W Amsterdam Faces Eviction Over Unpaid Rent
The bottom line: W Amsterdam, one of Marriott’s flagship European properties, is fighting a court-ordered eviction after allegedly failing to pay rent for over four years. What’s happening: The hotel’s landlord, CBRE Investment…
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AI Travel Hacking: ChatGPT Prompts to Maximize Your Bookings in Seconds
The big picture: AI can replace 80% of the manual labor in award travel planning—if you know how to prompt it correctly. We tested ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity on real award searches. Here’s what actually works. Why this matters for points…
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You Flew to Paris Free with Points – Now Book These Experiences
You just saved $1,200 on business class flights to Paris using Chase or Amex points (fingers crossed for you!). Congratulations! Now don’t blow your trip standing in 3-hour museum lines or booking overpriced tourist trap cruises from street hawkers…
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Maximize Points Booking Hotels on Expedia: 2026 Guide
Most points collectors avoid Expedia like the plague. No hotel elite status. No elite night credits. No hotel loyalty points. We get it. But sometimes Expedia is the right call—if you know exactly what you’re doing and why you’re doing it.…
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Hyatt Earnings: All-Inclusive Boom Squeezes Award Stays
The big picture: Hyatt’s 2025 10-K reveals a company betting heavily on luxury and all-inclusive properties—segments that historically offer the worst award availability and highest point requirements—while World of Hyatt membership exploded to 63…
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Major United Changes: MileagePlus Devaluations & Massive Fleet Expansion
The big picture: United’s 2025 10-K shows MileagePlus awards consumed 10.3% of total passenger miles—but the real story is buried in what happens April 2, 2026: United officially makes its co-branded Chase card mandatory for earning miles on basic…
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American CEO’s Defense: 4 Pillars for a Turnaround
The big picture: American CEO Robert Isom finally broke his silence on union calls for his resignation, outlining a four-pillar turnaround plan—but the response was so vague that even insiders described him as sounding “nervous” and the…
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Marriott Q4: Credit Card Boom & AI Bets Reshape Points Game
In One Sentence: Marriott’s Q4 reveals 35% credit card fee jump, 271M Bonvoy members, and AI integrations. Here’s what the earnings mean for your points strategy. The big picture: Marriott reported Q4 2025 earnings with massive growth in…
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Citi AAdvantage Executive Card: 75K Miles + $200 Credit
The offer: Citi’s AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard is dangling 75,000 bonus miles after $5,000 spend in five months, plus a $200 statement credit after your first purchase. The catch: A $595 annual fee that posts immediately. What…
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United CFO: Consolidation Good, But We’re Not Shopping
United’s CFO just gave the classic “we’re not interested” speech about airline mergers. Which usually means someone’s paying attention. What happened: Mike Leskinen told a Wolfe Research conference that industry…
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