Loyalty Programs
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World of Hyatt to Introduce Dynamic Award Pricing in 2020
World of Hyatt changes have been announced for 2020 and the biggest news is the introduction of peak and off-peak pricing.
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You Can Now Redeem, Hilton Points for Lyft Rides (0.22¢pp Value)
In a Hilton and Lyft first, Hilton Honors members can now redeem their Points on Lyft ride credits — further integrating the travel experience and rewards for everyday activities. At HiltonHonorsLyft.com, members may select a fixed amount of Points they’d like to redeem in exchange for Lyft credits in increments ranging from $10 – $100*. And…
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Citi Adds Aeromexico Club Premier to ThankYou Points Transfer Partners
Citi Adds Aeromexico Club Premier to ThankYou Points Transfer Partners Citi today announced that eligible U.S. cardmembers can now transfer their ThankYou Points to Aeroméxico Club Premier at a 1-to-1 ratio. With the addition of Club Premier, Citi’s ThankYou Points transfer program now offers cardmembers access to more than 15 partners. You can use Club…
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New Amex Membership Rewards Points Transfer Rules for Authorized Users
Amex Membership Rewards Points Transfer Rules for Authorized Users American Express is making some changes to its Membership Rewards program. This change went into effect today and it has to do with transferring points to authorized users. Here’s the wording from American Express: We are changing the Membership Rewards Terms and Conditions to provide that…
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Chase Ultimate Rewards Adds Emirates Skywards as 13th Travel Partner
Chase has a new travel partner for its Ultimate Rewards program. Chase cardmembers who have cards like the Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Preferred, Ink Business Preferred and others can now transfer their points to the Skywards program.
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Some Destination Hotels Integrated in World Of Hyatt Program
Last October World of Hyatt announced an agreement to acquire Two Roads Hospitality. Through the addition of Two Roads, Hyatt expands its brand presence into 23 new markets while enhancing its offerings in lifestyle hotel experiences and wellbeing. Two Roads Hospitality includes Alila, Destination, Joie de Vivre, Thompson and more brands. While some of these brands…
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Small Luxury Hotels Makes Changes to Its Loyalty Program
Small Luxury Hotels partnered with World of Hyatt last year. They have a total of 500 independent boutique luxury hotels in 80 countries. You can earn or redeem points when you book SLH properties through the Hyatt website or app. Hyatt credit cards also earn bonus points at these properties. But Small Luxury Hotels also…
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Garuda Indonesia No Longer a Citi ThankYou Partner
Citi ThankYou program now has one less transfer partner. Sometime in the last few days, Garuda Indonesia has been removed from the list of partners. If you haven’t noticed, I don’t blame you. It wasn’t really one of the coolest options for using Citi ThankYou points. But I have written about Garuda once in the…
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Negative Marriott Bonvoy Changes Announced Today
We knew that Marriott Bonvoy Changes were coming later in 2019 but now we have most of the details and a starting date for the new pricing and changes to some other features.
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Your World Rewards, Marriott Brings Back Emirates Partnership
The combined loyalty program of Emirates Skywards and Marriott Bonvoy are a continuation of a similar program that was in cooperation with SPG in the past.
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Devaluation of Hilton Honors Points?
A new thread on FT points at a possible devaluation of Hilton Honors points. It lists several properties where award prices have gone up, likely in the last few days. There has been no official notification, but again with dynamic pricing, there’s rarely such notices. The Gate reports more properties where prices have also increased.…
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You Can Now Earn Delta SkyMiles on Ticketmaster Purchases
Delta Air Lines has announces a new way to earn miles. They have partnered with Ticketmaster and for a limited time you can earn 3 miles for every dollar spent. SkyMiles Members can now earn miles for events they love such as concerts, sporting events, family shows and more in the U.S and Canada. To…