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Chase is Fixing an Oversight With Earning on the IHG Rewards Club Card and more...  In This Issue...  Chase is Fixing an Oversight With Earning on the IHG Rewards Club Card  Who Wins and Who Loses in the New Marriott Loyalty Program  Hilton Makes More Reward Nights Available in Paris  New 100,000 Point Offer Coming: Details of New Marriott Cards From Chase and American Express  The Ultimate Guide to the New Combined Marriott Program and the End of SPG  United Actually Removing Seats from Planes to Add Premium Economy, More Business Class  How US Airways Management Learned the Importance of a Premium American Airlines Product  More Recent Articles Chase is Fixing an Oversight With Earning on the IHG Rewards Club Card Reader Ben Y. reached out to share with me that he hasn't been earning bonus points for spending on his IHG Rewards Club credit card when staying at Kimpton hotels. Continue reading Chase is Fixing an Oversight With Earning on the IHG Rewards Club Card...          • Email to a friend •   Who Wins and Who Loses in the New Marriott Loyalty Program The specific changes they're making create winners and losers compared to the programs that are offered today. At reader Alex's suggestion I decided to walk through in a nutshell my first thoughts on how each group benefits or sees losses in the new program. Continue reading Who Wins and Who Loses in the New Marriott Loyalty Program...          • Email to a friend •   Hilton Makes More Reward Nights Available in Paris A week ago I reached out to Hilton again because The Niepce Paris Hotel, a new Curio Collection property, wasn't offering any standard or premium reward night availability for the entire year. I wanted to know whether this hotel was excluded from Honors reward redemption -- or whether this is something they might fix. Continue reading Hilton Makes More Reward Nights Available in Paris...          • Email to a friend •   New 100,000 Point Offer Coming: Details of New Marriott Cards From Chase and American Express Marriott did a deal with both Chase and American Express for credit cards. Chase gets the bulk of the personal business, but American Express gets to issue a premium personal card. American Express gets the small business cards. And cardmembers keep their legacy products. Both banks are issuing new products, and making changes to existing card products too. So in addition to speaking with Marriott about the changes I reached out to Chase and American Express as well to learn more and they were both forthcoming. Continue reading New 100,000 Point Offer Coming: Details of New Marriott Cards From Chase and American Express...          • Email to a friend •   The Ultimate Guide to the New Combined Marriott Program and the End of SPG Marriott just announced details of their new single program. As expected Starwood was strong on elite benefits, and we get something closer to the Starwood program on the elite side. And Marriott was strong on earning and redemption, and we get something closer to what Marriott has offered on the earn and burn side. Here are all the details, including many that aren't included in their release or on the website. Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to the New Combined Marriott Program and the End of SPG...          • Email to a friend •   United Actually Removing Seats from Planes to Add Premium Economy, More Business Class We've just learned United's seating plans for its new Boeing 787-10s. They have 14 on order and are expected to take delivery of 3 this year. United has also updated seat maps for Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 777-200 and Boeing 777-300ER planes that show the configurations including premium economy. Continue reading United Actually Removing Seats from Planes to Add Premium Economy, More Business Class...          • Email to a friend •   How US Airways Management Learned the Importance of a Premium American Airlines Product American Airlines flew its inaugural Airbus A321T premium transcon flight just a month after its merger with US Airways closed. And this flight symbolized everything that was different between the two cultures. Legacy American had committed to be the only US airline offering three cabin cross country service. Meanwhile when US Airways emerged from bankruptcy with America West leadership at the helm, its new stock ticker was "LCC" for low cost carrier. Continue reading How US Airways Management Learned the Importance of a Premium American Airlines Product...          • Email to a friend •   More Recent Articles Is Low Cost Carrier Allegiant Unsafe to Fly? Hundreds Stranded in Mexico When Airline Cancels Its Last Flights of Season American Airlines Raises Price of Five Star Service       Safely Unsubscribe • Archives • Preferences • Contact • Subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC • 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123 • Sudbury, MA 01776, USA