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DOT Proposes New Rules,Refunded Fees On Delayed Baggage And More
The U.S. Transportation Department is proposing new rules that will make airlines refund fees on bags that arrive very late, own up to more mistakes and follow other new rules to promote competition between carriers and offer consumers better information for choosing an airline. Here’s some of the proposed rules. Prohibit online ticket agents from undisclosed…
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Marriott, Ritz-Carlton And SPG Cards Get Expanded Earning Benefits
Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest have announced a great new expanded benefit for members of their co-brand credit cards following Marriott International’s recent acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Starting today, Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card by American Express Card Members in the U.S. can earn two Starpoints® for every eligible dollar spent using the Card…
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Citi ThankYou Adds JetBlue & ShopYouWay As Transfer Partners
Citi ThankYou Rewards program has added two new transfer partners, JetBlue and ShopYourWay. Added transfer partners are always good news as they give you more options. TYP will transfer to TruBlue are a bit interesting as there’s two tiers with different earning rates, depending on which TYP earning credit card you hold. For Citi ThankYou Premier,…
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Samsung Will Give You A New Phone Plus $100 For Your Fiery Note 7
Samsung’s second Galaxy Note 7 recall is now official. The Galaxy Note 7 that has been going up in smokes everywhere is unlikely to return to stores, as Samsung already stopped production and is looking to discontinue the model altogether after the replacement handsets also had the same issues. But Samsung still has to replace a few…
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Amazon Limits Warehouse Access to New Merchants Ahead Of Holiday Season
Amazon is restricting merchant access to its warehouses during the holiday shopping season. Capacity issues that have created problems in the past and the online retailer is taking steps to avoid it this year. Bloomberg reports that Amazon is freezing new merchants out of its fast-delivery service Fulfillment By Amazon until Dec. 19, preventing them…
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Android Pay Will Drop “Grandfathered” Google Wallet Cards On 10/14
When Android Pay, Google’s mobile payment service, was first released, those who were using Google Wallet previously were allowed to switch over their credit cards even if the bank wasn’t supported. But starting October 14, if the card you’re using is still not part of the list of Android Pay supported banks, you won’t be able to…
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Official, Amex Platinum Card Will Earn 5x On Airfare
It is now official. American Express will announce a major enhancement to its widely-used Platinum Card this week, allowing card members to earn 5X Membership Rewards points on airfare booked directly with airlines or through American Express Travel. American Express is also announcing changes to its OPEN Business Platinum Card. Business Platinum Card Members can now…
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Global Entry Expands To 9 More Airports By April ’17
Global Entry is expanding. The program run by Customs and Border Protection currently has kiosks for travelers arriving from abroad at 39 airports. By April 3rd you’ll see their kiosk in 9 more airports; Fairbanks, AK; Oakland, Sacramento and San Jose, CA; New Orleans, LA; Kansas City and St. Louis, MO.; Houston Hobby TX and Burlington, VT, the announcement said.…
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25% Bonus When Tranfserring MR Points To Alitalia Miles (1:1.25)
Get 25% more Alitalia miles when you transfer Membership Rewards points through 10/31/16. The regular transfer rate is 1:1 so with this promo you’re able to get 1,250 Alitalia miles for every 1,000 MR points that you transfer. Minimum transfer is 1,000 Membership Rewards points. If you fly out of US, Business Class awards to Europe are just…
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No More Free Meals/Drinks On BA Shorthaul Flights
British Airways economy class passengers on short-haul flights will soon have to pay for sandwiches supplied by Marks & Spencer if they want a meal in mid-air. The airline has signed a deal with M&S that will see it replace free meals on flights of less than five hours, joining no-frills rivals such as Ryanair and easyJet…
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Frontier Airlines Joins TSA PreCheck Program
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced the expansion of TSA Pre✓ to include eligible customers of Frontier Airlines effective immediately. It was already announced back in June that they would join, but the exact date wasn’t set. Today’s announcement makes a total of 19 carriers that participate in TSA Pre✓: Aeromexico, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines,…
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JetBlue Add Orlando (MCO) – LA (LAX) Route & Mint Service Between Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – San Francisco (SFO)
JetBlue today announced it is continuing to boost its transcontinental flight network with a new route and more Mint flights. First, the airline will add new nonstop flights between Orlando and Los Angeles. JetBlue will launch new nonstop service between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) starting on January 5, 2017.…
