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Citi Executive Card Adds Admirals Club Access For Authorized Users
American Airlines and Citi have expanded the benefits of the Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite MasterCard by providing Admirals Club access to authorized users. This is a surprising addition to the card’s perks. It surely adds value to the $450 annual fee, considering that adding authorized users comes with no charge, but some might see it as devaluing Admirals…
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Airlines To Reimburse Passengers For Damaged Luggage
Airlines will soon be responsible if they damage your luggage while you fly. They will have to reimburse you even if your they damage your luggage’s wheels, zippers and other parts which they’ve been claiming that are not covered until now. The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a notice today reminding airlines that they are…
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Etihad Opens Swanky New Lounge At JFK
Etihad Airways hosted the grand opening of its new lounge at New York’s JFK Airport on Wednesday. The lounge spans more than 7,000 square feet and features stylish furniture, floor-to-ceiling windows, bathroom showers and a private “residence” sitting area that gives you the feeling of a luxurious living room. There’s also a bar with views of the airfield and aircraft like Etihad’s latest Airbus A380…
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Santander Ends extra20 Checking For New Customers
I’ve written a few times about Santander’s extra20 checking account, urging people to sign up. It’s an easy $240 annually, with no effort besides the initial set up. You need just $1500 tied up, so that works out to a 16% return, much better than any APR out there. Well, now they have pulled the offer…
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American Airlines Changes AAdvantage Program
The rumor was already out and it was confirmed today. American Airlines, the world’s largest carrier, said today that it is fundamentally changing the way it awards frequent flier miles, joining other major U.S. airlines by rewarding dollars spent instead of miles flown. The change, also made by United Airlines earlier this year, benefits big-spenders, usually…
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Marriott International to buy Starwood Hotels for $12.2B
Marriott International has agreed to buy Starwood Hotels and Resorts in a $12.2 billion deal that will make it the largest hotel chain in the world. The combined companies will operate or franchise more than 5,500 hotels with 1.1 million rooms worldwide. About 35% of the properties are outside the USA. The companies expect the deal…
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Verizon Cancels Orders For Price Mistake On Sony SmartBand
We recently wrote about a price mistake from Verizon. They were selling Sony Smartbands for free with free shipping. They just send me an email notifying me that the order is canceled, and… my card wasn’t charged. Well the second part was obvious because the price was $0. But thanks anyway. Here’s the text of…
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How To Add “Shop Small in November” Amex Offers If Not Targeted
We previously wrote about Shop Small in November, which this year has replaced Small Business Saturday. It isn’t as good as the previous version because you can only get one $10 credit per card, and not all cards were targeted for most people. Business cards had offers for $20 credit on purchases of $100 or more. But…
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Bad News From Discover Deals For Non-Discover Card Purchases
Big Habitat has posted a letter from one of his readers who was contacted by mail by Discover’s Fraud Prevention Departments regarding Discover Deals purchases made with non-Discover cards. The same reader says that he hasn’t seen any rewards clawed back yet, but this is worrisome if you done high volumes of purchases through Discover Deals…
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4,500 Avios Flights Will End On Feb 2nd
British Airways has announced that they will end one of the best deals out there, the 4,500 Avios Flights in North America. In their statement they say that starting 2 February 2016, they’ll be making some changes to the Executive Club pricing structure for reward flights originating or terminating in the United States of America.
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Meth Addicts Create Algorithm To Steal Gift Cards
This is the kind of crime that makes merchants put restrictions on gift card purchases. But it is also a interesting story so I decided to post it. It’s about three meth addicts who came up with a scheme using phony Giant Eagle gift cards to fuel his meth addiction, police said. This was the scheme.…
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Amex Platinum Card Adds Complimentary Hilton Gold Status
Besides the SPG Gold status, the American Express Platinum now comes with complimentary Hilton HHonors Gold status as well. This is a benefit that was tested previously but can now be added easily to all Platinum cards. For HHonors Gold status, you need to have make 20 stays or 40 nights in a calendar year, or earn 75,000 HHonors Base…
