Alaska Airlines has quietly added some important information across its website, and it's not great news for travelers. Starting July 1, 2026, Alaska will increase the award booking fee on partner-operated flights by 60%. And, perhaps more importantly, you will no longer earn points on saver fares booked after June 11 for travel after August 1, 2026. Here's what you need to know about the latest A
Alaska Airlines is changing its partner award fees, which will increase for tickets issued on or after July 1, 2026. The partner award fee increases 60% from $12.5 to $20. The fee is charged when you use Atmos Rewards miles for partner awards, and it […]
Retailers are back to arguing that credit card rewards hurt poor cash and debit customers, this time with a new Harvard paper getting attention. But even taking the paper on its own terms, the redistribution claim is much smaller than advertised — and the Durbin-style fee caps retailers want may hurt lower-income consumers more than the rewards system they’re attacking.
It's official — the Citi Custom Cash® Card is officially closed to new applications. Now, Citi offers just one standard cash back card. Here's what you should know if you are a Citi Custom Cash cardholder, or if you were planning on applying any time soon.
In July 2025, Virgin Atlantic revealed plans to introduce Starlink Wi-Fi, an announcement that coincided with plans to overhaul the Boeing 787 cabins. There’s now an exciting update, as Virgin Atlantic has shared that it has completed installation of the service on one aircraft type. That’s great, though now we’ll have to be patient for other aircraft to get the service.
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Update: June bonuses have been updated below. AMEX-Qantas transfers briefly disappeared this morning, but it has been restored. AMEX writes to DansDeals, “Confirming that Qantas remains a Membership Rewards® transfer partner. This was routine maintenance and point transfers are now available again.” It is worth a reminder that transfers from AMEX to Etihad will end […] The post [June Update, Qanta
Airline policies change all the time. Most adjustments are minor and barely noticed outside of aviation circles. This one was different. When Southwest altered its longtime passenger of size policy…
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