Emirates Skywards Devalues, Increases Award Costs by OMaaT. Southwest Airlines To Splash $25 Million On Gift Cards For Employees as Apology For ‘Physical and Emotional Toll’ of Operational Meltdown by Paddle Your Own Kanoo. Alaska... Read More →
Is Bitmo Shutting Down? It’s Not Looking Good. by GC Galore. New Escape Lounge at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) by DDG Sprint has changed billing to T-Mobile, might trigger this AmEx offer now. Kroger Now... Read More →
Airbnb Will Start Enabling Customers to See Total Price Including Fees by PYMNTS. Game Changer? New Browser Extension Shows Southwest Fares on Google Flights by Thrifty Traveler. United announces changes coming to MileagePlus in... Read More →
(Confirmed) Marriott Loosens Up On Free Night Cert Extensions by MtM. Subway Offers Free Sandwiches for Those Flying Middle Seat, Plus BOGO Deal by MtM. Good reddit post on how Marriott (really any hotel) manages room upgrades... Read More →
Uh Oh: Hilton Selling Upgrades To Elite Members At Check-In by OMaaT. Marriott to Buy Mexico’s City Express Hotels for $100 Million by Skift. Hong Kong offers 500,000 free air tickets to tempt tourists back by CNN. Bonus 5,000... Read More →
Yeah, That Just Happened – How I Survived a Barclays Financial Review by MtM. Under Pressure, Goldman CEO Ditches Dream of Consumer Domination by Bloomberg. Kroger agrees to buy rival grocery company Albertsons for $24.6 billion... Read More →
Government of Canada to remove COVID-19 border and travel measures effective October 1. Awesome: Qatar Airways & Accor Add Reciprocal Loyalty Perks by OMaaT. Slide Purchases Will Soon Be Available On Website by GC Galore... Read More →
Credit Karma will pay $3 million to users targeted with false preapproved offers by NPR. Southwest Award Flights Count Toward A-List Status? by DDG Walmart, Target Urge Lawmakers to Pass Bill Taking Aim at Visa, Mastercard Fees... Read More →
Citi Launching a Brand-New Portal with Booking.com by DDG. Debit card fraud leaves Ally Bank customers, small stores reeling by ars Technica. Paceline charges my wife the AF even though card was closed by MPD. X1 card is now... Read More →
DoT Proposes New Rule for Stronger Protections for Consumers Seeking Refunds from Airlines by DDG IHG Eliminates Credit Card Spend As A Way To Earn Diamond Status by VFTW. Choice Hotels International Completes Acquisition of... Read More →
Equifax Sent Lenders Inaccurate Credit Scores on Millions of Consumers by WSJ. Bali Punishes Travel Blogger Over False Airport Wait Time Claims by OMaaT. Goldman Sachs Credit-Card Business Investigated by Consumer Watchdog by WSJ... Read More →
Amex to pay $430K to settle violations of sanctions against drug kingpin by Compliance Week. Bad News! IHG One Rewards Limits Upgrade Benefit by MtM. JetBlue Airways to Acquire Spirit Airlines For $33.50 Per Share In Cash by The... Read More →
CFPB Issues $19M Penalty Against Hyundai Over Credit Reporting by PYMNTS. U.S. Bank opened fake accounts for unsuspecting customers by CBS News. JetBlue and Spirit to Create a National Low-Fare Challenger to the Dominant Big Four... Read More →
Little Marriott award rebooking tip. Have A Target Debit RedCard? Verify Your Backing Account Now by GC Galore. Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do by Krebs On Security. PSA: Gift Card Purchases From Sam’s Club Will Earn... Read More →
FTC Accuses Walmart of Letting Scammers Use Its Money-Transfer Services by WSJ. Delta Air Lines offered passengers $10,000 each to get off an oversold flight by Fortune. Crypto platform Vauld suspends withdrawals, trading and... Read More →
