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DevaluationJul 4
After 24 Years Of Angering Airlines And Hotels, These Are The 5 Rules I Keep Coming Back To
After 24 years writing about airlines, hotels, and loyalty programs, the same themes keep coming up: be honest with customers, deliver what you promise, sweat the small details, stop hiding behind fake excuses, and respect shared spaces. Those principles explain why I get frustrated by resort fees, broken benefits, no-notice devaluations, bad service recovery, upgrade games, and travel brands that make loyalty feel like work.
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DevaluationJul 4
Why Banks Pay Out 100,000 Point Credit Card Bonuses, And Which Offers Are Actually Worth Taking
The fastest way to earn a large pile of miles is still a new-card bonus, and several current offers can jump-start a trip with 100,000 points or more. But a great initial bonus is not the same thing as a great long-term card: take the upfront value when the math works, then shift spending to the cards that actually reward you best after the bonus is gone.
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DevaluationJul 4
16 Guerrilla Travel Tactics To Save Miles And Money On Flights, Hotels, Rental Cars, And Uber
These 16 guerrilla travel tactics can save miles and cash across flights, hotels, rental cars, and rideshare, from throwaway award segments and partner-booking tricks to backup tickets, schedule-change plays, fuel dumps, hotel repricing, off-airport rental pickups, and leaving the terminal before calling Uber. Some are fragile or gray-area, but each reflects a real way travel pricing often works beneath the surface.
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DevaluationJul 4
The Best Use Of Miles Isn’t For Yourself, It’s Giving People You Love Trips They’ll Never Forget
Miles and points are not just about getting yourself a better seat. The most meaningful redemptions are often the ones that let you take care of people you love: sending a grandmother to see family in first class, giving kids memories without raising them to feel entitled, or extending loyalty benefits to someone else. That is where travel programs create the deepest loyalty.
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DevaluationJul 4
Southwest Airlines Built A Brand On Funny Twitter Replies. Now It’s Stopped Answering Customers
Southwest Airlines once staffed social care around the clock, answered thousands of Twitter mentions, and even built custom GIFs to make customer replies feel fun and on-brand. Now the airline appears to have stopped publicly replying to customers on Twitter since mid-June, another sign that the old customer-friendly Southwest is fading as the carrier cuts costs and changes its business model.
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DevaluationJul 4
United Airlines Sent Its New 787 Back To Boeing. It’s Broken Again. [Roundup]
United’s brand-new 787 with Polaris suites went back to Boeing over TCAS antenna problems and is reportedly out of service again. Also: Amazon Leo reaches early continuous-coverage milestones for future airline Wi-Fi, oneworld keeps teasing alliance-wide upgrades, an American Airlines captain writes personal notes to passengers, and the Arizona Cardinals helped a bride get her hotel suite.
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- United MileagePlus
- American AAdvantage
DevaluationJul 3
Assessing the damage of Hyatt’s devaluation, a first time car rental claim for Greg, Nick’s lessons from canceled travel plans, and more (Week in Review)
As of last Monday, the entire Frequent Miler team is now 40 years old or above. Yes, I finally joined the guys in the over-the-hill club. Symptoms have included lame puns, grumbling about noise levels in public places, and a diligent morning routine of vitamins (even before coffee). Despite these troubling symptoms, I had a […] The post Assessing the damage of Hyatt’s devaluation, a first time car rental claim for Greg, Nick’s lessons from canceled travel plans, and more (Week in Review) a
Frequent Miler·
- World of Hyatt
DevaluationJul 3
12 things to know about Hyatt’s devaluation | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep365 | 7-3-26
On today’s episode, we’ll see how the 5x airline card saga continues, Nick will give us more reasons to use the Southwest app, we’ll hear some exciting news about Frontier, and we’ll dive deep into Hyatt’s devaluation. 12 things to know about Hyatt’s devaluation Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast […] Frequent Miler may receive comp
Frequent Miler·
- World of Hyatt
DevaluationJul 3
Guest Arrested After Duping 300 Luxury Hotels, Skipped Hyatt Bill And Stole Laptop
Police in Raipur arrested serial hotel scammer Bingson John after he allegedly skipped out on a Hyatt Raipur bill and took a hotel-provided laptop. Authorities say he has spent more than 30 years duping hundreds of luxury hotels across India, presenting himself as a tour guide, teacher, or yoga instructor, treating jail as “home” and high-end hotels as vacation.
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- World of Hyatt
DevaluationJul 3
Delta Needs To Win Los Angeles. The Fight With United Is Really About Credit Card Spend
Delta is already the largest airline at LAX, but its Los Angeles push is really about more than adding routes to Newark, Philadelphia, Dulles, Manila, or Asia. United’s long-haul network makes it Delta’s real threat in LA, and the bigger prize is premium relevance in one of the country’s richest markets, where Delta can drive high-margin American Express card spend.
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- Amex Membership Rewards
- Delta SkyMiles

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