Get Alerts When Your Points Post with AwardWallet Balance Watch by Erik Paquet March 12, 2019 85 Have you ever found the perfect award itinerary but couldn’t book right away because you needed to buy or transfer points? Today, we’re proud to announce a new feature called “Balance Watch” which will monitor a specific loyalty account to notify you as soon as your balance changes.
World Of Hyatt Adds Premium Suites Awards and Changes Points + Cash Bookings by Sam Helmy October 31, 2018 31 World of Hyatt has introduced the ability to book Premium Suite Awards and has modified the way Points + Cash bookings are made; all changes take effect as of November 1, 2018. Like most program changes, some are negative, and some are positive, and how you are affected depends on your stay patterns.
Chase Partners With Expedia To Power Travel Portal by Sam Helmy August 20, 2018 34 Booking travel with Chase Ultimate Rewards just got better after it was announced that Chase has partnered with Expedia to run their Chase travel portal. The move is excellent news for Chase cardholders since Expedia group also owns Travelocity, Orbitz and Hotwire.com travel search engines, which should result in many more options.
World of Hyatt Introduces Experiential Rewards by Sam Helmy July 19, 2018 28 World of Hyatt has introduced experiential rewards to its program. The new rewards are called FIND, and focus on a whole host of subjects, from tours and adventures to food, drink, and wellbeing. The site has over 100 individual experiences although Hyatt will make additions and revisions, as the list evolves.
Delta Devalues Business Saver Awards to Europe by Sam Helmy July 14, 2018 58 One-way trips to Europe will now set you back 82,000 SkyMiles plus taxes and fees for an award in Business. This is a 17% increase on the previous price of 70,000 SkyMiles.
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.
Redeem IHG Points and Certificates for Stays at Kimpton by Sam Helmy January 11, 2018 36 Realizing IHG’s announcement in late 2017, you can now book Kimpton properties using IHG Rewards. In light of the recent price hike of IHG redemptions, this is good news, since it adds a portfolio of over 60 boutique hotels to the IHG property list, increasing your choice and options. You can also use your IHG Free Night certificates awarded from the IHG Rewards credit card at Kimpton properties.
IHG Adds 70,000-Point Per Night Redemption Reward Level by Sam Helmy January 3, 2018 45 IHG has brought in 2018 just like it did 2017, with adjustments to its award chart. 2018 adjustments impact hundreds of properties across the world, with most increasing in cost by 5,000 to 10,000 points. In addition to adjusting the rates at properties, the more significant impact is that IHG has added an additional level, increasing the maximum cost per night at some of its properties from 60,000 points per night to 70,000 points per night.
JetBlue Award Chart for Flight Redemptions on Hawaiian Airlines by Howie Rappaport December 25, 2017 29 JetBlue has published economy, and business class award charts for redeeming TrueBlue points on Hawaiian Airlines operated flights. While you've been able to redeem TrueBlue points for Hawaiian flights, the price was correlated to the cash cost of the ticket, much like how a JetBlue award is priced, and you'd need to call up get the exact price.
Redeem Defunct Air Berlin Miles for Travel on Etihad by Sam Helmy October 25, 2017 34 If you have a pile of miles in the Air Berlin Topbonus program, Etihad has thrown you a lifeline as you can redeem Topbonus miles for flights on Etihad. The offer covers travel through March 28, 2018. We've got a screen grab for the promotion as well in case it disappears online.
United Re-Introduces Singapore Award Redemptions Online by Sam Helmy October 14, 2017 29 United has reintroduced booking Singapore awards online, which is long overdue after it suspended the option back in 2013.
Redeem Singapore Miles on Alaska Airlines – Award Chart Is Available! by Sam Helmy September 29, 2017 48 Ever since Alaska and Singapore announced their partnership recently, we have been waiting for the redemption charts to be released. Singapore has now released its award chart for Kris Flyer redemptions on Alaska. Hopefully, we'll see Alaska's chart for Singapore Air flights soon.
How to Redeem Miles With EgyptAir Plus for Award Travel by Sam Helmy July 26, 2017 18 Earlier this year we reported about EgyptAir Plus, the frequent flyer program from EgyptAir. Here, we'll tackle how to redeem those hard-earned miles.
Redeem Delta SkyMiles for Upgrades on Virgin Atlantic by Sam Helmy July 16, 2017 15 Delta has a 49% ownership stake in Virgin Atlantic, so it is no surprise to see additional capabilities for SkyMiles members when it comes to flying on Virgin Atlantic. The latest announcement from Delta is that you can redeem SkyMiles for upgrades on Virgin Atlantic flights.
Ups and Downs Coming to United’s Award Chart by Sam Helmy July 6, 2017 37 United recently announced a slew of changes to their MileagePlus program. While you might assume all would be negative, United has actually implemented some minor improvements as well. Unlike other airlines who have devalued overnight, United is giving its customers plenty of advanced notice, since the new changes will not be implemented until November 1, 2017. Until then, current rates/policies will apply.
How to Book Aeromexico Rewards Awards With Points by Jess Farley April 20, 2017 12 Aeromexico Rewards frequent flyer program can be a touch harder to book than some of its partners in the SkyTeam alliance. But that doesn't mean you should shy away from booking an award!
