When Marriott announced that they were moving to a dynamic award chart, it was mostly bad news. One meaningful improvement they announced was that members would be able to add points to a free night certificate for higher value award stays. This feature is now live and I successfully tested it this morning. Thanks to my buddy Julian and this story by Doctor of Credit letting me know it was live. Marriott Free Night Certificates Marriott offers a variety of free night certificates, mostly from holding various Marriott co-branded credit […]
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Hyatt Points & Cash And Suite Award Changes. What You Need To Know
Lots of unanswered questions on the Hyatt changes announced yesterday. Wading in to figure it out isn’t for the faint of heart. We have some details now, and hope to have more soon.
American Airlines Will Allow You To Upgrade To A Seat With More Legroom For Free. Who Knew?
I really didn’t know. American Airlines will allow you to upgrade to a Main Cabin Extra seats with more legroom and get free drinks after take-off.
Would You Ask Someone To Switch Seats In This Situation?
I feel pretty strongly about what I would do in this potential seat switch situation. But, I’m curious to hear your opinion.
Airline Pricing Shouldn’t Be This Hard, But It Kinda Is
Which one is the right price? Which one is a feature, not a bug? Sometimes, airline pricing makes my head hurt.
ExpertFlyer Showing Delta Inventory Again
ExpertFlyer has been missing Delta data for quite some time but it makes a triumphant (?) return. There are still some missing pieces, but this is definitely a positive step.
Cheap Flights To Japan, Free Admirals Club Passes And The United Miles Shop
Today’s Best of the Rest includes cheap flights to Japan, a potential strategy for Hilton suite upgrades, United’s new “Miles Shop” and more in the world of miles and points.
Hyatt Extending Guest Of Honor Benefits For Diamond Members
Hyatt is chock full of announcements today. Here’s a nice plus for Diamond members that will be extended into 2016.
Athens & Paris For Dollars A Day. A Speed Bump Upon Arrival At Arion.
A small speed bump on our arrival at the lovely Arion resort. What would you do?
US Airways Domestic Upgrades Clearing Early? Way Early!
Many things with the American Airlines/US Airways merger have gone better than planned/feared. Given the debacle that was the United/Continental merger (and residual effects today), it was fair to think that this one could be equally as bad. But, things have gone really well. About the only “complaint” was the complimentary domestic upgrade procedures on both codeshare flights and for elites of one airline flying on the other airline. Domestic upgrades were almost a sure thing for me over the last 7+ years as an Executive Platinum member. Even though […]
