Miles Earn And Burn: "Citi has been sending personal and business AA card holders offers for additional bonus miles for making at least one purchase in the next three billing periods:"
500 miles for the first statement
1,000 miles for the second statement
1,500 miles for the third statement
2,000 miles in addition to the above for all three statements
View From The Wing: "New name Nightly upgrade awards will take the place of Suite Night Awards. They’re clearly trying to set expectations that Marriott elites may be upgraded, but frequently not to suites, even when exercising their benefit to jump to the front of the queue rather than playing catch as catch can at the check-in desk."
"Upgrades only processed closer to arrival Currently suite upgrade requests are processed starting 5 days prior to check-in. While Hyatt and IHG have upgrades confirmed in advance (at booking, and starting 14 days prior to check-in, respectively) Marriott is moving in the opposite direction to begin processing upgrades only 3 days prior to arrival."
Flying Blue: Each month, Flying Blue releases a new set of Promo Rewards for flights on Air France and/or KLM with discounted award rates. This month's promo rates are available on dates through April 30, 2024. Here's a list of U.S. options.
Air France:
25% discount on economy to/from New York (JFK) and Seattle (SEA)
25% discount on premium economy to/from Dallas (DFW)
25% discount on business to/from Raleigh (RDU)
KLM:
25% discount on economy to/from Los Angeles (LAX) and Miami (MIA)
Points Wire Note: You can transfer points from Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, and Citi to Flying Blue. Chase is currently running a 25% transfer bonus to Flying Blue.
View From The Wing: "As with so much in Washington, there’s more here than meets the eye. These two Senators aren’t concerned for members of the programs, and devaluations don’t actually bother them. They have their own bill that would cause significant devaluation."
"However this new broadside is just regulatory payback. Senators Durbin and Marshall are carrying the retail lobby’s water to cap credit card interchange, having the government mandate that credit card processing be provided to them at lower than market prices. As with Durbin’s cap on debit card interchange, less profitable products mean there’s little incentive to spend on rewards, rebating to the customer to compete for their transactions."
Wyndham Rewards: For every Wyndham stay of 2+ nights through January 15, 2024, you can earn 3x bonus points up to 30,000 points. You must register for the promo by January 12, 2024 and before you stay to earn bonus points.
Make sure you review the terms and conditions on the promo registration page.
If you link a Visa business card to Visa SavingsEdge, you can also earn 4% cashback in the form of a statement credit.
Miles To Memories: "In return for the $199 annual fee, the biggest perk is perhaps earning up to 15k bonus Loyalty Points. Cardholders earn 5k Loyalty Points after spending $20k, an additional 5k with $20k more, and a final 5k with $50k total spending in the AA elite status qualification year."
"Unfortunately, the Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Silver isn’t available for new applications. It’s only available via product change from another personal Aviator card."
Frequent Flyer Bonuses: "Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays at the W Edinburgh... Earn 15,000 points for suites or 5,000 points for standard and premium rooms."
Promo Dates: November 14, 2023 - February 6, 2024
Direct Link To Offer
Points Wire Note: If you'll be in Edinburgh in the next few months, it's worth checking rates at the W.
View From The Wing: "American Airlines quietly launched an elite status match offer for United and Delta elites – and top tier status is available."
"It’s really a status challenge. There’s no fee to participate. American wants proof not just of current status, but details on 2022 and 2023 year to date activity:"
Award Wallet: "In March 2022, Delta and Instacart launched a new partnership offering members SkyMiles on every dollar spent on Instacart purchases. Delta SkyMiles members could also get a complimentary Instacart+ membership. However, less than two years after being launched, the Delta-Instacart partnership is already coming to an end."
"Now, Instacart has eliminated its partnership page and its dedicated linking page for Delta SkyMiles members. However, members who had already linked their accounts can still take advantage of this partnership before the November 10, 2023 end date."
Prince Of Travel: "The announced changes include introducing bonus eUpgrades and SQM for Flight Pass activity as a a Core Benefit, expanding the guest access policy at Air Canada Cafés, and changing the lower requalification Select Benefit to a boost of 5,000 SQM and 5 SQS instead of lowering the threshold by the same amounts."
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