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JetBlue And Icelandair Start New Frequent Flier Partnership, Earn Double TruBlue Points Till 7/7
JetBlue and Icelandair have started a frequent-flier partnership that will allow customers to earn points on the other airline’s flights. The carriers made the announcement today and JetBlue sent out emails with an offer to celebrate this new partnership. JetBlue customers wishing to receive TrueBlue Points on Icelandair flights will receive 1 point for every 2 miles…
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American Airlines Squeezes A Few More Seats In Economy, Cuts Legroom
American Airlines is planning to decrease the space between some of its economy class seats by another two inches. The news comes after the airline says it plans to add more seats on its coming Boeing 737 Max jetliners. To make space for the extra seats the pitch (distance between seats) will decrease from 31 inches to…
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Plastc Goes Bankrupt Without Fulfilling Any Of The 80K Pre-Orders
Plastc, a smart payment card that can store all your CC details, was once a promising product. They started taking pre-orders back in 2014. The credit card of the future could digitally hold 20 credit or debit cards that a user could switch between. Maybe not enough for churners, but sufficient for everyone else. Now,…
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Check Your Amazon No-Rush Credits
Amazon offers promotional rewards when you select FREE No-Rush Shipping at checkout. This is 5-day shipping that Prime members can chose in case they don’t need the order right away, and you get rewards for it. Until now you had to check you emails for the credits and their expiration date. Now Amazon has finally…
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How Far Ahead Should You Book A Flight To Get The Best Price?
When booking flights, especially when paying cash, it’s always tough to figure out when you should book. Should you do it 6 months ahead? Should you wait till the last minute for possible discounts? We now have an answer. Maybe not an exact answer since this is not really an exact science. Best Time To…
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Qatar & Etihad Will Lend Laptops And Tablets To U.S. Bound Passengers
We wrote about the new electronics ban that will affect some Middle Eastern carriers flying to the US and UK from certain airports and countries. Now two of the affected airlines, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways, are responding to the ban by offering free laptops or tablets on board. You don’t get to keep the…
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New Code Share Agreement Between Lufthansa and Cathay Pacific
Lufthansa and Cathay Pacific announced today a code share agreement that will allow them to sell tickets on some of each other’s routes. The announcement expands an existing partnership in which the two airlines already cooperate on freight flights. This comes at a time of heightened competition for both airlines. Lufthansa is battling Gulf carriers…
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Banks Will Waive Annual Fees, Late Fees And Lower Interest Rates… If You Ask
I usually suggest to readers to ask their banks to waive late fees or annual fees. Now there’s some numbers behind this that show that banks are indeed willing to waive these fees. What’s even more surprising, based on a survey from CreditCards.com, they will waive these fees most of the time. You just need to…
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US & UK Issue Electronics Ban On Flights From Some Countries
The US and UK sepparately announced today an Electronics Ban that will forbid people from carrying some electronic devices on flights from certain countries in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Turkey. US Electronics Ban United States was the first to issue its ban this morning. The ban applies to 10 airports…
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Alaska Airlines Partners With German Condor Airlines
Alaska Airlines announced Condor Airlines as its newest partner on Monday, giving members of its Mileage Plan more opportunities to earn and use miles on flights to Europe. Condor flies nonstop to Frankfurt, Germany from Seattle; San Diego; Las Vegas, Portland, Oregon, Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska; and Vancouver, British Columbia. Starting in June, Condor will…
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Acorns Adds Zappos To ‘Found Money’ Rewards Program
Acorns has added Zappos as a partner to their Found Money rewards program. When you shop at Zappos.com using an Acorns-linked card, they’ll invest 3% of the purchase price into your Acorns account. If you’re not familiar with Acorns, it is an app that links with your bank account and credit cards, rounding up daily purchases…
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Plenti Adds Southeastern Grocers To Its Program
Plenti hasn’t been a great hiit so far and recently earning rates have declined. But here’s some news that adds some value to the program. They’re adding a partner and a new option to earn Plenti points. That’s the good news. The bad news is that you’ll earn only 1 Plenti point per $2 spent. Starting April…
