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American Express plans on limiting access to its Centurion Lounges to cardholders only. Effective February 1, 2023 only cardholders of Platinum will receive complimentary access. Guests will be charged a fee of $50 per visit, however for those who spend $75,000 the prior year will be exempt from the guest fee. For context, American Express…
As a follow-up to Delta Cancelling 82 Flights Tomorrow Due to Pilot Staffing Issues, the airline has confirmed that its not going to be middle blocking seats on any of its flights today and tomorrow (April 4th and 5th). What’s interesting is that the decision to unblock middle seats will span to all of its…
Deja Vu for the 3rd time: Delta Air Lines has cancelled nearly 100 flights this Easter weekend as the airline continues facing pilot staffing challenges. Additionally, we’ve seen a large amount of flights being severely delayed as well this weekend. We confirmed that flights are being cancelled due to pilot crews not being able to cover…
Delta Air Lines has announced a very lucrative Medallion Status accelerator which will go into effect for all flights from April 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. You’ll earn a 50%-75% bonus of Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs), Medallion Qualification Segments (MQSs) and Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) on Delta flights. Additionally, for the rest of this year, all award…
Delta is currently Blocking Middle Seats through April 30, 2021, and the airline announced that as of May 1, 2021 there will no longer be in seat blocking in any cabin. Delta was the last US airline to continue blocking seats, with some airlines never blocking seats at all. Props to Delta for blocking seats…
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Earlier this month, Southwest Airlines announced its plans to add service to yet three new destinations this year. Myrtle Beach, S.C., Eugene, ORE., and Bellingham, Washington later this year. Southwest is launching flights to Myrtle Beach (MYR) starting on May 23, 2021, with nonstop service from Baltimore (BWI), Chicago (MDW), and Nashville (BNA); followed by…
Delta will be expanding its inflight service offerings starting April 14th, as the airline attempts to start bringing back a pre-pandemic service. Delta will offer 7.5-ounce Coca-Cola mini cans of Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite and Seagram’s Ginger Ale. The airline will also serve up premium, ready-to-drink, canned cocktails from Atlanta- based Tip Top Proper Cocktails…
Exciting news for Hyatt loyalists, as Hyatt announced that the current Rio Las Vegas will be transformed into a new Hyatt Regency Las Vegas. Rio Las Vegas currently has 2,510 rooms, and will actually be rebranded into multiple Hyatt full-service properties with the first being the Hyatt Regency. This will undergo a complete redevelopment including…
World of Hyatt is offering 1,000 World of Hyatt points per night when staying at new Hyatt hotels from between April 1 and June 30, 2021. Normally, World of Hyatt members earn 500 bonus points, but in celebration of Hyatt’s 1,000th hotel Alila Napa Valley they’ve upped the ante. We’ve opened the doors to Alila Napa…
American Express is offering a 40% transfer bonus to Hilton Honors now through June 15, 2021. With this bonus, you’ll now receive 2,800 Hilton Honors Points per 1,000 Membership Rewards points. You must be logged into your Membership Rewards account to view this offer. This isn’t the only transfer bonus from American Express right now. They…
American Express is offering a 40% transfer bonus to Marriott Bonvoy now through June 15, 2021. With this bonus, you’ll now receive 1,400 Marriott Bonvoy Points per 1,000 Membership Rewards points. You must be logged into your Membership Rewards account to view this offer. For comparison, just a few months ago, American Express 30% Transfer Bonus to Marriott…
Delta announced they’ll be adding several news flights and routes to the state of Alaska starting this summer. We’ll see expanded service to Anchorage (ANC), Fairbanks (FAI), Juneau (JNU), Ketchikan (KTN) and Sitka (SIT). Delta’s latest additions are a direct result of increased result of leisure flying over business travel, which the airline hopes to capture additional…
World of Hyatt routinely evaluates their hotels within their award categories, and will generally make changes once a year. Hyatt has announced their latest round of changes, effective Thursday, March 25, 2021 with only 11 hotels changing categories this year due to the pandemic. For 2021, World of Hyatt members will see updates made to…
Great news for New Yorkers or those looking to visit. Effect April 1, 2021, domestic travelers to New York will no longer have to quarantine upon arrival. International arrivals will still be required to quarantine at this time, but this is a great step in building back New York’s tourism. Last year, New York implemented…
The U.S. Mint is going to be releasing their American Eagle 2021 One Ounce Gold Proof Coin and American Eagle 2021 Gold Proof Four-Coin Set, both will be hot items for coin collectors. As I’m not a coin collector, I don’t have much interest in this, however PFS Buyers Club, which is a coin buying service is…
The U.S. Mint is going to be releasing their American Eagle 2021 One Ounce Gold Proof Coin and American Eagle 2021 Gold Proof Four-Coin Set, both will be hot items for coin collectors. As I’m not a coin collector, I don’t have much interest in this, however PFS Buyers Club, which is a coin buying service is…
Southwest Airlines announced its plans to add service to yet three new destinations this year. Myrtle Beach, S.C., Eugene, ORE., and Bellingham, Washington will be the newest destinations for the airline. Southwest Airlines has added a whopping of 17 new airports since the pandemic began, and have said that most are preforming well. Previous seasonal…
Delta has launched a new promotion for SkyMiles members who are looking to change their flight. With this targeted offer, eligible SkyMiles will earn 2,500 bonus miles for making a change either on the Fly Delta app or online now through June 30, 2021. Here are details of the email: You may have called us…
Hyatt announced they’re expanding their independent collection brands as they plan to add several new hotels across all of Unbound Collection, Destination Hotels, and Joie de Vivre hotels by 2025 to name a few. Per Hyatt, With a deep belief in the power of these independent collection brans, Hyatt plans to add JdV by Hyatt and…