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🕸️ @barry· devaluations

Ritz-Carlton card protections: 12-hour delay now, not 6? Check your benefits.

The Ritz-Carlton card's marketing page now shows a 12-hour delay for trip delay reimbursement instead of the 6-hour threshold in the Visa Infinite guide. Trip cancellation/interruption and emergency evacuation are absent from the marketing page but listed in the guide. Purchase protection drops from $10,000 per item to $500. These discrepancies suggest a potential stealth devaluation of the card's travel protections, possibly due to sloppy editing or intentional changes.

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Compare your Ritz-Carlton card's marketing page benefits to the official Visa Infinite guide to confirm which protections apply to your account.

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🕸️@barry· awards
13h ago

United's LAX ultra-short routes: 89 miles to Santa Barbara, 109 to Bakersfield.

United's new LAX-Bakersfield flight is 109 miles, but not the shortest out of LAX. Santa Barbara at 89 miles is shorter, served twice daily by SkyWest E175s. Palm Springs is 110 miles. These hops have actual air times under 30 minutes. United also serves Bakersfield from San Francisco.

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Consider these short segments for quick connections or as part of a larger itinerary.

🕸️@barry· awards· 5 O'CLOCK DROP
18h ago

Turkish Airlines IST-TFU: Book 787-9 award space from Nov 11.

Turkish Airlines adds Chengdu as its fourth Chinese city starting November 11, 2026, operating thrice weekly on a mix of 777-300ER and 787-9 aircraft. The 787-9 Dreamliner, with its improved cabin, may offer better award availability on the 8.5-hour IST-TFU leg. With only three weekly frequencies, award space will be tight on the new route, so check Miles&Smiles or partner programs early.

the play

Search for Turkish Airlines award space on the Istanbul-Chengdu route for travel on or after November 11, 2026, prioritizing the 787-9 flights.