Hackers Cripple Half Of Vegas, Venture X Travel Credit Devaluation & Interesting Hyatt Survey Data Point

September 16, 2023
Mark Ostermann

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September 16, 2023
Mark Ostermann

Travel on Point(s) is an independent, advertising-supported website. This site is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites like Creditcards.com and Bankrate.com. This compensation does not impact how or where products appear on this site. Travel on Point(s) has not reviewed all available credit card offers on this site. Reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone and have not been reviewed, endorsed, or approved by any partner entities.

ToP Roundup

In this series I will share articles I found interesting from all over the web. These will be articles about miles, points, travel, finance and everything in-between. Hopefully this ToP Roundup series will give you some interesting tidbits and new information you may have missed during the week. If you see anything out there that you think others may find of interest please feel free to share it with me at Mark@travel-on-points.com.

Capital One Venture X Changes $300 Travel Statement Credit Into $300 Coupon – Doctor of Credit

Some people won't care much about this change while others will see it as a deal breaker. It will cost you up to 3,000 points at a minimum though since you'll no longer be able to charge that $300 to your card in the portal.

Survey Hints at Possible New Premium Hyatt Card – Danny the Deal Guru

Sometimes surveys lead to nothing but many times the are precursor to a new product launch. We have been wanting an Aspire like card out of Hyatt for years. We thought we were going to get one a few years back but got the World of Hyatt Business Card instead.

Las Vegas Cyberattacks (MGM & Caesars Compromised) – Full Details, Mounting Losses & Pure Chaos! – MtM Vegas

Just an absolutely crazy story and I feel so bad for anyone staying there this past week and all of the front line employees that need to deal with this mess. With how many properties MGM has, the hackers basically crippled half of Vegas.