Master Roundup Of How To Get Car Rental Elite Status For Free, Now With More Deals Added!

Having upper or top-tier rental car status like Avis President's Club, Avis Chairman's Club, Hertz President's Circle, Hertz Platinum, National Executive, or National Executive...

[Charts Expected To Launch 3/31] Alaska Airlines Elite Status Changes And New Unified Award Chart With Incredibly Sweet Spots On AA, El Al, Icelandair,...

Update: Alaska Airlines tells DansDeals that it's looking like the new award chart will launch on 3/31. That date is still subject to change,...

MGM Hotels Now Bookable With Marriott Points, Plus Status Benefits Added

For a decade, Hyatt had an excellent partnership with MGM, which included reciprocal elite status matching. That was great as I was able to...

El Al Takes One Step Closer To SkyTeam With Air France Codeshare Agreement; News On Mileage Reciprocity, Delta Lounge Access, SkyTeam, ANA, Alaska, JetBlue,...

DansDeals reported last year that Delta committed to making efforts to help El Al join the SkyTeam Alliance. That process took another step forward today...

[Now Live With New Rewards] American’s 2024 Loyalty Program Won’t Mess With A Good Thing, But There Is One Negative Change; Should You Swipe...

Update: The 2024 Loyalty points year starts today with new rewards that make it easier than ever to qualify for status. I still don't...

[Final Day To Finish 2023 Loyalty Point Spending] Should You Swipe Your Way To American Elite Status?

Update, 2/29: Today is the last day to spend your way to a higher status level or milestone. You can select 2023 milestone awards...

American: Bag Fees Going Up And You May Have To Book Direct To Earn Miles And Elite Status

American Airlines announced a number of passenger unfriendly changes today. Somehow, this is supposed to be rewarding my loyalty? Gotta love marketing spin...   Airlines have long...

Marriott: Register To Earn 1,000 Bonus Points And Double Elite Nights On Paid Stays

Marriott: Register To Earn 1,000 Bonus Points And Double Elite Nights On Paid Stays Registration by April 15, 2024. Stay after registration, and between...

Delta Improves Their Status Match Challenge

Delta has been all over the place with its elite status program for this year. They first announced onerous new requirements, before saying that they...

[Q4 Estimates Due Today] It Keeps Getting Better To Pay Your Taxes With A Credit Card, 2024 Is Now The Best Year Ever To...

Update, 1/16/24: Don't forget that Q4 estimates are due today! Originally posted on 1/1/24: Paying taxes on a credit card: Credit card processing fees are updated annually...

Marriott Suite Night Awards Are Now Rebranded As Nightly Upgrade Awards

Marriott awards 5 suite night awards (SNAs) as a choice benefit after hitting 50 and 75 Marriott nights in a calendar year, or after...

[Delta Quietly Extends Status For Some Frequent Israel Passengers] United Sending Out Elite Status Extension Emails To Passengers Who Fly To/From Tel Aviv

Update: I reached out to American and Delta when United extended status, but neither had news to share. Several DDF members now post that...

Get Free Silver Status From Hilton

Get Free Silver Status From Hilton Hilton is offering silver status for free via the link above. The status will last through 4/29/24. The main perk...

Don’t Forget To Select Your 2023 Marriott Elite Choice Benefits

Don't Forget To Select Your 2023 Marriott Elite Choice Benefits When you reach 50 and 75 nights in a Marriott you can select elite choice...

Marriott And United Launch Limited Time Reciprocal Top-Tier Elite Promo

From 1/1/24-3/31/24, Marriott and United top-tier elites registered for the Marriott-United partnership can earn additional perks. Marriott Ambassador Elite members who complete at least...

[Now Live!] Hyatt Making Major Changes To Elite Status Benefits; Shows Other Loyalty Program How Changes Should Be Implemented

Update: These program changes are now live! You can now transfer existing awards to other members from the award page:     You can also now select...

