Targeted Marriott Bonvoy members have a unique new opportunity to earn Marriott Elite Night Credits. Marriott and Chase are offering a new promotion: earn 1 Elite Night for every $3,000 spent on a Marriott Boundless Card. Here’s how to find out if you’re eligible for this targeted promotion and how to register.

One of the feel-good milestones of travel is achieving elite status within a loyalty program. What feels even better? Getting elite status for free thanks to holding the right credit card, through your existing elite status, or by status matching from another program. Here’s are all the shortcuts to rental car elite status that we can find.

Hyatt and American Airlines have launched a new round of reciprocal fast track elite challenges. With this promotion, elites of both programs will have the opportunity to quickly earn elite status with the other by completing qualifying activity.

American Airlines is gifting eligible members free Gold or Platinum elite status for free elite status, plus 10 upgrades! Plus, you can earn 10 more upgrades and extend your elite status (or elevate it to even higher tiers) by reaching certain thresholds. Here’s how to check if you’re targeted for this offer.

Singapore Airlines is running a very compelling promotion now through February 2022 offering Singapore KrisFlyer members the opportunity to earn status without flying. Anyone with a stash of transferable points can maximize this promo. KrisFlyer members with an immediate use for KrisFlyer miles are in a great position to take advantage of this opportunity, while others may be best off sitting this one out.

Are you an aspiring elite member of Flying Blue? Through the end of 2021, you can get double XP on all your Air France and KLM flights to move up the elite status levels. For flights between July 1 and December 31, 2021, you can attain SkyTeam SkyPriority status with as few as three long-haul flights in business class.

Southwest Airlines is offering select Rapid Rewards members A-List status now through June 30, 2021. Here’s the link to check if you’re targeted and the benefits of A-List status that you might get.

FoundersCard is a membership program designed for traveling entrepreneurs and business executives. Through its partnerships, members can get a slew of travel perks. For 2021, FoundersCard announced several exciting new benefits, including complimentary Virgin Atlantic elite status. So, in this post, I dive into all of the perks to consider whether a FoundersCard membership is worth the cost.

Good news AAdvantage elites: flying Alaska just got a lot more rewarding. As Alaska Airlines joined the Oneworld alliance this week, a small—but impactful—change was made to how AAdvantage elite members earn miles when flying on Alaska. Depending on the flight and your elite status, you might earn thousands of extra miles each flight thanks to this change.

For non-business travelers, airline elite status presents a conundrum. It’s desirable to improve your travel, but airlines only tend to bestow it to those that fly (and suffer) a ton without it. But what if you could shortcut your way to elite status without paying your dues first? In this post, we’ll show you how.