January 9 Update: World of Hyatt free award nights to count towards status and Amex statement credits for booking hotels

More hotel program changes. Hyatt’s World of Hyatt announced that free award nights will count towards tier status. They are following in the footsteps of many other major chains who offer this benefit. Hyatt is also extending the validity dates for the following free night awards. Starting with awards issued January 1, 2018, you can […]

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December 12 Update: Delta SkyMiles lowers earning rates on partner airlines, World of Hyatt category changes, Air France Seat Sale

Delta SkyMiles is lowering the amount of SkyMiles earned on many of their partner airlines in select fare classes. For example, here is a comparison of what you earn flying on WestJet now and after the changes take effect on January 1. The good news is that WestJet flights will now count towards Medallion qualifying […]

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November 30 Update: SWISS First Class was available for booking – we missed it, Plum Rewards added to bonus offers, Stay 2 Get 3 with Hyatt & Amex

If you read a lot of other frequent flyer/miles/points blogs your RSS feed may have exploded with this anomalous offer just like ours did. Overnight SWISS First Class became available to redeem for with Aeroplan Miles, MileagePlus miles and most other Star Alliance programs! Normally SWISS First Class is not available as an award to […]

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