Sentences with phrase «from point devaluation»

No rewards protection laws on the books There are no laws to protect reward savers from point devaluation.

Not exact matches

Rest of World net sales were $ 798 million, down 15.6 percent versus pro forma net sales for the year - ago period, due to a negative 26.0 percentage point impact from currency, including a negative 17.0 percentage point impact from the devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar in June 2015.

It's because the two precious metals are not only money but, from the point of view of free individuals, the best sort of money, less susceptible to what governments see as the most desirable quality of money — the susceptibility to control by government and particularly its susceptibility to devaluation.

And Jesus gave expression to this devaluation in his own life: he broke the Sabbath when he felt that God bade him act; he excused his disciples (at least) from the custom of fasting; and the burning national question whether one had really to pay the poli tax to the foreign power of occupation (in Judea and Samaria) he answered in the affirmative, but he viewed it as a secular concern and pointed his questioners to the essential duty, «Give to God what belongs to him.»

So far bloggers have been thinking about the devaluation from the point of view of a person trying to redeem United miles.

Unlike the miles you earn with co-branded airline cards, Membership Rewards points are more valuable as you are protected from frequent flyer program devaluations.

Needless to say, this becomes a lucrative way of stockpiling points for aspirational redemptions while hedging against the constant program devaluations from the airlines.

And there are plenty of reasons to be upset about loyalty programs: From massive devaluation of your hard - earned points to the elimination of perks without notice and broken promises, the airline and hotel loyalty programs don't seem to show much loyalty to their frequent customers.

But unlike fixed - value points cards, like the Discover It card or Barclays Arrival Plus card, or co-branded airline cards, Ultimate Reward points are flexible and more valuable since you are protected from hotel and airline devaluations.

In April 2015 the credit card lost the free night bonus (that was a big hit to the value of the card) and, from 1 June 2015, another devaluation to the loyalty program saw a raft of properties bumped up into the top - tier category costing 70,000 points per night.

And with good reason, as these points tend to give you the most options for redeeming with various airline and hotel partners, which protects you from sudden devaluations in any one program.

The big devaluations that Carlson put through its loyalty program last year saw a very large number of properties increase in award night cost — specifically from 50,000 to 70,000 Gold Points per night.

With all these devaluations set to kick in from 1 June here's a recap of the changes and a reminder to use your points and benefits while you can (today & tomorrow) before they're gone for good.

The way I try to protect myself from airline devaluations is by concentrating my credit card earnings on transferable currencies like Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, American Express Membership Rewards Points and Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints.

We've certainly seen a lot of devaluation lately with nearly 100 % increases to the Hilton HHonors award chart, some adjustments to Cash + Points awards from SPG, and the hit to airline mile transfers from Club Carlson.

ThankYou points transfer to a number of loyalty programs (more info here) so you're protected from a devaluation in any single program.

And lastly, Gary from VFTW had a discussion with Mark Weinstein, Hilton's Senior Vice President & Global Head of Customer Engagement, Loyalty and Partnerships and he confirmed that there is «no plan on the books to devalue or change the value of points across the system» so it looks like we might be in the clear for a while when it comes to Hilton devaluations?

The only difference in marriott devaluation this time i think is they did it even before freddie award winners were announced which is positive stuff from marriott but seriously i wonder is it worth any effort to rack up their points even for emergency.

Of course, glass - half - full people will point out that there are still ways to benefit from the program despite this new IHG devaluation.

«The key benefit there is that you transfer points to multiple programs, which protects you from devaluation.»

As I noted when I recently suggested «It's Time to Put the Chase Sapphire Preferred in the Sock Drawer,» that devaluation was followed up by one from Southwest that left everyone wondering what Southwest points were even worth anymore (and thanks for giving Delta that idea, Southwest).

To give readers — both old and new — some context, I've included my valuation of points from 2013 and from November, as well as explanations for any changes in value (like devaluations or new fees).

While I fully agree with your sentiments and hope that your analysis of the blowback from devaluation proves true, is it possible that Hilton (from its point of revenue - enhancing view) correctly took the negatives into account?

Additionally, as my schedule is generally impact more by other people and factors than my own time / good deals, a revenue redemption keeps me from being forced between bad value or cash (and point devaluation risk)

To give readers — both old and new — some context, I've included my valuation of points from 2013 and from October, as well as explanations for any changes in value (like devaluations or new fees).

To give readers — both old and new — some context, I've included my valuation of points from 2013 and from September, as well as explanations for any changes in value (like devaluations or new fees).