Delta-El Al Partnership Now Live With Reciprocal Mileage, Lounge, And Elite Status Benefits; El Al Will Terminate Alaska And American Partnerships

Delta partnership goes live: We reported last June that Delta and El Al were going to launch a full partnership and that El Al was...

Marriott And Singapore Airline Launch Reciprocal Status Benefits

Marriott has existing reciprocal partnerships with Emirates and United. The United partnership provides benefits like United Silver status for Marriott Titaniums and above and...

Hyatt Will Award Elite Night Credits To Hyatt Leverage Administrators; How To Save On Hyatt Stays With A DansDeals Discount

Last week, Hyatt announced major changes to their program, mostly for the good. But even the bad part was implemented with class and loyalty...

United Will Massively Hike PassPlus Requirements For Global Services Status

United’s Global Services status is one of the top elite status levels in the world. I've written about some of its perks here. The...

[Ends Today!] It’s Back: American Elites Can Register For A Hyatt Elite Status Challenge

Update, 11/30/23: Registration for this offer ends today! Update, 9/12/23: This offer is back again, see the post below for details. Additional targeted Hyatt offers may...

Earn Hyatt Points And Status Nights When You Buy Mr. And Mrs. Smith Gift Cards

Earlier this year, Hyatt purchased the Mr. And Mrs. Smith booking platform. However, those 1,500+ boutique and luxury hotels are not yet partnered with Hyatt...

Southwest Will Make It Easier To Spend Towards Status, Will Add Cash+Points Redemptions

Southwest is announcing several program improvements for 2024. Starting in Spring 2024, there will be cash+points redemptions. We'll have to see what the value...

JetBlue Improves 2024 Mosaic Elite Program

JetBlue launched a completely revamped elite status program earlier this year and they have announced a few improvements, including one potentially major improvement. Currently, upgrades...

What Big Changes Will Delta Announce Next Week?

An internal Delta memo was posted to Reddit yesterday, stating that Delta will announce SkyMiles program changes on September 14th: SkyMiles and Medallion Program Changes...

[After 16 Months, Elite Card Received] Status Match Your Airline Elite Status To SkyTeam’s ITA Airways

Update, 7/13/23: Some 16 months after I applied for a status match via this post, ITA sent me a Volare Executive card. Clearly they're...

[Starting Friday, Lower Tier Elites Will Be Eligible For Upgrades On Awards!] Finally: American Will Provide Complimentary Upgrades And Companion Upgrades To All Elites!

Update, 6/6/23: American confirmed yesterday's report and shared more details with DansDeals: "American Airlines is creating more simplicity around the AAdvantage® program with enhancements...

[Program Now Live] JetBlue Revamps Mosaic Program With A Devaluation, More Benefits For All Members, And More Ways To Earn Status

Update, 5/10: The new program is now live and you can now select your new benefits and perks. Personally I think that if you're...

[Ends Today] Enroll In A Hyatt Elite Status Challenge

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[Final Weeks For Award Chart And Earning 2022 Loyalty Points] American’s 2023 Mileage, Elite Status, And Award Chart Changes: The Good, The Bad, And...

Update, 2/15/23: Reminder that there are potentially just 2 weeks left for American's award chart, as the airline previously told DansDeals it will go...

United Elites: Request A Free Baggage Tag

United Elites: Request A Free Baggage Tag United hasn't sent out physical elite packages since before COVID, but United elite members can now login via the...

Southwest Extends Companion Pass, Status, And Qualification Period Due To Meltdown; One Day Left To Lock Into Grandfathered Companion Pass Requirements

Southwest Airlines had the worst week in its 56 year history last week, cancelling some 16,000 flights during the busy holiday travel period. Their crew...

Final Day For Targeted Hyatt Members To Register For Instant AA Status Pass

American and Hyatt often target each other's elite members with status matches and challenges, such as this Hyatt status challenge last month. I still...

Ends Today: Enroll In A United Elite Status Challenge Without Needing Competitor Elite Status!

Airlines and hotels used to match competitor elite status, though in recent years that morphed into a status challenge, where you get elite status...

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