There are so many reasons to keep the American Express Platinum card. The $200 yearly airline fee credit. The $100 Global Entry or $85 TSA Pre-Check credit and the annual…
Hotel Status
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For years, I’ve said I’m happy to be a free agent. Not being loyal to any travel company lets me book whatever fits our travel needs for each trip. Over…
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When Marriott Bonvoy shuffled its co-brand credit card portfolio between AMEX and Chase in 2019, they also eliminated the ability to double-dip the 15-night credit towards status if you had…
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Hotel chains spend a lot of money on marketing to get you to book a hotel room using its website or app and have resorted to the “carrot and stick”…
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We’ve reached December and that means people are looking at their hotel stays for the year and seeing if they’ve reached the status level they wanted. If not, they’re wondering…
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When it comes to hotel loyalty programs, IHG Reward Club is one of the easier ones to understand. You earn points that you can redeem for hotel rooms. That’s pretty…
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It was a day before April 1st, so I was shocked to read that people suddenly saw an increase in their Marriott stays for 2020. This was no April Fool’s…
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The Airline That Gave Us Status For Nothing, Airbnb Rental Was In Public Housing Complex, Death of An Airport, UBER’s In Trouble, & More!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHappy Wednesday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like,…
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Through The Kindness Of Hilton, I’m Stuck At Gold Status – They Won’t Let Me Be Diamond
by joehegby joehegIf there was ever a time when I was making a first world travel grump, it’s when I’m complaining that I can’t apply for a status match for top tier…
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loyal adjective loy·al \ ˈlȯi(-ə)l \ Faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution, or product That’s the Merriam-Webster dictionary’s definition of loyal. I think it’s important to remember this when we talk about loyalty programs.…