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2 Apr. 2018
Review: Park Hyatt Milan
After a short visit to Dubai, we were finally on our way to Italy. But wait! Although Milan was the destination of our flight, we planned to spend very little time in the city. We were arriving late because we had already stretched our time in Dubai up to the limit, and we needed a
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3 Jul. 2023
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 03 July 2023
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1 Jun. 2017
Update: This Trick to Booking Southwest Flights Still Works!
Million Mile Secrets reader Dan commented: Southwest is my airline of choice.  I’m having trouble getting AMEX to honor the rebate deal when I book tickets on southwest.com as per your December 2016 post on this topic.  Please help me (and other Southwest fans) understand the process.  Thanks! Good question, Dan! Million Mile S...
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12 Jul. 2019
Issuing Banks Rules for Approvals and New Bonuses
This is a living post, continuously updated over time as the miles and points hobby evolves. They change the rules and we have to stay on top of them. Today I’ve updated the section about Citi cards to reflect the new sign up bonus eligibility timelines for their AAdvantage co-branded credit cards. If I’ve left
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25 Oct. 2019
U.S. to ban all routes to Cuba except Havana, reports say
The United States is banning commercial flights to all cities in Cuba except Havana. The move, announced by the Trump administration on Friday, rolls back an easing of Cuba-U.S. flight restrictions that began under Trump’s predecessor Obama. The change in policy comes from unnamed government sources who spoke to media outlets, including The M...
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9 Dec. 2022
Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 09 December 2022
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25 Oct. 2019
United plans new New York-Washington shuttle amid growth spurt
United Airlines is jumping into the lucrative New York air shuttle market with an expanded service to Washington that will begin next spring. The Star Alliance carrier will offer up to 13 daily flights between its Newark Liberty (EWR) hub and Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), United commercial chief Andrew Nocella said Friday at the
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2 Jun. 2017
“Traveling Is the Best Way to Learn About Yourself”
Welcome to the next installment of our interview series where folks share their thoughts about Big Travel with Small Money! Miles & Points Interview:   Miles Czar Miles writes Miles Czar to share his passion for travel and inspire readers to make their travel dreams come true.  You can also follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and
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3 Jun. 2017
E*Trade Brokerage Promotion: Up to $2500 in Cash + 60 Days Of Free Trades
E*Trade is a top tier innovative online discount brokerage. They are currently offering a promotion of up to $2,500 to those with $1,000,000 or more deposit as well as 60 days of free trades for those who Fund a new  E*TRADE retirement account. You must fund this account within 45 days of account opening. This promotion is diffi...
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8 Jul. 2019
Why I Lowered the Credit Limit on my Chase Card
I just got off the phone with Chase card services. I called to lower the credit limit on my United Explorer Business Card. I am gearing up to apply for another Chase credit card, and this is a step to prepare for my next application. If you keep up with the blog, you’ll remember I’m
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10 May. 2023
Inverted yield curves, rate expectations, and floating-rate certificates
As in my wont, I was browsing through depositaccounts.com to see if anything interesting was happening in the world of consumer-facing interest rates. I was surprised to see a few new borrowers at the top of the interest rate league table, with Merchants Bank of Indiana and Workers Credit Union offering 5.65% APY on 36-month
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7 Aug. 2019
Last Chance to Opt Out of Chase’s Binding Arbitration
If you have a credit card issued by Chase, in May you should have received an email from Chase with the subject line, “Important information regarding changes to your Chase account”. In said email you were informed that Chase will alter your cardmember agreement to include a legal provision called binding arbitration as of early
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