Author Archives: Andy Shuman

Best in Miles, Points, Credit Cards, Travel and More: Around the Web Oct 17 — Oct 23 2021

  Welcome to my weekly travel, points, credit cards and other news from the blogosphere. Here are some topics: How to spend American miles in case of devaluation Qualify for Hyatt Globalist status in 2021 with a six-night stay New Bank of America rewards credit cards Thailand opens on November 1 A guide to Iceland’sContinue Reading

Citi Adds Choice Hotels With a 1:2 Transfer Ratio: Here Is Why It’s Great News PLUS a Few Ideas for Your New Year’s Eve Travel!

  UPDATE: Sweden has reopened for vaccinated Americans Citi has added Choice Privileges as its new transfer partner. If you have a premium Citi card, like Premier or Prestige, your ratio is 1:2, otherwise it’s 1:1.5. There aren’t too many ways to earn Choice points. AmEx also transfers points to Choice Privileges, but only atContinue Reading

Best Overall Hyatt Point Values for Standard and Premium Suites at Cat. 1-4 International Hotels: Part 6 and Final — Summary

  All images on this page courtesy Hyatt.com. Booking Hyatt suites with points can be hugely rewarding. I already picked a “winner” in each 1-4 category in my previous installments. As a reminder, here are the best values I’ve found (just scroll down to the Best Category “X” Hyatt suite redemption section): Best Category 1Continue Reading

Best in Miles, Points, Credit Cards, Travel and More: Around the Web Oct 10 — Oct 16 2021

  Welcome to my weekly travel, points, credit cards and other news from the blogosphere. Here are some topics: U.S. reopens on Nov 8 United adds flights to a bunch of European islands Vacasa warnings Americans can get the EU COVID Certificate And more To access publications hidden behind the paywall, I have three wordsContinue Reading

Best Overall Hyatt Point Values for Rooms at Cat. 1-4 International Hotels: Part 5 — Summary Plus Upcoming Devaluation!

  Best Hyatt Points Values for Cat. 1-4 International Hotels Including Suites: Part 1 — Category 1 Best Hyatt Points Values for Cat. 1-4 International Hotels Including Suites: Part 2 — Category 2 Best Hyatt Points Values for Cat. 1-4 International Hotels Including Suites: Part 3 — Category 3 Best Hyatt Points Values for Cat.Continue Reading

Best in Miles, Points, Credit Cards, Travel and More: Around the Web Oct 3 — Oct 9 2021

  Welcome to my weekly credit cards, points, miles news from the blogosphere. Here are some topics: AA negative changes IHG Free Night Certificate Capital One improves transfer rates to partners 20% Citi transfer bonus for transfer to Qatar Qatar Airways World Cup 2022 packages Europe’s best walking cities Who scams the scammers? And moreContinue Reading

Wyndham Hotels Adds Two Upscale All Inclusive Resorts in Mexico (30,000 Points)

  Wyndham Hotels has added two new All-Inclusive resorts in Mexico to its collection: Wyndham Alltra Playa del Carmen, Adults Only Wyndham Alltra Cancun Alltra stands for “All-Inclusive Travel for All.” The resorts are managed by Playa Hotels & Resorts, which also operates Hyatt Ziva and Zilara, as well as Hilton AI resorts in PlayaContinue Reading

Is the New Chase Hyatt Business Credit Card Worth It? Here Is My Take.

  There have been talks for a few weeks about the upcoming Hyatt Business card that would come out shortly, so I wasn’t too surprised when I saw this while researching the Hyatt website for my final Hyatt Categories 1-4 post: So, have our prayers been finally answered? Well, not mine. Is the Hyatt BusinessContinue Reading

Best Hyatt Points Values for Cat. 1-4 International Hotels Including Suites: Part 4 — Category 4

  Here are the best Hyatt category 4 hotels around the world, but check my previous posts on Categories 1-3 hotels: Best Hyatt Points Values for Cat. 1-4 International Hotels Including Suites: Part 1 — Category 1 Best Hyatt Points Values for Cat. 1-4 International Hotels Including Suites: Part 2 — Category 2 Best HyattContinue Reading

Best in Miles, Points, Credit Cards, Travel and More: Around the Web Sep 26 — Oct 2 2021

  Welcome to my new miles, points, credit cards digest covering best stories from the blogosphere. Here are some topics: Marriott’s race to the bottom continues Chase devalues its Pay Yourself Back categories New JetBlue credit card bonuses Miraval BOGO offer Resy AmEx Platinum offer Real Covid pill And more To access publications hidden behindContinue Reading

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