New Benefits (and Fee!) on the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card
Yesterday, American Express performed a massive overhaul on their top of the line Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card.
As we already knew, the $300 annual credit for use at Marriott Bonvoy properties was being...
Recap of the Atlantic City Status Match Merry Go Round in 2022
I went down to Atlantic City this past weekend to a) check what's changed since last year and, b) get a buddy on the Status Match Merry Go Round himself.
I'm happy to say that...
Chase Freedom Q4 2022 Bonus Categories: Register Now
Registration is now live for the October-December 2022 period for your Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex cards.
This is for both the legacy Chase Freedom and the new Freedom Flex.
As a refresher, the old Chase...
Reactivate Expired Cathay Pacific Miles (Pre-2020) Plus 15% Transfer Bonus
Reactivate Expired Cathay Pacific Miles (Pre-2020)
Prior to Jan 1, 2020, Cathay Pacific AsiaMiles "hard expired" meaning that you couldn't extend them with activity.
Happily, starting January of 2020, all miles can be extended indefinitely with...
12 Transfer Bonuses This Month from Amex
12 Transfer Bonuses This Month from American Express
Last September, Amex rocked the point world with twelve transfer bonuses at once for the whole month.
Unexpectedly, they are doing an encore - though with different bonus...
Delta Fixed Mileage Upgrade Awards Still Exist (Kind Of)
Delta Fixed Mileage Upgrade Awards Still Exist
You may (or may not) remember the good old days of Delta SkyMiles.... when there were wonderful things like award charts and reasonable business class redemptions. In those...
Emirates and United Get Together
The announcement was made like this...
👀👀@emirates
— United Airlines (@united) August 30, 2022
Then Emirates replies...
👋, @united!
— Emirates Airline (@emirates) August 30, 2022
And then United makes a date with Emirates
Want to hang(ar) out on September 14,...
Help a Ukrainian Reach the US or Canada Using Your Miles
I know that when the war first started, which I cannot believe is now more than 6 months ago, there were many people sharing links on ways to help, whether by donation or by...
New Status Match Opportunity: LATAM
As the home of the Status Match Merry Go Round, I always feel obligated to share any and all status match opportunities. Of course the Merry Go Round is casino and hotel related, but...
United Flight Sits on EWR Tarmac for 9 Hours
It's a traveler's worst nightmare to be trapped on a plane on the tarmac with no escape.
The US DOT does have a policy around this:
For flights departing from a U.S. airport, airlines are...
