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Free TSA PreCheck For JetBlue Mosaic Members
JetBlue is offering  free TSA PreCheck to its TrueBlue program members who have Mosaic status. Not everyone is receiving the email, si it might be a targeted offer, which is a bit weird. This is the text of the email: We know you fly a lot – and we know long security lines can affect your overall…
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Best From The Rest Round Up – Week 25, 2016
Here’s a round up of posts, news, deals and other stuff that caught my attention in the last few days. I either don’t have the expertise, or was too lazy to write about them. Or maybe they’re just fun reads and not really travel/credit cards/deals related. I’ll add more posts to it during the day if I…
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6 Airlines Approved For Direct Flights To Cuba
The Obama administration on Friday authorized six American air carriers to begin direct flights to Cuba as soon as this fall, paving the way for the resumption of scheduled air travel between the United States and Cuba for the first time in more than 50 years. The Department of Transportation said it had approved applications from…
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American Airlines’ AAdvantage Becomes Revenue-Based, Adds New Tier
American Airlines announced today that it will change its frequent-flier program to award miles based on ticket price rather than distance flown. American Airlines said its AAdvantage program, which has about 100 million members, will change beginning August 1. Customers who have no status in the plan will receive 5 miles for each dollar spent on tickets,…
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Staples Limits Quantity Of eGCs To 3 Per Order
Staples has put a limit to the number of electronic gift cards. There’s now a limit of 3 per order, even though there’s still the option to add as many as 10 on the product page. If you try to add more than 3 of any type of eGC, you will receive the following error:…
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Chase Adds Air France KLM To UR Travel Partners
Chase has added a new travel partner to its Ultimate Rewards program, Air France KLM Flying Blue. This is not a game changer but as I always say, it’s good news when travel partners are added since it open up more opportunities. Flying Blue already is a travel partner of Citi ThankYou, Amex Membership Rewards and SPG. With…
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MR Accounts Unfrozen, Transfers Are Working Again
Amex had previously frozen many Membership Rewards accounts for people who had applied and were approved for the recent 100K bonus offer on the American Express Platinum card. Cards were working fine but MR points connected to the cards couldn’t be used to transfer to travel partners. The scary part was that all MR points were…
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Hilton Honors Status Match Is Back
Hilton Honors is again offering a Status Match. To match your status with Hilton HHonors Silver, Gold or Diamond status, you must provide your Hilton HHonors account number and proof of current tier status with Starwood Preferred Guest, Marriott Rewards, IHG Rewards Club, Hyatt Gold Passport, Choice Privileges, or other hotel loyalty program by June…
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Alaska Airlines Adds Japan Airlines As Newest Mileage Plan And Codeshare Partner
Alaska Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL) have announced plans for a codeshare agreement and frequent flier partnership, which will provide seamless travel and mileage earning opportunities between Alaska’s gateways in North America, Japan and throughout Asia. From the West Coast, JAL flies nonstop between Tokyo and Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Vancouver, B.C. and…
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Best From The Rest Round Up
Here’s a round up of posts, news, deals and other stuff that caught my attention in the last few days. I either don’t have the expertise, or was too lazy to write about them. Or maybe they’re just fun reads and not really travel/credit cards/deals related. Bank Bans, Carlson Hotels Sale, Hilton Promo, First Selfie Stick…
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JetBlue/Southwest Named Best Airline, Spirit Worst In Customer Satisfaction
The new American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) study of airline quality showed JetBlue and Southwest ranked highest among American airlines. Spirit Airlines, often called the most hated carrier, ranked last. With 100 as a perfect score, JetBlue and Southwest received a rating of 80. JetBlue lost one point, while Southwest gained three, compared to the 2015 ratings. The…
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Best From The Rest Round Up
Since all the great bloggers do this, I think I’ll have to start doing it as well 🙂 Here’s a round up of posts, news, deals and other stuff that caught my attention in the last few days. I either don’t have the expertise, or was too lazy to write about them. Decoding Retail: Target Edition…