Stimulus Check Frustrations? Here’s the Phone Number
Lots of people have been trouble using the IRS' Stimulus Payment website. It offers to let you check your payment or add direct deposit information, and that works for a majority of people.
IRS Stimulus...
Argentina Bans Flights Until Sept 1
Wow.
Argentina Bans Domestic and International Flights Until Sept 1
Argentina will not allow ticket sales for flights until September 1st, due to the coronavirus. Its borders have been closed to non-residents since mid-March, but it was unexpected...
When We Are Ready to Travel – Will the World Have Us?
With COVID-19 not disappearing from the earth anytime soon, it's becoming increasingly clear that travel will reopen in two main phases - domestically first and then internationally later.
When Will Travel Reopen?
What's less clear is...
6 Takeaways From the Amex Earnings Call (Including Card Refreshes)
American Express Reports 2020 First Quarter Earnings
American Express reported earnings this morning, reporting Q1 net profit of $367 million compared with net profit of $1.6 billion a year ago - a substantial decline mostly...
News Summary: IHG Status Extended, Global Entry Extensions (Except NY!), New AA Shutdowns
IHG Extends Status and Free Night Certificates
All members’ program status will be automatically extended through January 2022, allowing members to enjoy all the benefits of the status they earned during 2019.
For...
5 Ways Chase is Clamping Down on Credit Risk / New Credit Cards
Chase has really been clamping down on credit card approvals amongst the recent economic uncertainty.
Chase pulled most affiliate links
1) First, they pulled affiliate links for all business credit cards and most personal cards, a nod...
Lufthansa Won’t Issue Refunds At All For Now
Lufthansa Won't Issue Refunds At All For Now - Come Back Later
We've talked a lot about struggling airlines lately. That's basically all airlines right now. Still, some have made it easy to get refunds...
Oktoberfest 2020 Cancelled
Oktoberfest 2020 Officially Cancelled
Coronavirus takes another victim - this time the world-famous Oktoberfest that started at the end of September each year in Munich, Germany.
With Spain and Italy already turning out the lights on...
Virgin Australia’s Velocity Program “Pauses” Redemptions
Earlier today, I wrote about the problems facing Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia, the latter of which is already in bankruptcy protection (voluntary administration).
Now, Loyalty Lobby reports that Virgin Australia's Velocity program has paused...
Virgin’s Airlines on Brink of Collapse?? Branson Offers Necker Island as Loan Collateral
CNN Business is reporting that Sir Richard Branson's airlines - Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia) - are in a dire place financially amid the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic which has lead to a nearly...
