Miles To Memories
Annual Fee Refund Policies by Issuer: How To Get Your Money Back!
We share the annual fee refund rules for every bank, including how long you have to get your money back. We also talk about downgrade rules.
Frequent Miler
Amex Airline Fee Reimbursements. What still works?
Several American Express cards offer annual airline fee reimbursements. These reimbursements can go a long way towards easing the sting of the high annual fees charged by personal American Express Platinum Card® and Business Platinum cards. Readers often wonder which types of charges will trigger these credits and/or which methods still...
The Bulkhead Seat
Chase Unveils Record 2.5x Points Redemption Boost on Select Luxury Hotels
Chase has launched its highest-ever Ultimate Rewards redemption bonus. It offers a 2.5x Points…
View from the Wing
Chase Sapphire Reserve Now Offering 2.5 Cent Per Point Hotel Redemptions Through Points Boost
Chase Sapphire Reserve is now offering some hotel redemptions at 2.5 cents per point, a meaningful step up from the card’s usual “up to 2 cents” Points Boost ceiling. The best part is that these are not hard-to-find award nights: they are paid rates at premium The Edit hotels, which...
View from the Wing
Katy Perry Dipped Her Rewards Credit Card In The Trevi Fountain Because She Had No Change
Katy Perry did not have coins for the Trevi Fountain, so she dipped a credit card in the water instead — and the real question is what card she was carrying in Rome.
TravelUpdate
Earn 5 Free Nights! Marriott Bonvoy Business Card Review
Amex is offering elevated limited time welcome bonuses on their co-branded cards with Marriott. With the Marriott Bonvoy…
TravelUpdate
American Express Platinum Card Changes 2026: Update List + Key Dates
American Express has announced a total of 5 changes on the American Express Platinum Card in 2026, here's what we know so far...
2PAXfly
THAILAND: Travel insurance for tourists may become compulsory
Thai authorities are moving toward making travel insurance mandatory for all foreign visitors, as hospitals struggle with rising unpaid medical bills from tourists. It’s not law yet, but according to the Bangkok Post, the direction for travellers is clear, so Australians should take note. Why Thailand is cracking down The...
Live from a Lounge
BOBCARD Etihad Guest Premium Credit Card: Up to 15,000 Miles on Signup in April 2026
Etihad Guest and BOBCARD have launched a new signup offer on their newly launched co-brand credit card, the best one, so far.
2PAXfly
LOYALTY: Will travellers pay the price for the crack down on card fees in Australia?
Australian travellers’ love affair with points-earning credit cards could be heading for turbulence, as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) tightens the screws on card payment fees. On the surface, it sounds like good news: lower costs for merchants, potentially fewer surcharges at checkout, and a fairer payments system. But...
Points Miles and Bling
Credit Card Welcome Bonuses in Canada Are Getting Worse
The trend in credit card sign-up bonuses in Canada is that they are less straightforward than they used to be.…
Traveling For Miles
A change of home means I need to review my credit card portfolio
For reasons that have nothing to do with the miles and points world, I'm now spending considerably less time in the United States than ever before (I may not set foot in the United States this year), and that change means that it's time to take a closer look at...
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 576: What’s the limit?
How much is too much change? How much is too much risk? How much is too many flights? We'll likely never know, but many seem to be trying to find out right now.
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 575: On Again, Off Again
Are the policy changes real? Can anyone or anything be trusted anymore? And a 20+ year throwback reference at the end, just for fun.
TravelUpdate
Promo: Rogers Bank and Free Roaming
I refer to Rogers Bank MasterCard as the best Canadian credit card for non-bonused spend and I am…