Marriott may soon start sending you free drinks to your phone which you can redeem at automatic drink dispensers in hotel lobbies.
The prospect of being emailed free drink codes from the cocktail dispenser sounds like it’ll be a pretty good reason to download the Marriott app if this comes to fruition.
With Alaska Airlines acquiring Virgin America, they’ve set up the ability to transfer points at a ratio of 1 to 1.3 from Virgin American to Alaska Airlines.
They are also handing out Alaska Airlines miles like candy.
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I spoke with Mark Weinstein, Hilton’s Senior Vice President & Global Head of Customer Engagement, Loyalty and Partnerships to learn more about the changes to Hilton HHonors Honors.
He shared some stats about the program, how redemptions will work starting in late February, and new program features rolling out later in the year.
Immigration lawyer Greg Siskind reports that US citizens who are dual citizens with one of the 7 countries from the ‘not a Muslim ban’ Executive Order are having Global Entry revoked.
Hilton is renaming its program Hilton Honors — dropping the second “H” — and adding four new features to the program.
A Hyatt Diamond can book an award for someone else using their points and confer top elite status for that stay.
The Hyatt-MGM relationship gives you a back door to gift Hyatt elite status to a spouse as well.
American Express announced a new 8000 square foot Centurion Lounge for Hong Kong’s terminal 1. This will be the first American Express Centurion Lounge outside the U.S. They’ve also provided updates on two other lounge projects.
American Airlines introduced complimentary beer, wine, and spirits in its lounges in late 2010. However, premium brands are for pay.
They’ve opened up the bar a bit though because of their club lounge renovation project. Right now 3 American Airlines Admirals Clubs are currently offering complimentary premium beverages to guests. Each person can have two premium beverages during their visit.
Spirit Airlines allows you to carry a personal item onboard their aircraft. If you want to bring on a full-sized carry on you have to pay.
A couple of weeks ago American revealed that they’re going to follow United’s lead and forbid passengers buying basic economy fares from bringing a full-sized carry on onboard as well.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
