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Sapphire Reserve New $795 Overhaul: 100K Points & $500 Travel Credit Offer, Up To 8× Earn—The Definitive Verdict On Value

Jun 23 2025

The relaunched Chase Sapphire Reserve is now available. Those applying today get the new card value proposition right away. Here’s what I really think about the new card – as a standalone proposition, and about the changes for current Sapphire cardmembers. Should you get the card? Should you keep it?

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Iran Just Fired Missiles At U.S. Forces In Qatar—Mideast Airspace Shut, Flights Halted—What’s Next?

Jun 23 2025

From ‘visiting friends and relatives’ passengers in the U.S. heading to India and Pakistan, to connecting Europe and Australia, as well as providing a significant amount of global lift out of Africa, closing of airspace around major Mideast hubs will have a significant disruptive effect on passengers movements as well as cargo all over the globe.

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American Airlines Flagship First Class Is Ending—My Flights Reveal How Bad It’s Gotten

Jun 23 2025

American Airlines is eliminating Flagship First Class in favor of more business and premium economy seats on its fleet of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The end of first class on the last U.S. carrier to offer it internationally is sad to me, but the project has been pushed back. As American has planned to wind down the offering, they’ve really let the product slide.

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Hyatt Just Reportedly Fired Nearly Hundreds Of US Call Center Agent Overnight—Now Your Calls Are Answered For $400/Month In El Salvador

Jun 22 2025

Hyatt has reportedly laid off nearly all remaining U.S. phone customer service agents. Last week it appears that roughly 300 U.S. agents were terminated, and there seem to be just 35 left. The hotel chain is also said to have dismissed 18 managers and the bulk of the U.S. chat team, leaving about 36 U.S. chat agents left.

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