Citi's New Transfer Partner, Amex "Upgrades" Hilton Cards, Delta Backtracks & Seats.Aero Sued

Episode Description On this episode Shawn and Joe discuss some recent changes in the hotel space. These include Hyatt's Home & Hideaways launching, Chase expanding their Luxury hotel collection and Citi adding a transfer partner that may actually present a great value. On the loyalty front just as Delta backtracked some of their many negative changes to SkyMiles, Southwest announced tweaks to their program that may make some flyers happy. We also discuss the Seats.Aero lawsuit, the changes made to Hilton's Amex cards and whether the new "Amex family rule" will spread to all cards across their portfolio. Episode Notes 8:53 - Shawn's headed to Costa Rica 14:04 - Seats.Aero sued by Air Canada 18:45 - Delta partially walks back its changes 24:40 - Southwest improves A-List 29:06 - AMEX lifetime language changes 35:19 - Hilton Surpass and Aspire updates 38:45 - New hotel booking options news Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at [email protected].  You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher, Spotify, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, or via RSS. Don't see your favorite podcast platform? Please let us know! Music: Rewind by Jay Someday | https://soundcloud.com/jaysomeday Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License