Roundup: Most Valuable Chase Card, Amazon Back to NYC?, WOW-Indigo Deal, AA Basic Economy, Marriott Triple Branded Property

March 6, 2019

This is a list of news from around the web which I came across in the last few days. I found these articles interesting and somewhat related to the travel and deal content you regularly see here at Danny the Deal Guru. Sometimes just interesting and not related at all, but I hope you enjoy them just the same. If you come across any interesting articles, please send them my way.

What Is The Most Valuable Chase Personal Card? The Complete Rankings

A good list of personal Chase card signup bonuses that can earn you as much as $1,000 in value. Read more here.

New York leaders wrote an open letter to Jeff Bezos asking him to bring Amazon HQ2 back to Queens

About 80 New York union leaders, local officials and business owners published an open letter in Friday’s New York Times asking Amazon to give Long Island City one more shot. Read more here.

WOW Air, Indigo hope to finalize deal by end March

Talks between Icelandic LCC WOW Air and prospective investors Indigo Partners are still ongoing, with a date toward the end of March now being given as the likely time for a deal agreement. Read more here.

Amazon plans new grocery-store business

Amazon.com Inc plans to open dozens of grocery stores across the United States as it looks to expand in the food business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Read more here.

American Will No Longer Let Customers ‘Buy Up’ From Basic Economy

American Airlines will not let you buy out of Basic Economy. American says that the people who were using the ability to buy up into another fare were largely doing so to retain value from their tickets when they needed to change plans on a basic economy fare. Read more here.

Marriott’s First Triple-Branded Property Opens in Nashville

At the Nashville property, customers will have the option to choose from 209 AC Hotel rooms, 136 Residence Inn suites or 125 SpringHill Suites spots — all under a single roof. Read more here.