I was tipped off to a very small status challenge to extend my Hilton Honors Diamond status for just three stays and found that some may extend by as few as one stay. If you are considering booking travel or signing...
What You Need To Know About Hilton Honors Diamond Status
Navigating Hilton Honors loyalty program can be difficult but here’s what you need to know about Hilton Diamond status. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t...
Marriott Elites Soft Landing, Hyatt Globalists Back To 2019 Levels
Hotel chains suffered during the pandemic to secure and maintain elites. With travel roaring back, Hyatt is back to pre-pandemic levels while Marriott appears to struggle. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...
Cyber Monday: Spirit Airlines Double Points + 500 Free
On Cyber Monday, Spirit Airlines is offering double points, incentives for vacation packages, and even more points for Free Spirit elite members. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com....
Review: Conrad Las Vegas at Resorts World
My first meaningful return to Sin City in over a decade took me to the Conrad Las Vegas at Resorts World, a Hilton hotel. A nice hotel, but not for Diamonds. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for...
The Upsides To Losing Elite Status
For the first time in more than a decade, I’ll enter next year with almost no elite status, but there are upsides to that too. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...
JetBlue Mosaic “Enhancements” Coming
JetBlue Airways sent out an email announcing “enhancements” to its Mosaic elite status program before the end of the 2022 calendar year, but it doesn’t bode well for members of the loyalty program. If you are considering booking travel or signing...
British Airways Systemwide Upgrades Worse For American Airlines
British Airways and American Airlines announced a reciprocal upgrade system but American Airlines elites draw the short straw. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed...
Are Loyalty Program Elite Numbers Down?
Some programs have offered status extensions, challenges, and double elite credit – are loyalty programs still struggling to get elite travelers back? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com....
Is American Airlines Loyalty Points Program Too Generous?
American Airlines Loyalty Points program replaced Advantage earlier this year. Some data points have demonstrated its generosity, but is it too generous to stay as it is? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card...
Nearly Free Status With American Airlines Loyalty Points
I had written off American Airlines’ new Loyalty Points, and frankly, the airline until I found this way to cheaply and quickly earn status and points. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...
IHG Changes: Much Ado About Nothing
The travel world has been abuzz with Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) program changes and a new credit card – here’s why I’m not as enthusiastic. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...
UPDATE: Hyatt, Singapore Airlines Latest To Extend Status
Hyatt Hotels (for select members) and Singapore Airlines join most other travel providers extending status for loyal members. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed...
UPDATE: United Airlines MileagePlus Offers Status Retention For A Price
United Airlines has a funny way of showing loyalty to its Mileage Plus loyalty program members. For those who didn’t re-qualify for status in 2021, the chosen few were given a reprieve, for everyone else, a price. If you...
Spirit Joins Most Major Carriers Extending Status, But Longer
Spirit Airlines has joined most major carriers in the world by extending status in their inaugural year of elite status with its renewed Free Spirit program. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...
Left Behind: United Has Extended Other 1Ks, But Not This One
United quietly extended status for other Mileage Plus members but I, like many others, have not yet seen an extension yet. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If...
American Airlines Elevated A Loyalty Program… Alaska’s
American Airlines announced its new “Loyalty Points” frequent flyer program and elevated Alaska’s in the process. Here’s why. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram,...
Why Marriott, American Airlines Changes Seem Egregious
Marriott’s and American Airlines loyalty programs have made major changes and boy are the villagers mad – me included. But should we be? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If...
Big Four: United, Southwest Last Holdouts of Status Extensions
Half of the major US airlines (Big Four) have extended status for the second consecutive year due to COVID, even if just for a few months – but not United Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Why? If you are considering booking...
Reduced Qualification Globalists Lose Milestone Awards
Top-tier World of Hyatt Globalists won’t have the same benefits from their reduced re-qualification year, but how much does that take away from the status? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support...