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Credit Cards

Chase Sapphire Reserve Just Hit 150K Points - And Frontier Is Lying to the DOT

May 23, 2026

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7 min read

Chase Sapphire Reserve Just Hit 150K Points - And Frontier Is Lying to the DOT

The biggest Chase bonus in years, a Rove Miles promo worth knowing, and Frontier's booking fee that isn't actually optional

Credit Cards

Hyatt's New Award Pricing Is Live Today - And Qatar Just Unlocked a Surprising Asia Route

May 20, 2026

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3 min read

Hyatt's New Award Pricing Is Live Today - And Qatar Just Unlocked a Surprising Asia Route

Hyatt's 5-tier pricing kicks in this morning, Qatar adds Philippine Airlines redemptions, and two buy-points deals expire before Sunday

Credit Cards

Aeroplan Is Selling Points at 90% Bonus Right Now - And the Same Flight Costs 5x More Miles If You Book Wrong

May 16, 2026

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7 min read

Aeroplan Is Selling Points at 90% Bonus Right Now - And the Same Flight Costs 5x More Miles If You Book Wrong

A massive Aeroplan buy offer, the award booking mistake costing readers thousands of miles, plus Marriott's Bonvoy Brilliant eligibility rules just flipped

United Airlines

Bilt's 100% Avios Bonus Is Back Tomorrow - But There's a Catch You Need to Know

Apr 29, 2026

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3 min read

Bilt's 100% Avios Bonus Is Back Tomorrow - But There's a Catch You Need to Know

Bilt Rent Day returns May 1 with a 100% Avios transfer bonus, TSA PreCheck goes touchless at 60+ airports, and Scott Kirby's bizarre American Airlines pitch

United Airlines

United's CEO Was Banned From Casinos - And Airlines Are Selling Your Data to the Feds

Apr 28, 2026

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9 min read

United's CEO Was Banned From Casinos - And Airlines Are Selling Your Data to the Feds

A wild story about Scott Kirby, a major privacy lawsuit, new power bank rules, and transfer bonuses expiring in days

Credit Cards

American Is Quietly Punishing Its Loyal Flyers - And Aeroplan's Award Chart Just Got a Lot Worse

Apr 27, 2026

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9 min read

American Is Quietly Punishing Its Loyal Flyers - And Aeroplan's Award Chart Just Got a Lot Worse

American's loyalty divide, Aeroplan's devaluation details, a 75K AAdvantage business card offer, and transfer bonuses expiring in days

American Airlines

Spirit Is Days From Collapse - And the Government Might Buy It

Apr 25, 2026

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9 min read

Spirit Is Days From Collapse - And the Government Might Buy It

A government bailout nobody saw coming, Lufthansa strips carry-on bags from cheap fares, American wins back O'Hare gates, and three new lounges coming to Honolulu

Chase Credit Cards

Chase's 70% IHG Bonus Ends Soon - Plus the CSR Downgrade Math That Surprised Me

Apr 7, 2026

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13 min read

Chase's 70% IHG Bonus Ends Soon - Plus the CSR Downgrade Math That Surprised Me

A 70% Chase-to-IHG transfer bonus, a DoorDash credit headache, and why one writer ditched the CSR after 8 years

Credit Card Bonuses

The Park Hyatt Tokyo Just Pulled a Fast One - Plus a Record Hyatt Bonus and Hotels' Breakfast Scam

Apr 6, 2026

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3 min read

The Park Hyatt Tokyo Just Pulled a Fast One - Plus a Record Hyatt Bonus and Hotels' Breakfast Scam

A luxury Tokyo icon reclassifies itself to dodge elite perks, a Hyatt business card hits an all-time high, and hotels hide a cost-cutting play behind sustainability talk

Airline Fees

United Hits Your Wallet Again - Plus the Bag Fee Trick Airlines Don't Want You to Know About

Apr 4, 2026

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3 min read

United Hits Your Wallet Again - Plus the Bag Fee Trick Airlines Don't Want You to Know About

Bag fees just jumped to $50, Alaska points are on sale at their best price, and an influencer just got banned from an entire airline

Credit Card Bonuses

Delta's Record Bonus Is Ending, ITA Airways Joins Star Alliance & TSA Lines Are Breaking Records

