Welcome to 2018, where hotel loyalty programs are updating their rules and one is starting over completely. A late 2017 bankruptcy is finally getting resolved and new seats are coming (yes, slimlines) to a major European airline. And somehow we’re still relatively optimistic about the whole thing.
A Premium Economy (almost), potential changes to a premium points program and a premium layover city share the stage in this week’s episode.
Merry Christmas from the DLD crew! This week we’re talking fuel hedges, hotel buyouts and just how compelling mega bonus miles can be. Plus, we’ve got a special guest, David Huberman, on the show.
Southwest has a new heart (logo), United went to court and the Ex-Im bank continues to be a strange player in the aviation market.
I wasn’t on the recording this week so I don’t entirely know what happened during the session, other than the bits I listened to during the editing. On the plus side, quite a few rants…
Welcome to lifetime status on British Airways. That is, if you can swing it. The lead story in this week’s edition is the announcement by BA’s Executive Club program that they are now offering both…
From time to time the IHG group offers up deals on room redemptions known as Point Breaks. These are short-term sales for award nights at a limited number of properties. The site was updated today…
Welcome to episode 17 of the PointsHoarder podcast. This time around we’re talking a lot about hotels. Why? Because three major chains all made changes to their policies in the past few weeks. Hilton, Hyatt…
Got a two-night stay coming up at a Candlewood or Staybridge Suites hotel before the end of 2012? That’s worth 5,000 bonus points if you register in advance. There is a list of participating hotels…
