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5 of the Best No Annual Fee Credit Cards in 2018 and more...  In This Issue...  5 of the Best No Annual Fee Credit Cards in 2018  Upcoming 3 Week Period Where Marriott Luxury Redemptions are Cheap and Hotels Can’t Play Games With Inventory  Star Alliance Member South African Airways Bankrupt, Asking For Another Government Bailout  Air New Zealand’s New Safety Video Could Replace Air New Zealand and the Best Aviation Tweet Ever  Singapore Airlines Non-Stop Business Class Awards Bookable With Air Canada Aeroplan Miles  More Recent Articles This email contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. 5 of the Best No Annual Fee Credit Cards in 2018 If you don't spend a lot on your credit cards it may not make sense to pay an annual fee. And since I evaluate a product's value at the margin, when considering a card that has an annual fee it makes sense to evaluate how much better that product is than the best you can do without on. Continue reading 5 of the Best No Annual Fee Credit Cards in 2018...          • Email to a friend • Upcoming 3 Week Period Where Marriott Luxury Redemptions are Cheap and Hotels Can’t Play Games With Inventory There have been issues with inventory with certain hotels not bookable on points, others withholding most of their inventory from award redemption. Some General Managers at legacy Starwood properties have been upset by Marriott's award availability policies and pricing -- and have pushed back. However the ability for hotels to play games with inventory is on the way out. And there will be at least a 3 week period before award prices go up next year when availability should be at its best. Continue reading Upcoming 3 Week Period Where Marriott Luxury Redemptions are Cheap and Hotels Can’t Play Games With Inventory...          • Email to a friend • Star Alliance Member South African Airways Bankrupt, Asking For Another Government Bailout South African received a bailout a year ago to help with a new CEO's plan to stabilize the airline by convincing banks they would continue to exist. Despite government cash infusions the airline's debts now exceed their assets. A report to the company's board says the airline faces "rampant corruption, low pilot productivity, a significantly weak balance sheet, liquidity problems, loss of confidence from suppliers, a lack of critical skills and fragmented IT systems." Continue reading Star Alliance Member South African Airways Bankrupt, Asking For Another Government Bailout...          • Email to a friend • Air New Zealand’s New Safety Video Could Replace Air New Zealand and the Best Aviation Tweet Ever 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. Continue reading Air New Zealand’s New Safety Video Could Replace Air New Zealand and the Best Aviation Tweet Ever...          • Email to a friend • Singapore Airlines Non-Stop Business Class Awards Bookable With Air Canada Aeroplan Miles Singapore Airlines usually makes premium cabin awards available only to their own KrisFlyer members. You can transfer points from Chase, American Express, and Citi into the KrisFlyer program, so their miles are relatively easy to get. If you want to fly Singapore's business or first class on more than an intra-Asia flight you aren't going to be able to use miles from United, Aeroplan, or other Star Alliance programs -- most of the time. Six years ago there was a brief window where Singapore Airlines awards were bookable by partners but there hasn't been anything like it since. Continue reading Singapore Airlines Non-Stop Business Class Awards Bookable With Air Canada Aeroplan Miles...          • Email to a friend • More Recent Articles American Airlines Expects Its New Bigger Partnership With Qantas to Be Approved Next Year 8 Things Congress Will Change This Week About Air Travel Even As It Becomes Tougher to Earn a Marriott Ambassador, Ambassadors May Be Spread Too Thin American Airlines Brings Passengers to Hawaii That It Has No Intention of Flying Home (But That'll Change Next Year) Opinions expressed here are author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.     Safely Unsubscribe • Archives • Preferences • Contact • Subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC • 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123 • Sudbury, MA 01776, USA