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It has been a hectic week in the world of travel, with the Air Canada strike fiasco and an updated benefit of the Amex Platinum Card getting leaked before launch. That and more as we wrap up stories from the week gone by.
Amex Platinum Card benefit gets leaked (& why I like it!)
This hasn’t happened for the first time and won’t happened for the last, but an updated Amex Platinum Card benefit got leaked accidentally. If you love this benefit, then like me, you’ll be happy that’s it’s actually becoming 3x times what it originally was. However, the annual fee on the Amex Platinum Card may also be increased to a whopping $895!
“They closed my Amex Platinum Card in good standing”
Talking about the Amex Platinum card, a Reddit poster recounts his horrible experience while trying to close a card via Amex’s chat function. The rep closed the card successfully, but it was the wrong card!
The truth about travel loyalty programs
In this post, I delve into the business side of loyalty programs. There’s an aspect of consumer psychology at work here. Loyalty programs are designed to keep you engaged and active. Brands want you to interact more frequently via multiple touch points. Loyalty programs help them create those touch points to keep their loyal audience engaged and active.
Earn 200,000 points: Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business Card Review
The brand new Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business card is still offering a massive welcome bonus of 200,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points. The spend requirement for the bonus is quite steep. However, if you’re eligible and are able to meet the minimum spend, then the 200,000 points bonus is just fantastic.
New Amex credit cards coming out soon?
Every now and then, Amex sends out survey teasing and testing out new benefits on products. As per multiple reports, Amex is now sending out surveys indicating a possible revamp to their lineup of co=branded hotel business credit cards.
The Bulkhead Seat: The Canadian Government Orders End to Air Canada Strike and Flights to Resume
The recent strike by Air Canada halted operations and caused widespread disruption for many travelers. However, it now seems like the Canadian government has invoked emergency measures to resolve the impasse by ordering Air Canada to resume operations again.
One Mile at a Time: Man Calls United Airlines, Gets Scammed For $17K: What On Earth?!
This is indeed a bizarre story. A customer called a number which was supposedly a number for United’s customer service. The call went on for 3 hours and in the end the customer was scammed for a whopping $17,000!
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