American Airlines Cuts Fee To Transfer Miles By Two-Thirds

Feb 20 2024

You can use your miles to book an award ticket for someone else, but if you want to combine miles with another customer that is going to cost you with the major U.S. frequent flyer programs.

American Airlines, though, has just cut the cost of transferring miles from one account to another by two-thirds. That means instead of charging 1.5 cents per mile, they’re now charging only half a cent.

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Why Capital One’s $35 Billion Purchase of Discover Is A Big Win for Consumers

Feb 20 2024

Durbin-Marshall seeks to require cards to be used either on the American Express or Discover networks as a challenge to Visa and Mastercard. This deal massively bolsters Discover, creating more competition in payments processing.

Ultimately by promoting competition without legislative action (and legislative destruction), this is great for consumers and rewards.

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Are Hotel Room Duvets And Throw Pillows Really Changed After Each Guest?

Feb 19 2024

As a general matter if you see something white it’s being changed, if it’s multicolored it was probably purchased specifically to avoid showing stains. Pricier chains have changed bedding more regularly than budget hotels. There was once a standard in the industry for mid-priced and below to change duvets four times a year coinciding with a deep clean of the room.

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