Posts by metahacker
Some Bluebird/Serve Accounts Shut Down by AMEX
Many people who frequently used AMEX Bluebird or AMEX Serve to load Visa gift cards at major grocery stores have received emails. There have been quite a few unlucky shutdowns repo...
Trip Report: JAL + Cathay x2 + Dragonair Business Class Asia Hopscotch
It’s that time of year again: holiday season, and also the days right before a major AA mileage devaluation. However you look at it, this was a great time to burn some AA miles. I...
Hotel Hustle: A One-Stop Hotel Search for Point and Cash Bookings
Want to book a hotel, but one destination has so many hotel chains, and most chains also let you redeem points for free rooms? Not sure where to start? Hotel HustleToday we’re intr...
Which of These Four Hilton Credit Cards Should You Get? A Full Comparison of Hilton Card Benefits
Among the major hotel chains, Hilton is one of the most interesting when it comes to credit cards, mainly because Hilton partners with both Citi and AMEX and has issued a total of...
"Priority Pass Accepted" Shanghai Hongqiao Airport SHA (T2) V1 Lounge Review
During the wonderfully indulgent Christmas and New Year holiday break, I happily made a trip back home. Since I passed through Shanghai Hongqiao along the way, here is this lounge...
Stay at Wyndham Hotels to Earn 3,000 AA Miles (Use up to 5 Times)
Wyndham has a large number of budget/midscale hotels (Ramada, Day's Inn, Knight Inn, Super 8, and Travelodge, etc.). Now, Wyndham and AA have launched a new promotion: each stay at...
Stay One Night at Starwood Before Year-End for 2015 Starpoints
Don’t miss this promotion if you’re planning to stay at a Starwood hotel before the end of the year: complete one stay at Starwood by Dec. 31, 2015, and you’ll receive a bonus 2,01...
Get Elite Status for Free: Hyatt and Hilton Status Match Offers
Last week, right after we covered the Marriott and Starwood merger, Hyatt—long known for not even offering status challenges—rarely went public with a status match program, grantin...
Hyatt Gold Passport Elite Status: How to Maximize the Benefits
【2016/1】Hyatt has announced that Diamond Suite Upgrades (DSUs) can only be used for hotel stays completed before their expiration date, effective starting in 2017. Since last week,...
Barclays Priceline Rewards Credit Card: $50 Sign-Up Bonus
Do you often use Priceline Bid for hotels, rental cars, or airfare? Then the Barclaycard Priceline Rewards credit card may be a great fit for you. The biggest selling point of this...
Marriott to Buy Starwood for $12.2B
For the past year, Starwood (喜达屋) has been the subject of acquisition rumors involving a number of hotel groups. Reported suitors have included Hyatt(凯悦)、IHG(洲际酒店)、Jinjiang Group、H...