Sheesh. Can you believe it’s October now? And it’s not just the leaves, temperatures and daylight changing.
Last week we learned about big changes coming to passport applications, a major airline loyalty program and some of our favorite transfer partnerships. Plus, we found some great hotels to check out for the spooky season.
Devaluation alert: Another transfer partner is reducing to a 4:3 ratio with World of Hyatt. Yes, this is in addition to Chase’s reduction, which just took effect last week.
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