MGM Rewards Details (Adds New Benefits: Waived Resort Fees, Suite Upgrades, Late Checkout)
Updated Jan 6, 2022 at 1:50pm ET with specific tier benefit info including what requires earned tier credits vs. a matched tier. Still no details on the enhanced suite upgrades for Platinum +.
MGM Rewards...
Citi Prestige: Use $250 Travel Credit on Dining and Groceries in 2022
If you have the now-discontinued Citi Prestige card, Citi is going to let you use your annual travel credit on dining out (or in) and groceries for the third straight year, recognizing that although...
2021’s Ten Most Popular MilesTalk Posts
What Were the 10 Most Read Posts on MilesTalk in 2021?
I'm glad you asked!
I almost forgot to write this post (I last did this in 2019 and skipped last year's bust of a year ;-) ).
Most...
Your January Move on the Status Match Merry Go Round
This is going to be a #veryshortblogpost.
If you are on the Status Match Merry Go Round already (and don't hold the Wyndham Business Earner card or anything else that automatically confers your Diamond status),...
Happy New Year, MilesTalkers! Looking at MilesTalk in 2021 and What’s Coming in 2022
What a year (or two years), am I right?
The Year In Review
Since March of 2020, nobody has really known which way to look when it comes to travel. I haven't personally made it out...
Is the Eithad First Class Apartment Making a Comeback?
During the pandemic, we saw a ton of true First Class seats get put on hiatus or go away altogether.
Then we got the gut wrenching news that due to reduced travel demands, the Etihad...
Triple Dipping at MGM “M life” Hotels
Update: I'm marking this strategy as YMMV. I've been advised that "official" policy is that you have to advise at checkin if you want Hyatt or Southwest points. The answer would certainly be Hyatt...
Choose Your Marriott Choice Benefit Before Friday January 7th, 2022
What is the Marriott Elite Choice Benefit?
If you have reached either 50 night or 75 nights with Marriott Bonvoy in 2021, you have earned a bonus gift from Marriott for the achievement. This includes...
5 of the Most Expensive Hotels You Can Book With Points
Word came out a few weeks ago that Necker Island, Richard Branson's private island, won't be bookable with points in 2021 or 2022. With a cash cost of about $36,000 for two people for...
Virgin Clubhouse JFK Now Accessible via Amex Platinum Cards
Updated Dec 24th with new hours for the JFK Clubhouse. I also previously added a link to a review of the SFO Clubhouse.
Perhaps you've heard of the Virgin Atlantic "Clubhouse"? It's one of the...
