Weekly Points: Clarification On Hyatt Suite Upgrades, Book Air Tahiti Nui Through Flying Blue, Sweet Spot To Ireland and More!

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MR vs UR, Who Wins?:  Keep in mind that everyone values points differently, which is totally ok!  I thought this was a very, very good breakdown comparing two of the most popular flexible point programs around.  Do you share Nick’s sentiment on MR? Clarification On Hyatt Suite Upgrades:  Many chase elite status with hotel chains […]

Weekly Points: ThankYou Points Now 1:1 With JetBlue, Delta Flash Sale, Great Deals To Australia and More!

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TY Points Transfer Ratio Now 1:1 With JetBlue:  Competition always heats up when one bank makes a moves and this change is no different.  Before, for every 1,000 Thank You points you transferred to JetBlue, you’d only get 800 TrueBlue Points.  Now it’s 1:1. Change Your Browser When Booking With Avianca Lifemiles:  Avianca Lifemiles are […]

Weekly Points: Marriott Status Challenge Is Back, Best Use Of Alaska Miles, Rules For Approvals And Bonuses And More!

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Evaluating Ultra Premium Cards:  With the steep annual fees of these cards, one must evaluate if you get enough value out of them every year.  Here’s an excellent article where one takes a deep dive into their analysis of their ultra premium card arsenal. Marriott Status Challenge Is Back:  Status challenges are a great way […]

Weekly Points: United Increases Bag Fees, How To Deal With Flight Delays, Delta Flash Sales and More!

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Move Over 5/24, Stricter Rule Coming:  It’s difficult to reapply for cards from certain banks because of their restrictions.  For example the 5/24 rule, where you’re not eligible for certain cards if you’ve opened 5 or more cards in the past 24 months.  Well it seems as if that 24 is changing to 48 in […]

Weekly Points: Marriott Travel Package Updates, Air Canada To Acquire Aeroplan, How To Prepare For Retention Calls and More!

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Marriott Travel Package Updates:  Many in this hobby were not happy campers with how Marriott handled travel packages after combining loyalty programs.  Whether this was intentional or expected glitches, Marriott seems to be trying to work through some of these issues. If you’re affected by this, check out the article to find out more. 60K […]

Weekly Points: Book Finnair With Alaska Miles, UR To Korean No More, Sweet Spot With Korean Miles and More!

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Getting To The Amalfi Coast With Points/Miles:  This is definitely on my bucket list and I hope to make it happen soon.  You will have to make some connections, but it’s not the end of the world.  There are quite a few options to get you to this beautiful corner of the world. Book Finnair […]

Weekly Points: SPG/Marriott Merger Checklist, Fast Track to Frontier Elite Status and Southwest To Hawaii in the Fall?

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St. Regis Princeville Is Being Sold:  One of the most sought after Starwood properties is being sold, and will be rebranded.  The St. Regis Princeville will not longer be part of the SPG/Marriott family. With as much interest in Hawaii that exists within the Travel Miles 101 community, this property may have been on your […]

Weekly Points: Air France Calendar Is Back, Earn Bonus MR Points At Walmart.com, ANA Increases Fuel Surcharges and More!

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Air France Calendar Is Back!:  After FlyingBlue changed their award chart, many noticed that their award calendar was not available anymore.  This was a bummer because it was one of the best ways to check out SkyTeam award availability, even Delta availability from the US to Hawaii (hint:  Korean Air Sweet Spot). Now it’s back […]

Weekly Points: Should You Keep Your Ritz Card, Tons of Business Class Award Space On Singapore Airlines and Delta Partners, and More!

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New IHG Point Break Promotion:  The new IHG Point Break promotion is a little different than years past.  Now it’s a three tier point structure with properties going for 5K, 10K or 15K points per night.  This change seems to go hand in hand with the changes on the new IHG card. Check out the […]

Weekly Points: Earn A Free Night With Wyndham, Preparing for Marriott 2.0, The New Aeroplan and More!

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Get A Free Night For $75?!:  Stay with me here… Currently Wyndham is offering a 7,500 point bonus per stay when you pay with Masterpass online.  If you recall with Wyndham, free nights are just 15,000 points for any property. After 2 paid stays with this promotion, you could earn a free night.  If you […]