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Reykjavík is the kind of place that makes you rethink what luxury means — it's not marble lobbies and butler service, it's stepping out of a geothermal infin

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Today’s Intelligence

Hotel Hyatt Award Chart Devastation: 67% Price Hikes Hit in May

Credit_card Amex Platinum Quietly Kills the Saks Credit

Points Virgin Atlantic Upper Class to Europe from ~23K Points via Citi 30% Bonus

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✦ Deep Dive

United MileagePlus Ends Basic Economy Mile Earning April 2026: The Credit Card Strategy That Preserves Elite Status Progress

United just made Basic Economy a loyalty dead zone. Starting with tickets issued on or after April 2, 2026, general MileagePlus members without a co-branded card earn zero miles on those fares. Even Premier elites see sharply reduced accrual: Silver gets 2 miles per dollar, Gold 3, Platinum 4, and 1K just 6. Hold one of the United cards? You salvage 3–9 miles per dollar depending on status. Everyone else? Nothing. Welcome to the new revenue model.

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