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Thursday, June 28, 2018

Caution: Marriott's New Chart is Good for Top Hotels, But Not As Good as You Think and more...

I'm seeing a ton of coverage of Marriott's new award chart lauding the top points price of the most expensive hotels. For instance, Dan's Deals: wrote AMAZING! Marriott's New Award Chart Is A Dream Come True For Aspirational Hotels. This is ...

Caution: Marriott’s New Chart is Good for Top Hotels, But Not As Good as You Think and more...


Caution: Marriott’s New Chart is Good for Top Hotels, But Not As Good as You Think

I'm seeing a ton of coverage of Marriott's new award chart lauding the top points price of the most expensive hotels. For instance, Dan's Deals: wrote AMAZING! Marriott's New Award Chart Is A Dream Come True For Aspirational Hotels. This is indeed good news, but it needs to be tempered.

In many cases this won't actually be a price cut of two-thirds like it appears at first glance.

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Marriott’s New August Award Charts Are Online

Marriott has finally released hotel category assignments, letting us know the redemption pricing of hotels starting sometime in August. Hotels only received what category they'd be assigned to two weeks ago.

They're highlighting that "Nearly 70 percent of all participating hotels can be redeemed for the same or fewer points." That doesn't actually sound good to me, though they point out 52% of hotels go down in price while 31% go up which is a little better.

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New American Airlines 5000 Mile Promotion and a Bonus for Overachieving Top Tier Elites

American Airlines has redesigned the look of the AAdvantage website account page which may presage more targeted promotions. There are two new promotions announced to start.

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The Worst Behavior I’ve Ever Seen in a Lounge and Mocking a Passenger Over Breakfast Complaint

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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Yes, Hilton is Looking to Add New Elite Benefits Soon

Frequent Miler asks "Is Hilton considering new elite benefits?"

Head for Points reports on attending a Hilton event that bloggers were invited to. And in fact says "We were also given advanced notice of some new Hilton Honors member benefits which may come later this year."

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The Only Airline Credit Card That Can Be Worth Spending Money On

The rise of bank cards with transferable points -- Chase, American Express, Citibank, and Barclays all have their currencies -- has been a blessing and a curse for airline frequent flyer programs.

It makes little sense for most people to spend money on United's or Delta's credit cards, because you can earn more United miles or Delta miles with other credit cards. That's not the case for American.

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