It seems like a ton of airlines and hotels are jumping the bandwagon and offering free status upgrades, matches, and challenges this month. If you have status with a hotel chain or an airline, it might make sense to consider leveraging it with other programs. I’ve compiled a list of current offers and promotions to … [Read More…]

My days of Boarding Group 1 are long gone. With that being said, first off, you can make sure you’re never in Boarding Group 5 with the United MileagePlus Explorer credit card (which gives you Boarding Group 2). Learn more about the United MileagePlus Explorer Card Ever since United switched to a revenue-based model, I’ve … [Read More…]

Earlier this week, I met with Noah Brodsky, Wyndham’s Senior Vice President for Worldwide Loyalty and Customer Engagement, about the direction of the Wyndham Rewards program. In a world of constant program devaluations, it was refreshing when Wyndham changed their program for the better last year by introducing free nights with a flat 15,000 point redemption rate.With … [Read More…]

With all of the recent talk about free hotel status and status matching, I remembered that Best Western offers an on-going promotion called “Status Match No Catch“, and it’s a fairly simple process. While the site suggests filling out the form to request the status match, I just sent an email to StatusMatch@bestwestern.com, asking for a match, … [Read More…]