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  • Rental Cars

    National Car Rental Extends Elite Status & Free Nights Through 2021

    by joeheg October 20, 2020
    by joeheg October 20, 2020

    While there was much concern about how airlines and hotel chains were going to take care of their loyal customers during the travel slowdown, not much attention had been paid …

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  • Airlines

    Why We Stay Loyal To Airline Brands (And Why We Sometimes Shouldn’t)

    by joeheg October 17, 2020
    by joeheg October 17, 2020

    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 …

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  • Points & Miles

    A Brand New Mileage Program, But Can You Afford It?

    by joeheg September 7, 2020
    by joeheg September 7, 2020

    My eyes tend to light up when I see information about a new points program. While scanning the internet, I found an article about the new Altitude Miles and Altitude …

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  • Weekly Recap

    Each Hotel Loyalty Program’s Sweet Spot, Name Change For NY Airport?, Fellow Passengers Put Business Class Whiner In His Place

    by SharonKurheg July 25, 2020
    by SharonKurheg July 25, 2020

    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 …

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  • Points & Miles

    Travel Companies Extended Loyalty Points, While These Places Let Points Expire

    by joeheg July 10, 2020
    by joeheg July 10, 2020

    Almost every travel-related company did something to extend the expiration of points during the coronavirus lockdown. The duration of the extension and how programs forced IT systems to keep points …

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  • Rental Cars

    You Could Lose Your Hertz Points Unless You’re On The Look Out

    by joeheg May 9, 2020
    by joeheg May 9, 2020

    At the beginning of the global travel slowdown due to COVID-19, travel companies took time to develop a response about what to do for their customers. The priority was figuring …

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  • Hotels

    Someone Stop Me Before I Stay At A Marriott Hotel Again!

    by joeheg January 10, 2020
    by joeheg January 10, 2020

    I love being a free agent when it comes to our travels. Because I’m not working to keep status with any single program, I have no restrictions on where or …

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  • Rental Cars

    You Can Earn Points, Even When You’re Told That You Can’t

    by joeheg December 23, 2019
    by joeheg December 23, 2019

    We needed a rental car for a single day in New York from JFK. I knew it wasn’t going to be cheap but it still could be less money than …

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    The Airline That Gave Us Status For Nothing, Airbnb Rental Was In Public Housing Complex, Death of An Airport, UBER’s In Trouble, & More!

    by SharonKurheg November 20, 2019
    by SharonKurheg November 20, 2019

    Happy Wednesday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …

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  • Points & Miles

    Why Do Loyalty Programs Send Mystery Offers?

    by joeheg November 14, 2019
    by joeheg November 14, 2019

    We’ve all received emails from loyalty programs teasing us with a special offer. All that’s required is to log in and to unlock your “mystery offer.” When you log in, …

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