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Google Pony Express, Pay Bills From Gmail
Google is currently working on a project that will allow Gmail users to more easily receive bills in their email inbox instead of their mailbox. Called Pony Express, the service also is designed to let people pay their bills within Gmail, rather than having to go to a telecom or utility company’s website to complete…
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Ryanair Transatlantic Flights… Just a Joke
Not sure if it was just a joke, but a few days after European budget airline Ryanair announced its plans to launch transatlantic flights, the company is now saying it has no such plans and they have never been in the works. They released the following short statement yesterday. In the light of recent press coverage, the Board…
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Frontier Airlines Increasing Checked Baggage Fees
Frontier Airlines is raising its baggage fees in May. The increases will take effect on May 1 and range from $5 to $10 per checked bag. The biggest increase is for bags checked last-minute at the gate, from $50 to $60. Other baggage fees are going up by $5. Frontier, like fellow discount airlines Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air, has a long list of…
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AMEX Plenti, First Coalition Loyalty Program in US
AT&T, ExxonMobil, Macy’s, Nationwide, Rite Aid, Direct Energy and Hulu are joining with American Express to launch Plenti, the first U.S.-based coalition loyalty program with well-known brands where consumers can earn and use Plenti points for purchasing a wide range of products, regardless of the payment method consumers choose to use. The program will officially…
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Facebook Messenger Adds FREE Peer-to-Peer Payments
This is an interesting development from Facebook. Facebook users can now send money to one another through the Messenger app. A dollar sign icon shows up above the keyboard which opens a payments screen where users can type the amount they wish to send.  Facebook lets users add a debit card to their account which is used to fund…
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AmEx MR Redemption Changes Starting on 06/28/2015
American Express are making changes to the value you receive when you redeem Membership Rewards points. These are not any major changes and they won’t affect their travel partners. The changes will take effect on 06/28/2015.
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No More Visa, MasterCard & Discover Loads for Serve
Amex Serve won’t allow anymore loads online using a credit card issued by Visa, MasterCard and Discoverstarting on April 16th. They added the following wording to their terms. Starting April 16, 2015 you will only be able to use an American Express® Card if you want to load your account with a credit card. Discover, MasterCard and Visa…
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Google Flights will now show you which flights have Wi-Fi
Never get stuck in a plane without Wifi. Google Flights now shows you which flights have it and which flights don’t, so you won’t carry all your gadgets with you, just to find out that they are useless up in the air. Google Flight Search starting offering the service after a partnership with Routehappy. Routehappy is a…
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Apple Watch Will Change the Way We Travel?
Apple watch was unveiled yesterday and it looks amazing. It can be your for anything between $350 and $10,000. It also comes with a lot of apps and there’s many apps that will make traveling easier. Being in a different country or city, it is sometimes confusing but the Apple Watch owners will be better…
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Top 3 Credit Reporting Agencies Reach Settlement on Medical Debt
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman reached a settlement with the three biggest U.S. credit-reporting agencies in a deal that will change the way they handle errors and treat medical debt. Under the agreement, set to be announced on Monday, Equifax Information Services LLC, Experian Information Solutions Inc and TransUnion LLC, will be more proactive…
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No Changes To AmEx Serve with Softcard Accounts
We talked about the Softcard shut down and many were probably wondering about the fate of their AmEx Serve Cards. American Express has answered that question and you don’t need to wories as there are no changes coming to your Serve. You may have seen the recent announcement that the Softcard app is being discontinued.…