The Quarantine Guide to Points and Miles
Airlines and hotel companies are extending status and, in some cases, making it easier to earn points. Here’s what you should do in order to maintain value from your credit cards and rewards programs.
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With Covid-19 grounding flights, emptying hotel rooms, and turning popular destinations into ghost towns, this might seem the most futile time to think about frequent flyer miles and loyalty points. In mid-March, the U.S. State Department issued a “do not travel” alert for the entire world. Travel is the last thing on most people’s minds, according to a survey released by trade organization U.S. Travel. The likelihood of travelers taking vacations in the next six months has dropped by half since late February.