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...
CANCELLED: NYC Miles Meetup / Happy Hour Monday March 16
Sorry folks - due to the rising Coronavirus levels in NYC, it's no longer appropriate to host a large social gathering at this time, so we are cancelling this event.
We promise to reschedule when...
Europe to US Border to Be Closed for 30 Days (Developing Story)
Updated March 12th with new details and corrections.
President Trump tonight issued a 30 day ban on travel to the United States from Europe
Specifically, the ban applies to non-US citizens and only to Schengen Zone...
American Airlines Matches Other US Airline Waiver Policies (Coronavirus / COVID-19 Waiver)
Yesterday, we saw improved waiver policies related to coronavirus from Delta and then from United and Alaska. Alaska's is the only one that specifically allows for a free redeposit of an unflown award. Delta...
United Matches Delta’s Retroactive Waiver Policy for Coronavirus
United Matches Delta - Adds Retroactive Coronavirus Change Fee Waiver
United just matched Delta's new retroactive waiver policy, now allowing free changes on previously bought tickets with original travel dates of March 9th to April...
Hyatt’s Interesting Offer to Cancel Non-Refundable Reservations During Coronavirus
Per Ziggy over at Traveling for Miles, those with non-refundable Hyatt reservations booked before today are eligible for a bit of a "make good" if they need to cancel a non-refundable reservation.
10,000 World of...
Delta Improves Coronavirus Change Fee Waivers
Today, Delta made a HUGE improvement to its coronavirus waiver policy.
Previously the policy only applied to previously booked travel and those that booked beforehand were out of luck.
Delta Will Now Allow Previously Booked Travel...
United Will No Longer Refund a Flight with a Schedule Change <25 Hours
Here's something that you need to know if you ever fly United.
Consider NOT booking with United.
United will no longer refund flights with a schedule change if the change is within 25 hours of your...
Another Star Alliance Gold Status Match: TAP Portugal
Just last month, I wrote about how you could use a match to Turkish Airline's Miles and Smiles program to gain Star Alliance Gold status. They offer 4 months of elite status that correlates...
Join me at Frequent Traveler University / Travel and Adventure Show in DC Next...
Next weekend, March 7th and 8th, 2020, I'll be down in Washington DC at the Frequent Traveler University Event inside the Travel and Adventure Show.
FTU describes the event as follows:
In conjunction with the Travel...
