In case you felt news was too quiet during the holiday season, we now face the British Airways devaluation that will cost more points and cash.
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Only Diamonds Matter for Carnival Rewards in Latest Update
In June 2025, Carnival announced a new program (Carnival Rewards) to start June 2026. Just three months later, they’re making some revisions.
Continue readingI’m Sorry, What? Third Massive Hilton Devaluation in a Year
We’re just not ready for a third Hilton devaluation in the past year. The program now offers nearly nothing to keep members loyal.
Continue readingCarnival Cruises Destroys Its Loyalty Program with Carnival Rewards
Carnival Cruises says “hold my beer” to Hilton Honors and then proceeds to fully eliminate all sense of loyalty with Carnival Rewards.
Continue readingSouthwest Drops Free Bags, Free Changes, Expires Credits, and More
Another week, another largely negative news story coming out of Southwest. You’d think this would be the end of it and yet…
Continue readingOuch: Second Hilton Honors Devaluation in Five Months
Apparently the first Hilton Honors devaluation wasn’t good enough so they wanted to punish members yet again.
Continue readingUpdated Access Rules for United Clubs: Where is the Value?
United just announced a negative change to the rules for accessing its United Clubs. This change impacts everyone, including one-time passes.
Continue readingHyatt’s 2025 Award Category Shuffle: Some Pain at the Extremes
Hyatt always updates its award chart around the end of the first quarter of each year. This time there is a big reduction to the Category 1 hotels and a sizeable increase to Category 8 hotels.
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