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American Airlines New Routes, Waldorf Los Cabos, Chase Freedom 5%

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Martini Review of the Week:  It’s Saturday and it’s time for the Martini Review of the Week. Take a look at this week’s top news, deals, and reviews below. See current Credit Card Offers here to earn more miles. News Waldorf Astoria Expanding to Los Cabos, Mexico American Airlines New Costa Rica and Jamaica Service from…

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135,000 Delta SkyMiles, Increased American Airlines Fares and More

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Martini Review of the Week:  It’s Saturday and it’s time for the Martini Review of the Week. Take a look at this week’s top news, deals, and reviews below. News Amazing Increased Sign Up Bonuses: 135,000 SkyMiles American Airlines Just Increased Fares Best NYC Hotels to Redeem Marriott Points New Southwest Performance Business Card 80K Offer…

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Priority Pass 19 Newest Lounges

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Priority Pass sends out a monthly email announcing their new lounges. It’s nice to see Priority Pass expanding the lounges in their program, which means more lounges for The Platinum Card® from American Express cardholders like myself to benefit from. Here is a full list of the lounges that they added this month. Priority Pass Newest Lounges…

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Will Uber Start Delivering Food via Drones?

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If you thought the drive-thru window was innovative, wait until you hear about what Uber is testing. The multi-billion dollar ride sharing app, which since May is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is reportedly testing food delivery via drones. The company already has a well-known food delivery service, UberEats. But…

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Southwest Airlines Impact Hawaiian, Delta Increased Bonuses and More

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Martini Review of the Week:  It’s Saturday and it’s time for the Martini Review of the Week. Take a look at this week’s top news, deals, and reviews below. News Amazing Increased Sign Up Bonuses: 135,000 SkyMiles 60,000 Points With Chase Sapphire Preferred Public Offer Uber Copter Offering NYC Airport Helicopter Service Southwest Airlines Impact on…

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Amazon Shutting Down Restaurant Delivery Service

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Seems like Amazon has their hand in a little bit of everything these days. But, it looks like they can’t be good at everything. They have announced that they will be shutting down their Amazon Restaurants delivery services effective June 24th. Looks like competitors like my favorites, Doordash and UberEats will continue to dominate in this…

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Uber Copter Offering NYC Airport Helicopter Service

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Uber is planning to launch a new helicopter service called Uber Copter in New York City. The new service will compete with BLADE continuous, as Uber’s addition will provide connections between lower Manhattan and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The new service will launch next month on July 9, 2019 and initially will…

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Hilton Golds Executive Lounge Access, Phoenix Sky Club, Amex Transfer Bonus

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Martini Review of the Week:  It’s Saturday and it’s time for the Martini Review of the Week. Take a look at this week’s top news, deals, and reviews below.   News 135,000 SkyMiles with Increased Delta Amex Bonuses Hyatt Regency Coco Beach Resort Puerto Rico Announced Hyatt and Lindblad Expeditions Partnership, New Member Benefits Do Hilton…

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Southwest Airlines New Routes, Le Méridien New York, Central Park, Wyndham Status Match

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Martini Review of the Week:  It’s Saturday and it’s time for the Martini Review of the Week. Take a look at this week’s top news, deals, and reviews below. Southwest Airlines announced they’ve extended its bookable flight schedule through Jan. 5, 2020. Additionally, they’re adding a few new routes across the U.S. as well as bringing back…

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