Chase trimmed Hyatt, Citi cut two hotel partners, and Amex slashed Flying Blue abroad. The points sold as inflation proof are being devalued.
What I tell clients has not changed, it has only gotten more urgent. Do not hoard. Earn for a redemption you can name, not for a someday balance a program can trim while you wait. If Hyatt is your reason for holding Chase, the Reserve now matters in a way it did not a year ago. And if you are sitting on a large flexible balance, the ratio in your account today is the best it is likely to be.
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