IHG confirmed this week that they plan to start experimenting with dynamic pricing for award bookings. The new system will allow the hotel chain to change room prices based on demand. In the earnings release, the group revealed that as part of strengthening its loyalty program, it would be “testing new features for 2019 roll-out,…
Varo Money is a banking app that provides full-service banking products and tools. It offers signup bonuses and referral bonuses as a way to grow the customer base. We’ve seen a $100 bonus in the past and now they have a $50 bonus. But Doctor of Credit is reporting something strange. The bank is banning…
Southwest Airlines issued a nationwide ground stop Friday morning, reportedly following a technical issue with its computer systems. Passengers began reporting delayed flights as early as 5:30 a.m. (EST) via Twitter. The airline also responded to many travelers via the social media platform, apologizing for the “inconvenience” and assuring customers the technical team was working…
A new credit card from Apple and Goldman Sachs could be coming soon. I wrote about it about a year ago, when it was first rumored. The card is designed to work with the Apple Wallet app on iPhones to help customers set spending goals, track their rewards and manage their balances, according to the Wall Street Journal.…
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Alaska Airlines announced today that a new lounge is set to open on the rooftop of Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport in 2020. The lounge with 8,500-square-foot of space, is located in the reconstructed area that originally housed the base of the airport’s control tower. Featuring Bay Area brands and design elements, the…
Payless has filed for bankruptcy and is closing all 2500 stores in North America. The stores are expected to close sometime between March and May. If you have any Payless gift cards then you need to use them up quickly. You can only use them until March 11th. The same goes for store credit. As…
Wyndham plans to introduce a wide-array of new features this April, including free nights at thousands of hotels starting at just 7,500 points, but raising the price to 30K for their top properties.
The Wall Street Journal revealed today that Southwest Airlines has been under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration for a year. The investigation is focused on its aircraft weight and balance calculations, which is a critical step before takeoff. It began back in February 2018. Based on internal documents and interviews, as many as one third of Southwest’s…
Marriot revealed that it suffered a major data breach last year. The breach came from the Starwood brand database. It was first said that it affected over 500 million customers, but then the number was lowered to 383 million unique guests. The compromised information included guest names, postal addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, genders,…
Southwest has had a rough weekend. Since Friday, the carrier experienced more cancellations and delays than any other U.S. airline. About 100 flights were canceled for maintenance reasons.
Visa and Mastercard are considering raising interchange fees on card transactions in the U.S. The two credit card issuers generate most of their revenue from these small processing fees. Every time you make a purchase with a credit or debit card, merchants pay a small fee to the bank that issued this card, such as…
If you had trouble yesterday, or still do, in accessing the Chase website and its mobile app, you’re not alone. Chase Support confirmed for Business Insider that “some customers are having trouble accessing the mobile app and our website.” Issues were reported from many cities including Los Angeles, Houston, New York, Chicago, Phoenix, Seattle, San Francisco, Brooklyn,…
The new TWA Hotel at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport is now open for business. For about $250 a night, you can relive the best parts of the “golden age of flying”. Eero Saarinen’s iconic neo-futurist structure originally designed for Trans World Airlines in 1962, hence the TWA Hotel name. There will be a fleet of…