IHG to Devalue Over 500 Properties Worldwide by Sam Helmy January 22, 2019 86 IHG is changing the number of points needed to redeem a free night at nearly 700 of its hotels on January 25, 2019. Although some properties will cost less, nearly 80% of the changes are price increases, so it's a good time to review your travel plans and see if there are any stays you should book in the next few days.
Singapore Devalues Premium Awards, Changes Waitlist Rules and Updates Award Search by Jess Farley January 7, 2019 59 Singapore KrisFlyer has announced a significant price increase starting January 24th for premium-economy, business, and first-class award tickets on Singapore and SilkAir-operated flights. Mileage upgrades and the waitlist process are changing too, so now is a good time to check your travel plans and see if you can book before this devaluation kicks in.
Arrival Plus Offers Largest Ever 70,000 Miles Sign Up Bonus by Rachel Berkey November 19, 2018 16 Arrival Miles earned with the Barclaycard Arrival Plus® World Elite Mastercard® can be used to erase any travel purchase greater than $100 charged to the card. Discount airfare, train tickets, ferries, cruise charges, Airbnb, purchases from online travel agents and discount travel websites — all can be wiped with your Arrival Miles.
Chase Adds JetBlue As An Ultimate Rewards Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy August 27, 2018 27 Chase has added JetBlue TrueBlue as a transfer partner of Ultimate Rewards as of August 26, 2018. The move comes unannounced the day after Chase dropped Korean Air as a transfer partner, and does restore some value to Ultimate Rewards especially if you're a JetBlue loyalist. This won't get you to Australia in suites, but it could help you help you top off an account to try Mint service on a transcontinental flight.
Changes Coming To Hilton Honors In 2018 by Sam Helmy January 12, 2018 48 Hilton Honors has brought in 2018 with a slew of changes to their reward program. While in 2017 Hilton brought in some valuable changes (the ability to pool points), and some which were pretty worthless (using Hilton points to shop at Amazon), the changes in 2018 are more sweeping and adds value to those loyal to the program.
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.
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.
Delta Devastates Partner Awards with Massive Price Hike by Sam Helmy April 8, 2017 31 Delta Air Lines doesn't publish an award chart for SkyMiles redemptions. This lack of transparency allows Delta to make changes without notice, at any time and we're on our own to identify how much we'll pay for a ticket using miles.
Upcoming Changes to Singapore’s KrisFlyer Program by Jess Farley March 22, 2017 13 Changes to the Singapore Air KrisFlyer program go into effect March 23, 2017.
World of Hyatt as of March 1, 2017 by Sam Helmy February 26, 2017 40 As of March 1, 2017, Hyatt's loyalty program is known as World of Hyatt. There are significant changes from the previous program, how will they impact you?
Changes to United MileagePlus Rewards Program – October 2016 by Miguel R. Quiñones August 7, 2016 0 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.Last week United announced some...
Redeem Your American Airlines AAdvantage Miles Now by AwardWallet March 13, 2016 11 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.The changes below have taken...