Delta Extensions, Chase Sapphire Extensions, Alaska Officially Joins

 

So much travel related news today, I just had to send you another email this morning. As travel rebounds, airlines and travel credit cards are luring people back to the sky. Today, Delta, Chase Sapphire and Alaska Airlines all made big announcements so here you go:

1. Delta - extends travel voucher expiration dates to Dec. 2022. All voluntarily cancelled flight tickets purchases anytime this year will also be extended to Dec. 2022. Delta will resume booking the middle seat May 1st and resume snack and drink service April 14th. 

2. Chase Sapphire Preferred and Reserve extends its pay yourself back feature through September 2021, it was set to expire in June. Plus the travel credit can be used for grocery and gas purchases through Dec. 2021. 

3. Chase FREEDOM, FLEX and INK adopted a similar Pay Yourself Back feature for charitable donations and it's extended to December 2021. 

4. Alaska officially joined OneWorld Alliance today so you can now search the British Airways website for Alaska Airlines flights. You can use British Airways Avios to buy Alaska flights which for short haul trips usually offer a better value. 

5. Southwest Airlines is set to release flights through November  5th. Look for that to happen anytime. 

Chase Sapphire Preferred is offering a bonus right now of 80,000 Ultimate Reward Points, that's a $1,000 value plus a $50 grocery credit. It's a $4,000 minimum spend in the first 3 months. The annual $95 fee is not waived. 

If you decide to apply for this card, please use my referral link. You get the same great offer and I get a little bonus for referring you. 

As usual, I'll keep you posted on all the news. Watch for lots more to come as people get back to traveling.