 5, 2023 0 Emirates recently launched a promotion giving you up to a 25% bonus when you convert points to Skywards miles from select hotel and bank programs. The promotion is valid for transfers through April 30, and participating brands include IHG, Marriott, and Accor Live Limitless. However, we have a few words of caution before you consider transferring points to Emirates.
Hotels.com Ending Its Stay 10 Get 1 Free Rewards Program, Replacing With Much Worse ‘One Key’ by Sam Helmy April 4, 2023 37 Hotels.com has announced that its stay 10 get one free rewards program will be coming to an end. The company announced that in mid-2023, the program would be replaced by the One Key program, which will be shared with Expedia and Vrbo. And it's much worse than the current program. Here are the details.
Is It Worth Buying Aegean Elite Status Tier Miles at a 25% Discount? by Andrew George Bradshaw April 4, 2023 0 Until May 31, 2023, Aegean Miles+Bonus members can get a 25% discount when they buy tier miles toward Miles+Bonus elite status. This can be an easy way to maintain your Silver or Gold membership status to score perks like seat upgrades, lounge access, priority boarding, and more.
Wells Fargo Autograph® Card Will Replace the Wells Fargo Propel Card by Sam Helmy April 3, 2023 2 Wells Fargo recently announced that it will transition holders of its Wells Fargo Propel American Express® card (closed to new applicants) over to the Wells Fargo Autograph® Card later this year. Here's what that means for existing cardholders.
American Airlines Introduces AAdvantage Status for a Day Redemption Option by Sam Helmy April 2, 2023 0 AAdvantage recently launched a new program called "Enhance with Miles". Through the new Status for a Day offering, you can now gift status for a day or purchase it for yourself using miles. However, you'll first need to unlock the ability to do so. Here's everything you need to know about this new redemption option.
United Award Flash Sale: The U.S. to Japan From 25,000 Miles by Sam Helmy March 31, 2023 0 United just launched a flash award and cash sale on routes from the mainland U.S. to Japan. With the sale, one-way awards in economy start from 25,000 miles plus taxes and fees. Or book roundtrip cash fares start from $825. Booking with both sales must be made by April 7, 2023.
Emirates-United Mileage Earning and Redemption Rates Live (Plus Double Miles Promotion) by Sam Helmy March 31, 2023 0 United and Emirates finally unveiled all details of their new relationship, which came into force on March 26, 2023. You can now earn and redeem Emirates miles on United... and United miles for flights on Emirates. However, the restrictions on this partnership are many. And you might do better by crediting flights to another mileage program. Here's a dive into your options.
Free Holds, Maximizing Award Regions, Other Tricks for Booking Awards Using AAdvantage® Miles by JT Genter November 7, 2024 11 American Airlines AAdvantage® is one the most versatile and valuable frequent-flyer programs in the world. Bask Bank makes it easy to put your savings to work earning these miles with the Bask Mileage Savings Account. In this post, we share some advanced techniques to maximize the value of your AAdvantage® miles.
You Can Now Book Condos in the U.S. For 7,500 Wyndham Points per Night by JT Genter March 28, 2023 2 After a recent change to the Wyndham Rewards redemption chart, we found that you can now book many U.S. Wyndham Vacation Club properties for just 7,500 points per bedroom per night. That's half of the previous minimum of 15,000 points per night. Locations include Kissimmee (near Orlando), Anaheim (near Disneyland), Las Vegas, and a golf resort near Phoenix.
American Airlines Slashes Mileage Earning Rate for Alaska Saver Fares by JT Genter March 24, 2023 0 American Airlines just unveiled a cut to the AAdvantage earning rate for Alaska Airlines Saver fares. Starting May 1, 2023, Alaska Airlines Saver fares will earn just 1 AAdvantage mile per 10 miles flown. That's a 60% cut from the current earning rates. Here's what this means in practice and where else you might want to credit Alaska basic economy flights.
Now Open: Chase Sapphire Terrace in Austin Airport Opened March 20 by Skye Class April 7, 2025 1 AvGeeks rejoice: A new outdoor terrace lounge has opened at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. This new "Sapphire Terrace" location is only available to Chase Sapphire Reserve or JP Morgan Reserve cardholders, plus up to two guests. Here are photos from the new terrace, which opened on March 20, plus details of the first-of-its-kind Chase Sapphire Terrace lounge.
Aeroplan Adds New Partner Airline, Teases New Partner Award Chart Coming “Later in 2023” by Sam Helmy March 21, 2023 1 Air Canada Aeroplan just announced the addition of a new Canadian regional partner PAL Airlines. Effective immediately, you can earn and redeem Aeroplan points on PAL - including some excellent redemption rates. In perhaps even bigger news, Aeroplan has teased that it's rolling out a new regional award chart due out this year!
Donate Aeroplan Points to Miles4Migrants and Reunite Families by Patrick Stouffer March 20, 2023 7 Miles4Migrants is a 501(c)(3) charity that uses donated frequent flyer miles to help reunite asylum-seekers and refugees on their journey to their new forever home. Through April 2023, Miles4Migrants is partnering up with Air Canada Aeroplan to try to raise two million Aeroplan points. Alternatively, you can donate Alaska, Flying Blue, JetBlue, and United miles.
