Tag: Recaps

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U.S. ‘actively looking’ at mandating COVID-19 testing for domestic air travel by Reuters. Mastercard to Support Some Cryptocurrencies on Its Network by WSJ.   Deal: Save $100 At Select Mandarin Oriental Properties [Targeted] by Traveling For Miles. A $4.7 million debit charge by Axios. Not bad, 1% back. Deals starting/expiring at the end of today […]

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American Will Fly Nonstop Between Miami And Tel Aviv In June! by Dans Deals. Marriott Vacations Buys Lawrence Welk Resorts, Will Rebrand Them As… Hyatts by VFTW.   Yes, It’s Possible To Get Marriott 5th Night Free After The Fact – Here’s How I Did It by MtM. Cool: Website Predicts Turbulence On Your Next […]

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JetBlue Introduces New MINT Business Class Suites And MINT Studio! by Dans Deals. Uber Buys Drizly As Food Delivery Competition Heats Up by PYMNTS.   Banks Brace for Tougher Rules Under Biden on Consumer Protection, Fair Lending by WSJ. Cheap pizza: Walgreens promo code + rewards to get 10 for ~$21 by FM. Hey, it’s […]

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Confirmed: England Will Force Travellers from ‘Red List’ Countries into Mandatory Hotel Quarantine by Paddle Your Own Kanoo. Wow: Canada Introduces Mandatory Hotel Quarantine, Bans Caribbean & Mexico Flights by OMaaT.   Insights from latest American Express earnings call. Insights from latest Discover earnings call. Deals starting/expiring at the end of today or starting today […]

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American Airlines Has Just Issued A Warning To Travel Agents About ‘Hidden City’ Tickets by VFTW. Walmart to Pay $5 Million to Customers Who Were Under Refunded for Returns by DDG.   Warning: Belk Reportedly Filing For Bankruptcy by GC Galore. United flights now from 3K miles each way, making for cheaper Excursionist Perks by […]

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Marriott Plans To Open “Nearly 100” Asia Pacific Properties In 2021 by Traveling For Miles. Amazon Prime member total reaches 142 million in U.S. with more shoppers opting in for a full year, data shows by MarketWatch.   NJ man loses $80K in life savings after routine bank transfer by ABC 7 Chicago. This almost […]

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Man lived inside O’Hare for 3 months before detection, prosecutors say by Chicago Tribune. Biden to Pick Rohit Chopra to Lead Consumer-Finance Agency by WSJ.   Office Depot rejects $2.1bn takeover bid from rival Staples by Financial Times. Western Union’s stock shoots up after deal to be in Walmart stores nationwide by MarketWatch. Deals starting/expiring […]

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Man Has Two Login Attempts Left to Access $220 Million in Bitcoin Before It’s All Lost by News Week. Big News: The UK Is Closing All Travel Corridors On Monday by Traveling For Miles.   Disneyland cancels its annual pass program by CNN. Credit card firm Capital One fined for violating U.S. anti-money laundering law […]

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Emirates Ordered to Pay Nigerian Businessman $1.63 Million in Compensation for Lost Luggage by Paddle Your own Kanoo. Turkish Airlines Has 40% Off Business and Economy Class Tickets Right Now by Running With Miles.   Norwegian Air Gives Up Long-Haul Flying in Plan to Exit Insolvency by Bloomberg. X1 Card Raises $12 Million In Funding […]

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Odd: Wyndham Destinations Acquires Travel + Leisure by OMaaT Visa Abandons Planned Acquisition of Plaid After DOJ Challenge by WSJ.   Starbucks Launches $100 Million Fund To Support SMBs by PYMNTS. Greece is Proposing an EU Vaccination Certificate to Make EU Travel Easier by Running With Miles. Would be nice to see some sort of […]

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A man’s scheme to get free Spirit flights landed him a jail sentence by Washington Post. Amazon, Walmart Tell Consumers to Skip Returns of Unwanted Items by WSJ.   Amazon Shutters Prime Pantry, an Early Online Grocery Initiative by Bloomberg. Mastercard Launches Pilot Program Using Smartphones As POS Devices by PYMNTS. Deals starting/expiring at the […]

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Staples Seeks $2.1 Billion Deal for Parent of Office Depot by Bloomberg. Amex Gone Crazy? Random Hilton Free Nights Posting After Downgrades by MtM. Also reported on reddit. Suspect this will be fixed by Amex quickly.   Aeroplan adding Virgin Australia partnership by Frequent Miler. Awhile ago we linked to a post about using Treasury […]

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T-Mobile: Hackers Accessed Customer Call Data by PYMNTS. The Man Who Turned Credit-Card Points Into an Empire by NY Times. Korean Air Will Postpone Devaluation Of SkyPass Frequent Flyer Program by VFTW. Deals starting/expiring at the end of today or starting today (view the full deal calendar here): None Deals starting/expiring at end of tomorrow: […]

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Loyalty Alchemy: Convert Citi to Choice, 9K to 15K by Frequent Miler. Sonesta International to Acquire Red Lion Hotels by Skift.   Mastercard SpendingPulse: U.S. Retail Sales* Grew 3.0% This Holiday Season. Interesting data from Mastercard. My 8 Gift Card Predictions For 2021 by GC Galore. Deals starting/expiring at the end of today or starting […]

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Now Open: Escape Lounge Palm Beach Airport by OMaaT Google Offering Direct Booking Of Airfare, Could Change How Travel Is Sold by VFTW.   CFPB Settles Student Loan Case With Discover For $35 Million by PYMNTS. Deals starting/expiring at the end of today or starting today (view the full deal calendar here): [Targeted] American Express […]

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Alaska Airlines Changes How Elite Status Will Be Earned In 2021 by VFTW. Southwest Airlines Intends To Serve Fresno And Santa Barbara by Southwest.   Confirmed: JetBlue Will Fly To Miami (MIA) by OMaaT. Glitterbomb 3.0 vs. Porch Pirates by Mark Rober. Always my favorite video of the year. Deals starting/expiring at the end of […]

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Quick updates to Japan’s Go To program by DEM Flyers. Hawaiian Airlines Quietly Extended The Expiration Date Of Hawaiian Miles by YMMV.   Hawaii Offers Free Airfare For Remote Workers To Live There Temporarily by Coworkaholic American Airlines Starts Offering At-Home Covid Tests for U.S. Travel by Miles to Memories. Deals starting/expiring at the end […]

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Qatar Airways Lowers Award Redemption Rates by OMaaT Gift Card Reseller Gets Over 5 Years Behind Bars For Catch-All “Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering” by VFTW.   Uber officially completes Postmates acquisition by TechCrunch. Hopefully there isn’t too much consolidation in the food delivery space as that means the promo codes and discounts will die […]

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Office Depot No Longer Selling Visa Gift Cards Online by GC Galore. The United States Could Soon Allow Visitors from Europe, Britain and Brazil After Nine-Month Ban by Paddle Your Own Kanoo.   HSBC considers exit from U.S. retail banking – FT. Alaska Airlines Offers 5000 Bonus Miles To New Members by VFTW Deals starting/expiring […]

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(Update: Maybe Only Some Products Affected) Potentially Huge Best Buy Change: No Gift Cards Allowed When Using Guest Checkout by GC Galore. ANA Extending Miles again. We have already extended the expiration dates of miles and ANA SKY COINS due to expire between March 31, 2020 and February 28, 2021 up to March 31, 2021. […]

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