Introduction I’ve been thinking about this article and how to frame it for some time. It’s been one of the most controversial and anger-filled topics that I’ve seen on points-and-miles blogs and forums in my years of following closely. Ultimately,…
No doubt, the biggest news in the credit card/points-and-miles world this week has been the impending changes coming to the Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR) card. We’ve been digesting that news and thinking through the CSR value proposition and strategies in…
Introduction When you are earning points and miles and considering possible redemptions, it is critically important to have a general understanding of the value of those points and miles. All points and miles are not created equal! Thus, back in September 2018…
Let’s jump right in to an interesting collection of Middle Age Miles “News & Notes” for today: 1. AAdvantage 25% Bonus on Some Hotel Point Transfers AAdvantage launched a new promo with a 25% bonus for converting hotel loyalty points…
Introduction Would you like to take a late-summer European vacation? Do you have a nice stash of AA miles? If you answered yes to both of these questions, we have a couple of intriguing ideas for you with good availability.…
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Last week, American Airlines and Hyatt launched a new joint cross-promotion. Under the new program, once members link their AA and World of Hyatt accounts: AAdvantage elite members will earn 1 AAdvantage bonus mile for every eligible dollar spent on…
Several weeks ago, AAdvantage and World of Hyatt announced a cross-program partnership that would include bonus points-earning across the two programs for elite members and other promotional benefits. Given that we hold elite status with both AA and Hyatt, we…
Quick reminder here – today is the last day to make AA award redemptions and receive the 10% mileage refund that has been available on several AA co-branded credit cards. As you probably know, the following cards have had the…
Introduction Middle Age Miles has had an ongoing issue with AAdvantage eShopping and Marriott that is now finally resolved – we’re happy to report that we finally received our missing 6,511 AA miles for booking a Marriott stay through the…
Middle Age Miles spend the better part of the last week and a half traveling to Italy, so one of the first things we wanted to do upon our return was summarize some of the most important credit card, travel…