NYT: Airline Miles Programs Sure Are Profitable. Are You the Loser?
Nov 2, 2020 | 2:41 pm
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Also, we have already seen less miles chasing flight awards this year and yet the rewards are not getting generally better. If anything the major airlines in the US seem to have continued to drive down the value that the customers get out of the miles chasing flight rewards.
Nov 2, 2020 | 3:53 pm
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Also, we have already seen less miles chasing flight awards this year and yet the rewards are not getting generally better. If anything the major airlines in the US seem to have continued to drive down the value that the customers get out of the miles chasing flight rewards.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some believe the Chase 5/24 rule is even more draconian than the Amex 1 bonus per card per lifetime limit. Personally I am delighted when churners and manufactured spenders are weeded out as I refrain from gaming the system
Nov 3, 2020 | 5:51 am
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A friendly reminder - there's a whole big world outside the USA, so what may hold there isn't necessarily true elsewhere. Starting from CC signup bonuses and ending with what is a desirable,"high value" redemption
