Loyalty Programs
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Wyndham to Remove All-Inclusive Resorts from Its Rewards Program
Starting June 1, 2019, Viva Wyndham all-inclusive resorts will no longer be participating in the Wyndham Rewards program. These properties represented the best value for points redemption.
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American Express Launches ‘Upgrade with Points’ Program
Today, American Express announced the launch of Upgrade with Points in partnership with Plusgrade, a new way to provide Card Members with a more seamless and rewarding travel experience. This Amex Upgrade with Points program is a new way to use your Membership Rewards points. The new Amex Upgrade With Points program will give eligible…
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British Airways to Change Cost Of Award Flights On Partner Airlines on May 30th
British Airways has announced in an email sent to its embers that award prices are changing for partner awards. From 30 May 2019, we’ll be changing our Avios prices on reward flights with the following partner airlines: Alaska Airlines, Air Italy, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Japan Airlines, LATAM, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, S7,…
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Hawaiian Airlines Unannounced Devaluation, More Dynamic Award Pricing is in Effect
Hawaiian Airlines has made unannounced changes to its award charts used. The new pricing is already in effect, without any warning. Hawaiian Airlines reached out and provided the following explanation. These updates have been featured on our Hawaiian Airlines homepage and the HawaiianMiles member portal since March 27. We also notify our members of any…
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Dunkin is Making Changes to DD Perks Loyalty Program
Dunkin is making some major changes to its loyalty program. The company is expanding a test that might entice more people to earn rewards through its popular DD Perks program.Â
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Marriott Bonvoy to Launch ‘2019 Elite Thank You Gift Initiative’
The new Marriott Bonvoy program has not been very well received. But the company is trying to improve. Frequent Miler reports that they have sent memos to participating hotels about their new initiative to show appreciation to elite members. There are two parts to Marriott’s initiative, called ‘2019 Elite Thank You Gift’. First, some Ambassador…
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Amtrak Points Will Now Expire After 24 Months
Amtrak has made unannounced changes to its loyalty program, shorting the expiration window for its points. The change was apparently made last Wednesday. Amtrak Guest Rewards points will now expire after 24 months of inactivity, instead of the previous 36 months. Members weren’t told anything about the change. 24 months is still plenty of time…
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New Wydham Rewards Tiers Now Live, 164 Hotels at 30K/Night
As announced back in February 19th, 2019, Wydham Rewards is now offering three award tiers for both free night redemptions (go free) and points + cash redemptions (go fast).
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You Can Now Use Amex Membership Rewards Points for Fine Hotels & Resorts Booking
You can use your Membership Rewards points to book stays through FHR. The option is not yet available at all properties. But the value for your points is only 1 cent, when using them this way.
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United MileagePlus Awards Now Start at 5,000 Miles
United Airlines has made some changes to its award pricing. Previosuly the cheapest flight possible when booking with miles we 10,000 MileagePlus miles. But now we are seeing some short faul one way awards priced at just 5,000 MileagePlus miles. The new price shows mostly for fares that would otherwise cost between $50 and $60,…
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New Starbucks Rewards Program Coming April 16th
Starting on April 16, Starbucks Rewards loyalty program is getting another makeover. The new system is supposed to allow members to earn Stars sooner, and also use those points to buy more items than before starting at lower redemptions. Currently the Starbucks rewards program works like this: Customers get two points, or stars, for every…
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Rumor – Ultimate Rewards to Be Redeemed at 1.75 Cents Each on Chase Travel Portal?
Chase Ultimate Rewards points are one of the most valuable travel point currencies out there. You can transfer them to many travel partners or just use them directly in the Chase Ultimate Rewards Travel Portal for a value of anywhere between 1 cent and 1.5 cents per point. But that could soon change, and for…