Wyndham Extends Status; Pauses Point Expiration
Already, we've seen status extensions granted for an extra year by Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, Mlife, IHG, Best Western, Delta, United, and American Airlines (among others).
Today, Wyndham joins the action with this status extension announcement:
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Wyndham Pauses Status Matching + Mlife Extends Status
Many MilesTalk readers first discovered this blog via my Status Match Merry Go Round. If you aren't one of them, you've been missing out. And what I'm about to tell you may mean you...
Hyatt Extends Status, Suite Upgrade, and Club Access Awards
Hyatt is the latest hotel chain to make an announcement around status benefits under the COVID-19 pandemic. Hilton did this recently and extended all status into 2022. Marriott notably has been silent, although I...
Up to 30 Marriott Bonvoy Elite Nights Per Year: New Credit Card Benefit
History: SPG Credit Cards
Back when the Starwood Preferred Guest credit cards were the staple of every points enthusiast's wallet, you were able to earn 2 elite stay credits and 5 elite night credits from...
Hilton is First Major US Hotel Program to Extend Status
I just got this in my email from Hilton. They are really stepping up and, frankly, way before I expected to see a major US-based chain to do so:
Your Hilton Honors Status and Points
We...
Hilton Extends Free Night Certificates from Credit Cards
I love getting proactive emails like this from brands. It's so much better when they get ahead of things rather than waiting until people don't know what is happening.
I hadn't even thought about the...
Hyatt Now Has a Full COVID-19 Waiver Policy
It was a bit odd to me that Hyatt was the lat of the major hotel chains to not implement a policy for prepaid reservations during this time.
They had announced a waiver policy allowing...
Cancel / Change Policies for COVID-19 with US Airlines and Hotels (#coronavirus)
They keep changing, so I'll try to keep this up to date, but in each case I'll link directly to the airline or hotel's Coronavirus information page so you can double check the latest...
Marriott Matches Hilton/IHG Waiver Policies
I couldn't see how they hadn't done this yet and was about to write a post to that effect, when I noticed that Gary at View from the Wing literally just posted that Marriott...
Hilton Improves Coronavirus Waiver Policy and Hints at Status Requirement Adjustment
The new COVID-19 waiver policy from Hilton will allow you to change any reservations you have through April 30th at no charge. Your move Marriott.
They will also not let any points expire between now...
