I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I apologize for my unusual posting schedule over the past week, as I've been in Japan. We've had an incredible trip so far, and I look forward to sharing more initial impressions over the coming days, and then publishing a full trip report.
On the points & travel front, this week the Starwood Hotels brand was revived, Southwest Rapid Rewards massively devalued points earning, Marriott announced that its newest hotel brand won't offer elite nights, Silver Airways' operations became really unreliable, Delta and Shake Shack expanded their partnership, and more.
With that out of the way, here's a recap of this week on the blog:
