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Times Square EDITION Permanently Closing

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The Times Square EDITION will be ceasing operations effective August 13, 2020 and will be permanently closing. Several factors went into this decision including the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the hotel to close. The is the brand’s second EDITION location in New York City and we’ve confirmed that the original New York EDITION near Madison Square Park will…

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Southwest Airlines Double Rapid Rewards Points on All Flights

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Southwest Airlines announced they’ll be offering double Rapid Reward points on all flights through August 31, 2020. Be sure to register for this offer prior to purchasing your flights. I suspect we’ll see most airlines start to offer similar promotions in the coming months as travel starts to return. Southwest Airlines recent announced A-List, A-List Preferred…

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United Airlines Voluntary Separation Program

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United Airlines has announced a new Voluntary Separation Program (VSP2) that’s open to all Management & Administrative (M&A) employees in the U.S., Guam, and Puerto Rico. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, United Airlines will permanently need to shrink their staffing by 30% come October, so has started offering voluntary separation packages. If the airline…

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Delta Air Lines Retires Entire Boeing 777 Fleet

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Delta Air Lines announced they’ll be retiring their entire Boeing 777 fleet the end of the year. Due to COVID-19, we can expect all 18 Boeing 777 aircraft used primarily on longhaul international routes to be retired. This news comes after Delta’s earlier announcement to retire MD-88, MD-90 fleets in June, which reduces Delta’s mainline fleet…

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Earn 500 Bonus American AAdvantage Miles on New Bookings

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American Airlines has launched a new promotion where American AAdvantage members can earn bonus miles on new bookings. You’ll earn 500 bonus miles for each booking you make by May 18th for travel between July 1- December 31, 2020. To sign up, head over to American’s promotion page, which will require you first to login…

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Hilton’s Points Unlimited Promotion Extended till September 7th

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Earlier this year, Hilton Honors launched their Points Unlimited promotion, where you’re be able to earn 2,000 points on every stay. Additionally, you’ll earn 10,000 extra points every 10 nights, with no limit to the number of points you can earn with this offer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hilton has announced they’re extending this through…

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100,000 Roundtrip JetBlue Tickets For Healthcare Heroes

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100,000 Roundtrip JetBlue Tickets For Healthcare Heroes Nominate your healthcare hero here. Nominate your #JetBlueHealthcareHero and they could receive roundtrip flights for 2 to anywhere we fly*. They’ve earned our love, our gratitude and some serious R&R. To thank healthcare heroes across the country, we’re giving away 100,000 pairs of roundtrip flights–so they can take…

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$200 Amex Travel Credit for Platinum Cardholders

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American Express recently announced Additional Platinum Card Benefits Added for 2020 for cardholders of the Platinum Card® from American Express. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, American Expresss is adding two additional monthly statement credits: On-Demand Savings: Get up to $20 back in statement credits each month when you use your Card for select U.S.…

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Delta Reserve Amex Card 3 Extra Miles/$ Supermarkets

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Delta Reserve Card 3 Extra Miles/$ Supermarkets Just received this note from American Express letting me know that I will be earning an extra 3 miles per dollar on eligible purchases at U.S. Supermarkets on my Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card. (No enrollment needed.) Earn an extra 3 miles for each dollar of eligible purchases…

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Additional Platinum Card Benefits Added for 2020

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Cardholders of the Platinum Card® from American Express can expect to receive some new added benefits for this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has put a halt to travel and has resulted with the temporary closure of all American Express Centurion lounges. In light of the current situation is adding two additional monthly statement credits:…

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