Mar 25, 2026

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11 min read

Delta's Record Bonus Is Ending, ITA Airways Joins Star Alliance & TSA Lines Are Breaking Records

A huge SkyMiles bonus window is closing, ITA's alliance switch changes European travel math, and airport security is in crisis mode

Rove Miles

200,000 IHG Points, JetBlue's Pilot Mutiny & The Hotel Trick That Breaks All the Rules

Mar 23, 2026

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3 min read

200,000 IHG Points, JetBlue's Pilot Mutiny & The Hotel Trick That Breaks All the Rules

Chase brings back a record hotel bonus, JetBlue's pilots sue to kill the United deal, and Rove Miles does something no other points currency does

Singapore Airlines

Singapore Slashes Award Prices 30% & Alaska's Award Chart Just Did Something Weird

Mar 17, 2026

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11 min read

Singapore Slashes Award Prices 30% & Alaska's Award Chart Just Did Something Weird

Singapore Airlines cuts KrisFlyer award prices for April, Alaska's partner awards spike overnight, and Chase Freedom's Q2 categories are now live for registration.

Credit Cards

Rove Just Became the Only Way to Move Points to SAS - Plus a 100K United Card Offer

Mar 11, 2026

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12 min read

Rove Just Became the Only Way to Move Points to SAS - Plus a 100K United Card Offer

A new transfer partnership with a 20% bonus, a 100K United business card, and American's Middle East routes keep getting pushed back

United Airlines

Southwest's Secret Austin Lounge, United's New Premium 787, & AA's Bonus Points Promo

Mar 4, 2026

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3 min read

Southwest's Secret Austin Lounge, United's New Premium 787, & AA's Bonus Points Promo

Southwest is hiding a 40,000 sq ft lounge in Austin, United just revealed its stunning new Polaris Studio interior, and American is giving away bonus Loyalty Points through April.

Credit Cards

Spirit Loses Credit Card Partner, American Flight Attendants Serve Meals in the Dark & Hyatt Points on Sale

Feb 18, 2026

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3 min read

Spirit Loses Credit Card Partner, American Flight Attendants Serve Meals in the Dark & Hyatt Points on Sale

Spirit's bankruptcy crisis deepens as a major card partner walks away. Plus American dispatched a transatlantic flight without working galley lights, and Hyatt just launched its first points sale of 2026.

Deals

Buy Qatar Airways Avios With a 50% Bonus - Is It Worth It?

Feb 12, 2026

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4 min read

Buy Qatar Airways Avios With a 50% Bonus - Is It Worth It?

Points are going for 1.53¢ each through February 16th

Buy Points

Chase Sapphire Reserve Just Hit 150K Points - And Frontier Is Lying to the DOT

Hyatt's New Award Pricing Is Live Today - And Qatar Just Unlocked a Surprising Asia Route

Aeroplan Is Selling Points at 90% Bonus Right Now - And the Same Flight Costs 5x More Miles If You Book Wrong

Bilt's 100% Avios Bonus Is Back Tomorrow - But There's a Catch You Need to Know

United's CEO Was Banned From Casinos - And Airlines Are Selling Your Data to the Feds

American Is Quietly Punishing Its Loyal Flyers - And Aeroplan's Award Chart Just Got a Lot Worse

Spirit Is Days From Collapse - And the Government Might Buy It

Chase's 70% IHG Bonus Ends Soon - Plus the CSR Downgrade Math That Surprised Me

The Park Hyatt Tokyo Just Pulled a Fast One - Plus a Record Hyatt Bonus and Hotels' Breakfast Scam

United Hits Your Wallet Again - Plus the Bag Fee Trick Airlines Don't Want You to Know About

Delta's Record Bonus Is Ending, ITA Airways Joins Star Alliance & TSA Lines Are Breaking Records

200,000 IHG Points, JetBlue's Pilot Mutiny & The Hotel Trick That Breaks All the Rules

Singapore Slashes Award Prices 30% & Alaska's Award Chart Just Did Something Weird

Rove Just Became the Only Way to Move Points to SAS - Plus a 100K United Card Offer

Southwest's Secret Austin Lounge, United's New Premium 787, & AA's Bonus Points Promo

Spirit Loses Credit Card Partner, American Flight Attendants Serve Meals in the Dark & Hyatt Points on Sale

Buy Qatar Airways Avios With a 50% Bonus - Is It Worth It?

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