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[British Airways, Lufthansa, And Korean Cancel US Flights, United Delays Say Go Complain To The FCC] Emirates, ANA, JAL, And More Airlines Suspend Boeing...

Update: Most of the effected flights have been restored after an agreement to delay the 5G launch near airports. Update: British Airways' 777, Lufthansa 747-8,...

Ends Today? Will Marriott Travel Packages Prove To Be A Hedge Against The Upcoming Bonvoy Devaluation Or Will They Get Bonvoyed?

Before the brutal Marriott-Starwood merger, both companies offered lucrative redemptions for booking a hotel award and transferring points to miles at the same time. Unfortunately,...

[35% Flight Rebate Cap Doubled] AMEX Business Platinum Card: Earn 120,000 Welcome Bonus Points, Now With $400 In Annual Dell Credits, $120 Wireless Credits,...

Update: You can now get up to 1,000,000 rebated points via the 35% points flight rebate per calendar year! The previous limit was 500,000...

Pro Travel Tips: When Airlines Hand You Lemons, Make Lemonade

People are constantly asking on the DansDeals Facebook Group and DansDeals Forums about what they should do when an airline messes up. If it's for...

With Cathay Pacific Locked Down, Singapore Airlines Doubles Down On NYC; Miles And Status Extended And Star Alliance Gold Status For Transferred Miles Now...

Once upon a time, Cathay Pacific had 5 daily flights from NYC. Currently there are none. Hong Kong was once one of the world's great...

[Expiration Date Extended!] Check Your Email To See If Your Healthcare Hero Won Free JetBlue Tickets!

Update, 1/16/22: These certificates were set to expire on 1/31/22, but have been extended to expire on 5/31/22, with travel complete by that date....

American Extends Expiration Date Of Systemwide Upgrades

Update: American Airlines has quietly extended the validity of Systemwide Upgrades that were set to expire on 1/31/22 to 7/31/22. They had previously extended...

Earn Up To 150,000 Miles With Bonus Offers On 6 Chase United Cards That Have My Favorite Airline Card Benefit! Plus, Updated Comparison Chart

Chase United Business Card, Earn up to 150,000 miles. Chase United Business Club Card, Earn 75,000 miles. Chase United Gateway Card, Earn 20,000...

[Chaim V’Chessed Posts Updated Entry FAQ] A Reopening Israel Launches COVID Information Tourist Site, But Don’t Expect All The Information You Need

Update: After I wrote this yesterday, Chaim V'Chessed decided to put out their own updated FAQ of Israel's entry rules as they acknowledged the...

[Package Sales #Bonvoyed As Of Next Week] Marriott’s Latest Devaluations Means Travel Packages Are Much More Attractive

Update: Gary Leff reports that Marriott is discontinuing these travel packages. That's probably due to Marriott preparing to eliminate their award chart and hotel...

[Last Chance!] Signup For Chase Freedom Flex Or Freedom Unlimited And Get 20K Points, Plus 5-9x Points On Grocery Spending For A Year!

Update: This offer earning 5 points per dollar on grocery spending for a year with  Chase Freedom Flex will be valid until tomorrow morning. If you...

How To Maximize A Citi Quadfecta To Earn Cashback Or 2.22-5.55 Miles Per Dollar And Where To Use Your Points

Citi's powerful card lineup There are 4 currently available Citi cards that are worth focusing on to rack up ThankYou points: The Citi Premier is offering...

United Ups The Ante On Offering Voucher And Mileage Compensation For Delayed Or Cancelled Israel Flights

While the US has notoriously weak consumer protection laws for delayed or cancelled flights, Israel has some of the most consumer friendly laws in...

[Select Your Choice Benefits By Tomorrow!] Select Your 2021 Marriott Elite Choice Benefits

Update, 1/6/22: Tomorrow is the final day to select your choice benefit if you reached 50 or 75 Marriott nights in 2021. Thanks to bonus...

HURRY! Wide Open American Business Class Space Between North America And Tel Aviv For Just 55K Miles With Free Refunds!

Israel is reopening to Americans on Sunday, but nobody has told American Airlines to close off their award bargains for flights between JFK and...

[Israel Expected To Abolish List Of Red Countries, Allow Vaccinated Tourists Again] 4 Weeks After Partially Reopening, Israel Closes The Doors To Non-Citizens Yet...

Update, 1/6: Delta and United announced that they will delay their flights from Tel Aviv to JFK/Newark tonight until after midnight so that Israelis...

Highest Ever Limited Time Offer: Earn 80,000 ThankYou Points With The Citi Premier Card, Enough For 5 Round-Trips To Hawaii & More Awesome Redemptions!

Update: Offer expired! Highest Ever Limited Time Offer: Earn 80,000 ThankYou Points With The Citi Premier Card Signup bonus For a limited time only, you can signup...

Chase Freedom’s Q1 5x Bonus Categories Are Now Live, Stack With New Cardholder Bonus For 9x Earnings!

Chase Freedom Flex and Freedom are excellent no annual fee cards thanks to their quarterly 5% categories. While the rewards are marketed as 5%...

