Nearly everyone will agree that devaluation to loyalty programs (or just about anything else) sucks. And this week, sadly, there's a lot of suckage to talk about. Air Canada downgraded their upgrade program, adding co-pays…Read more
No, really, we included a credit card link in the show notes today! Of course, ours is not an affiliate link and I actually don't think it is the one you should use, but we'll…Read more
Gracias por escuchar el episodio de esta semana de PointsHoarder. This main focus this week is on a few different partnerships and how those relationships make things either good or bad for consumers. Usually it…Read more
It should come as no surprise that the lead story on this week's episode is the lead aviation-related story in the news, the crash of Asiana 214 at SFO last Saturday. We don't dwell too…Read more
So, how much are you spending on elite status these days? And does it matter if your travels are paid for by an expense account? With the announcement last week by United that they are…Read more
Lots of "new" going on in this episode, which I suppose is a good thing. After all, if we were talking about old stuff it probably wouldn't be quite as interesting. Much of the discussion…Read more
Does it actually count as breaking news if it happened 2 days ago and we're just reporting it now? What if it probably isn't all that important of a story anyways? What say ye, listeners?…Read more
Is it a birthday or an anniversary? I'm not so sure what the proper term is but either way the PointsHoarder podcast is celebrating one year of random banter and the occasionally useful discussion of…Read more
Welcome to episode 25 of the PointsHoarder podcast, where we will - once again - take you on a journey of random musings intermixed with vaguely useful information in the world of points and travel.…Read more