The Points Pundit
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Ashish's quest to travel the world was fueled by an insatiable appetite to experience language, culture, people and music all over the world.
By using miles, points and loyalty programs astutely, he has now traveled to 6 continents! A marketing executive by profession, he leverages his marketing acumen to analyze the business side of loyalty programs and travel industry trends.
After getting a bailout, United devalues MileagePlus further
After taking in billions in taxpayer funded bailouts, United, without notice, nixed another key feature of its once lucrative MileagePlus program.
Will these ‘enhanced’ cleaning standards bring you back to a hotel?
Travel has been disrupted big time. As hotel chains announce enhanced cleaning standards, do they go far enough to convince you to book a stay right away?
As banks bleed cash, will welcome bonuses be cut next?
Banks, through their public statements & disclosures have signalled that they're looking to cut costs. Will they put welcome bonuses on the chopping block?
100k offer, future of credit cards, Trump suspends immigration & more
A limited time 100k offer, the future of miles and points credit cards and more. Here are the stories we covered during this week.
Miles & points are being sold at record low prices, but should you buy?
Many airlines & hotels are selling their miles & points, in certain cases at record low prices. But should you buy? Here's how you can decide.
As airline goes bust, banks freeze points transfers
What happens to your airline points when the airline goes bankrupt? A similar situation is unfolding and banks have paused points transfers for now.
These are the Airline and Hotel deals you’ll see post Covid-19
Once things bounce back post Covid-19, these airline and hotel promotions will persuade you in order to do business with them.
Is the 100,000 points Chase Ink welcome bonus worth it?
While this 100k offer on the Chase Ink Preferred is amazing, you'll need to weigh your options and which the best choice is for your situation.
President Trump to suspend immigration to the U.S
President Trump tweeted that he intended to sign an executive order that would temporarily suspend immigration to the United States.
The near term future of miles & points credit cards
With global markets totally upended, miles & points credit cards are also all set to undergo changes. Here's where we could se those changes