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I originally wrote this post back at the beginning of 2019. It was the time when hotels were starting to offer top tier status by signing up for their premium…

Why do we stay loyal to airline brands? I guess that depends on how you define loyalty. For points and miles people, their first reaction may be to think about…

When Delta, United, American, Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines each recently announced that they were doing away with change fees, the world ate it up like candy. Sure, Southwest never had…

The coronavirus pandemic had practically wrecked the travel industry.  Right now, either your travel-related business is losing money, or you can’t work for your company because it’s closed or downsized,…

Hello, travel friends and happy Saturday. Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and…

I don’t think I could make this one up if I tried. The Caribbean twin islands of Antigua and Barbuda reopened for tourism on June 1st and received its first…

It was challenging to remember the mileage expiration policies of airline miles before coronavirus. Every airline has announced a different date when they will once again say accounts are inactive…

Hello travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and…

As COVID-19 began to wreak havoc on the aviation industry earlier this year, airlines were relatively quick to drop some of their “no refunds” rules and even institute new rules…

The nearest thing we’ve had to a sure thing in the points and miles universe is that if Delta made a change, United was sure to follow shortly thereafter. That’s…