Right now, when you use Membership Rewards Pay with Points to pay for all or part of your flight, hotel, vacation or cruise booking on the American Express Travel site, you can get 20% of the points back as a credit to your Membership Rewards account. Then American Express made a change and effective […]
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Ritz Carlton Rewards Program Changes As of February 1, 2016
Starting February 1, 2016, Ritz Carlton Rewards members who do not have qualifying activity in the prior 24 months will forfeit all accumulated points. So if you have not engaged in qualifying activity since January 31, 2014 you have until January 31, 2016 to do so before the policy is […]
IHG Rewards Club Change
Similar to a recent Marriott Rewards change, IHG is making a change to its IHG Rewards Club program as well. Starting in May 2016, all of your points will expire, if there’s no account activity in the prior 12 months. You need to earn or redeem once a year […]
Email of 3/29 Re Merger
I received the following email from American about the merger…. As you requested, we’re working to transfer your Dividend Miles® mileage balance, Preferred-qualifying activity and million mile balance into your AAdvantage account on a one-to-one ratio. Merging your accounts will take several days, and you’ll receive another email when everything is combined. Until then, you’ll […]
Changes To The British Airways Visa Point Earning On Purchases
Starting April 30th, 2015, the amount of Avios you earn on your purchases using your Chase British Airways Visa Signature is changing…. Right now card members earn 2.5 Avios per $1 spent on British Airways purchases. As of April 30th, card members will earn 3 Avios per $ spent. Also card members currently earn 1.25 […]
American Express Business Platinum 20% Travel Bonus Discontinued July 1
Right now, when you use Membership Rewards Pay with Points to pay for all or part of your flight, hotel, vacation or cruise booking on the American Express Travel site, you can get 20% of the points back as a credit to your Membership Rewards account. However, effective July 1, 2015, Business Platinum card […]
3/23 Merger Update
I got the following email from American this morning. “On March 28, we’ll begin moving Dividend Miles members into the AAdvantage program. This transition to a single loyalty program will take several days. We’ll send you more details about the benefits you can expect as soon as everything has been completed.” I also got a […]
American Airlines And US Airways Latest Email About The Merger
As you probably already know, last year there was a merger between American Airlines and US Airways. I thought I would share the latest email that I received from both programs: American Airlines AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles. The email outlines where they are in terms of your frequent flier accounts merging and suggests […]
Costco and Citibank Sitting In A Tree
For 16 years, Costco warehouses in the United States have accepted only American Express cards. But recently, American Express announced that its cards won’t be accepted at Costco anymore, because the two companies couldn’t agree to the terms of a new deal. The agreement between AmEx and Costco is set to end on March 31, […]
American Express Adds New Benefits to Premier Rewards Gold Card
Effective June 1, 2015, American Express is enhancing its Premier Rewards Gold Card, with 2x Membership Rewards points for purchases at U.S. restaurants (previously 1 point per $1), a $100 airline fee credit for incidental charges such as baggage fees, and a personalized travel service. (Think kind of […]