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Tag: Devaluation

Last Chance! Book Marriott Properties Before Category Changes Tomorrow

March 3, 2020 Jamal

Nearly a month ago, the Marriott Bonvoy program announced a massive shift and released their full list of category changes for 2020, which kick in for bookings made as of March 4, 2020. As you may know, I was a…

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Uh Oh: United Airlines MileagePlus Program Eliminating Award Chart

October 29, 2019 Jamal

In April, I wrote about the impending devaluation of the United MileagePlus Program that would go into effect later this year. Well, we’re two weeks away and…

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Ouch! United Airlines Will Eliminate Award Chart and Move To Dynamic Pricing Next Month

October 11, 2019 Jamal

United has announced that it will be eliminating award charts for travel on/after November 15th, 2019 and moving to dynamic pricing. Per their website, this change will also affect…

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Ouch! Etihad Devalues One of Top 10 International Sweet Spots

September 19, 2019 Jamal

Let this serve as cautionary tale #3 (this was tale #1 and tale #2) to anyone that has a strong desire to redeem points for an amazing trip but…

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Cautionary Tale: Book Your Bucket List Before It’s Too Late – Marriott Devalues My #1 Aspiration: Al Maha (Dubai)

December 28, 2018 Jamal

Did you make an award redemption to stay at the ultra-luxurious Al Maha resort before last week? I hope so because Marriott just gutted the

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