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Hilton Honors 2020 Status Extension for All Members

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Hilton Honors has announced they’ll be extending 2020 Hilton Honors elite status for Silver, Gold, and Diamond members through March 31, 2022. Additionally, those who had status that was expiring this year, Hilton will be extending through March 31, 2021, so some great news for Hilton Honors members. This is due to the COVID-19 pandemic…

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Southwest Airlines: No Inflight Service on All Flights

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Southwest Airlines has announced they’ll be discontinuing service onboard all their flights effective Wednesday, March 25, 2020. This follows their earlier announcement last week on them removing service on flights under 250 miles. The airline is doing all it can to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and they feel it’s safest for both their flight…

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Amazon FreeTime Unlimited Deal $.99 Entertainment For Kids!

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Amazon FreeTime Unlimited Deal $.99 Entertainment For Kids! Need some entertainment for your kids while we social-distance ourselves? Check out this deal from Amazon for FreeTime Unlimited for only $0.99 for a 3-months family plan.  Endless Fun for Kids. Peace of Mind for Parents. FreeTime Unlimited is an all-in-one subscription that gives kids access to…

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Delta Extending Upgrade Certificates, Companion Certificates and More

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Delta announced some positive news for SkyMiles and Medallion members, as they’ll be extending regional and global upgrade certificates, companion certificates and more as a result of COVID-19. For anyone who had any of these that were set to expire prior to June 30, 2020, they’ll now be extended until December 31, 2020, and the…

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Hotel Review: Miami Beach EDITION

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The Miami Beach EDITION is located near South Beach on 29th and Collins Ave. The property features 294 guest rooms including 28 oceanfront bungalows. It’s a Marriott Bonvoy category 8 property requiring 85,000 points for a standard free night redemption. As a Marriott Gold Bonvoy member, thanks to my status from my American Express Platinum Card, I…

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Southwest Announces New Service to Mexico in the Fall

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Not the best timing giving the COVID-19 pandemic, however Southwest Airlines has released their latest flight schedule. Southwest Airlines is now open for booking through the end of October, and they plan to add several new routes including to Mexico. Anyways, Southwest will offer twice-daily nonstop service between Phoenix and Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos* and once-daily…

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All American Express Centurion Lounges Closing

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American Express has announced the closure of all The Centurion Lounge locations due to COVID-19 effective Saturday, March 21, 2020. The lounges will be closed indefinitely at this point, but American Express will share with members once the lounges are able to reopen again. We recently shared American Express Centurion Lounge Charlotte Opens and American Express Centurion…

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U.S. State Dept: Do Not Travel Internationally

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U.S. State Dept: Do Not Travel Internationally The Department of State has officially advised U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the Coronavirus. If you are abroad, you should think about your plans as it is likely that international flights will soon be canceled or very limited upon this news. Read below for…

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Southwest Airlines: Only Serving Canned Water Onboard

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Southwest Airlines has announced they’re taking drastic measures with their inflight service as they’ll be ending any sort of service on flights under 250 miles. For longer flights, they will offer just canned water and a snack. No more sodas, beer, wines, drinks, or even ice. Per Southwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines has temporarily suspended beverage/snack…

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New 100K Chase Ink Preferred Offer!

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New 100K Chase Ink Preferred Offer! Chase Ultimate Rewards points are incredibly useful and among some of the best points currency to collect. Ink Business Preferred has an increased the welcome offer to an amazing 100,000 Chase Ultimate Reward points (UR). With this offer you can earn 100k bonus points after you spend $15,000 on purchases…

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MGM Las Vegas Resorts, Wynn & Encore Closing

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Several Las Vegas resorts have announced they’ll be shutting down this week as a result of coronavirus. Wynn/Encore Las Vegas announced they’d be closing their Las Vegas properties for two weeks. MGM Resorts also announced shortly after they’d be closing all their Las Vegas resorts until further notice starting on Tuesday, March 17. Wynn/Encore: WYNN…

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American Airlines Slashes Capacity Due to Coronavirus

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American Airlines announced they’re slashing capacity due to coronavirus. The airline plans for an immediate 75% reduction on all international flight now through May 6th, while keeping one daily flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to London (LHR), one flight daily from Miami (MIA) to LHR and three flights per week from DFW to Tokyo (NRT). On…

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Southwest Airlines A-List and A-List Preferred Updates

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Southwest Airlines has announced they’re making some positive changes for A-List and A-List Preferred members. Starting March 12, Southwest is now allowing those A-List and A-List Preferred members who have travel companions booked on the same reservation will all be allowed to board together. Per Southwest Airlines, We know getting more time with the people…

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Latest World of Hyatt Coronavirus Updates

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Hyatt announced they’d be making several changes to their hotels, reservations, and World of Hyatt program with regards to COVID-19 situation. Hyatt will be offering flexible cancellations on all reservations including those that were pre-paid and non-refundable. Additionally, World of Hyatt points will be suspending the forfeiture of points through May 31, 2020. The proposed…

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80K Ink Business Preferred Offer

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Chase Ultimate Rewards points are incredibly useful and among some of the best points currency to collect. Right now, the Ink Business Preferred is offering 80,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards point welcome bonus. I actually have this card in my wallet and think that it is definitely worth considering if you value Chase UR. Let’s take a look at the…

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