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upgradedpoints.com | Nick Ellis
Earlier this year, the Mesa Homeowners Card launched as the “first homeowner membership platform,” allowing new or current homeowners to earn points on their mortgage costs and other home-related expenses. Now, the Mesa platform is getting a meaningful boost, adding 2 powerful transfer partners to its program, opening up numerous redemption options for cardholders.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Nick Ellis
1 hour ago India is a perpetrator of foreign interference, Canadian intelligence agency says TORONTO - India is a perpetrator of foreign interference, Canada's intelligence agency said in a report published on Wednesday, just after India's … 14 hours ago Iran's leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause 'irreparable damage' DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of more Israeli strikes and...
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1 week ago | 
upgradedpoints.com | Nick Ellis
The 2025 World Airline Awards took place during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport. Qatar Airways was crowned Airline of the Year for the ninth time, and no U.S. airlines appeared in the top 20. “We welcomed back a large number of previous winners and were also delighted to see new faces and airlines represented here today.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Nick Ellis
7 hours ago"At the airport, I whispered mantras to myself. Please don’t talk to me. Please don’t ask me questions. Just let me get on the plane." In August of last year, after an eight-month battle with cancer, my husband, Jeremy, passed away. We had flown back to his native Australia for his final weeks. He …
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1 week ago | 
upgradedpoints.com | Nick Ellis
The Chase Sapphire Reserve® is getting a major refresh, complete with new benefits, changes to its earning structure and redemption rates, and, of course, a higher annual fee. There’s no questioning that Chase has beefed up the list of benefits, and there are plenty of reasons to believe that the value realized from all the perks will outweigh the new annual fee, steep as it may be.
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1 week ago | 
upgradedpoints.com | Nick Ellis
Ennismore — formerly sbe — is a global collection of hotels, restaurants, bars, and lounges. Ennismore includes many hotel brands you might already know, such as SLS, Mondrian, Delano, Hyde Hotels & Residences, and more. Ennismore has a loyalty program, called Dis-loyalty, through which you get good value at Ennismore properties in exchange for a monthly fee. Now, a new brand has been added to the Ennismore Dis-loyalty fold: Our Habitas, which has properties in several countries worldwide.
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2 weeks ago | 
upgradedpoints.com | Nick Ellis
Coinbase, the popular cryptocurrency exchange platform, has partnered with Cardless, a U.S.-based fintech company, to launch the new Coinbase One Card on the issuer’s embedded credit card platform. “Partnering with Cardless has let us build a deeply customized and secure card product that aligns with our mission to increase economic freedom and makes it easy for people to earn rewards with the power to grow,” said Max Branzburg, head of consumer and business products at Coinbase.
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2 weeks ago | 
upgradedpoints.com | Nick Ellis
American Express has rolled out an interesting new feature for cardmembers — or at least some of them. Now, select cardmembers can create customized virtual credit cards right from their online account. Let’s take a look at everything you need to know. Create Custom Virtual Amex Cards OnlineSome American Express cardmembers now have the ability to create customized virtual cards directly from their online Amex account. Here are the steps to take in order to create a virtual card of your own.
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2 weeks ago | 
upgradedpoints.com | Nick Ellis
IHG is running an interesting promotion that provides a third night free when you book a premium room or a suite at participating properties in select markets worldwide. Let’s take a look at all the details of IHG’s latest promo!IHG’s Third Night Free PromotionIf you book by September 30, 2025, and stay between June 13 and October 31, 2025, you can get your third night free when you book a premium room or a suite at participating IHG properties in select markets around the globe.
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2 weeks ago | 
upgradedpoints.com | Nick Ellis
After 11 long years, Finland’s flag carrier Finnair will once again serve Canada’s largest city when flights between Helsinki and Toronto resume next May. “We are excited to grow our North American network and bring Canada back as a destination. Toronto is a popular travel destination and offers especially our European customers great connections also to other parts of Canada,” said Christine Rovelli, Finnair’s chief revenue officer. Let’s take a look at all the details of this returning route.