Last Call! Don’t Forget To Use Your 2021 Year End Credit Card Freebies And Bonus Offers!

There are lots of credit card freebies and offers, don't forget to take advantage of them before the end of the month! Have you finished...

Ends Tomorrow! Transfer AMEX Points To Virgin Atlantic And Get A 30% Bonus: Book Discounted Delta Awards, Incredible ANA First Class Bargains, And More!

Update: This offer ends tomorrow! Originally posted on 12/3: You can login here get a 30% bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards Points to...

[Ends Tomorrow!] Turkish Airlines: Save 30% Off Award Tickets! Fly Between The US And Israel For 22.4K Miles In Coach Or 32.9K In Business...

Update: This sale ends tomorrow! Originally posted on 12/8: Turkish Airlines: Save 30% Off Award Tickets Book by 12/31. Travel by 5/15/22. Valid on Turkish Airlines...

[Incredible! Miles Now Posted On AA.com!] SMOKING HOT! Targeted American SimplyMiles Offers: Earn Up To 240 Miles Per Dollar Spent Or Donated!

Update 12/30: The miles have posted to AA.com! As expected, they are backdated to the date of the original purchase or donation. How many miles did...

[Final Days For Freedom 5x And Freedom Flex 9x Spending!] Register Now For Freedom Q1 Bonus Categories; Finish Excellent Q4 Category Spending!

Update: Don't forget to finish your Freedom 5x And Freedom Flex 5x-9x spending by 12/31! Originally posted on 12/15: Chase Freedom Flex and Freedom are excellent no...

[Call IHG For Points For Expiring Certificates!] IHG Extends Anniversary Night Certificates, Points Expiration, And Elite Status For An Additional Year!

Update: While 2021 issued certificates were extended, people are reporting getting bonus points, typically 25K but up to 40K, for each anniversary night that...

[Bask Bank Won’t Earn Loyalty Points] Game Changer: American Will Allow Credit Card Spenders To Earn Top-Tier Elite Status

Update: American has now published the rewards for earning at least 125,000 loyalty points and flying on 30 flight segments. Update: American tells me that...

[Final Days!] Targeted: Earn 10 Points Per Dollar On Paypal With AMEX Marriott Consumer Cards

Update: This offer ends on 12/31! Originally posted on 10/5: Targeted: Earn 10 Points Per Dollar On Paypal With AMEX Marriott Consumer Cards Enter your card number...

[Final Days!] Spend $15K On A JetBlue Plus Card And Earn Mosaic Status!

Update: This offer ends on 12/31. In 2022, Mosaic members and companions will get access to even more space seats at no charge after...

Ends Soon: Targeted: Use 1 Citi Point And Get 40-50% Off Anything Sold From Amazon!

Update: This offer ends on 12/31! Related: New Targeted Offer: Use 1 AMEX Point And Get 15%, 30%, Or 50% Off Anything Sold From...

Battle Of The AMEX Platinum Cards: Should You Have The Consumer Platinum And/Or The Business Platinum Card?

American Express Platinum cards: The AMEX Business Platinum Card and the  AMEX Consumer Platinum card are 2 of the most benefit laden cards that exist....

Save $5 On Your Next Eight Uber Rides!

Update: DEAD! Don’t miss it if this becomes alive again. Sign up for deal notification alerts here!

Combine Hyatt Points To Avoid Losing Them If You Haven’t Had Account Activity Over COVID

Hyatt was an early mover in creating COVID friendly policies in 2020, but of late the chain continues their attempt to bring things back...

[Now Wide Open Availability From Frankfurt To JFK] Wide Open A380 Singapore Suites Saver Award Space Between JFK And Europe/Singapore

Update, 12/26: There is now wide open A380 first class suites saver award space from Frankfurt to JFK from the end of March through...

Hyatt Is Quietly Extending And Giving Points For Expiring Certificates!

Hilton, Marriott, and IHG all extended elite status and certificates and point expiration dates yet again, while Hyatt took the bold strategy of doing nothing. How...

Check Your Uber Account For Bonus AMEX Credit!

The Platinum Card® from American Express offers a $35 Uber credit in December and the American Express® Gold Card offers a $10 monthly Uber...

US Will Reopen Borders To African Countries

Last month, the US closed their borders to foreign nationals that were in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi due...

Passport Rates Set To Increase Next Week

We may be in middle of a pandemic, but starting on Monday, December 27th, the US State Department will increase what it costs to...

Multiple Chase Cards Now Offer Free NEXUS Membership With Global Entry And PreCheck Included; Comparison Of Skip The Line Memberships Covered By Credit Cards

DansDeals reader Steven K tipped me off to the fact that Chase Sapphire Reserve now covers the NEXUS fee, as an alternative to Global...

United Club Cardholders And Top-Tier Elites: Enroll In Avis President’s Club For Free!

United Club Cardholders And Top-Tier Elites: Enroll In Avis President's Club For Free! United Club and Presidential Plus cardholders, as well as Platinum, 1K, and...

Apply For A Baggage Fee Rebate From Maker’s Mark

Apply For A Baggage Fee Rebate From Maker's Mark If you're 21 or older, you can apply for a rebate of baggage fees up to...

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