Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Each Saturday, we round up news stories that you may have missed from the week before, including several that already appeared on The Points Guy, and some more that we haven’t covered yet. If you’re an avid TPG reader, scroll down for the new stuff. Here’s the top miles, points and travel news you may have missed this week:Check out the so-called #1 hotel in the world in TPG’s full review.Hotel Review: The Marangga Villa at Nihiwatu, IndonesiaNihiwatu was rated the world’s top hotel by Travel + Leisure, so TPG decided to do a full review and see whether or not it lives up to the hype.The #Bumpgate scandal is sticking around for much longer than United would like.Another Side to the #BumpGate Story: One Officer’s Account of What HappenedAlthough it’s been more than two weeks since the #Bumpgate incident involving Dr. David Dao on United Airlines Flight 3411, few details outside of the original video have been released. However, the officer who was seen in the video dragging Dao down the aisle, James Long, has now shared his point of view of the incident — find out what he has to say about what happened on that infamous flight.Get all your questions answered about the U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve Card.Questions and Answers About the U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve CardThe U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve Card launches on Monday (May 1). Find out all you need to know about the hot new card before you apply.Find out how your credit score may change this fall.Big Changes Coming to How This Credit Score Is CalculatedSign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.This fall, credit bureaus Experian, TransUnion and Equifax will be rolling out changes to their scoring system called VantageScore. The new model will place a higher emphasis on trends in someone’s credit history, like timely payments or how much debt they hold.American Airlines just doubled the sign-up offers on its co-branded Citi cards.Earn 60k Miles With the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select CardsAfter several years of maintaining Executive Platinum status with American Airlines, TPG has decided that he’s de-prioritizing chasing Exec Plat in 2017 for a number of reasons — find out why he’s not all that concerned about chasing AA’s highest status level this year.Will United’s new plan to improve customer service be a success?United Details Policy Changes Following Bumpgate IncidentThis week, United unveiled several policy changes meant to reaffirm it’s commitment to providing better customer service and to ensure that a similar incident doesn’t happen again in the future.Compulsive Uber rating checkers will be relieved to know that it’s now much easier to do so.Uber Is Changing up Its Passenger and Driver Rating SystemWe all know someone who is obsessed with checking their Uber rating constantly, but it used to be sort of a complicated process. Now, however, the app is making it a whole lot easier for you to know your score at all times.In other news…You now have the option to purchase Etihad Guest miles.Etihad’s Now Allowing Customers to Purchase MilesYou can now purchase Etihad Guest miles at a cost of two cents per mile. If you want to purchase Guest miles, you can buy them in increments of 1,000, with a maximum of 60,000 miles.Alaska and Virgin’s new home at JFK will be in Terminal 7.Alaska and Virgin America are Moving to Terminal 7 at JFKLast week, Alaska and Virgin America shared that they’ll be moving terminals at LAX, and now they’ve shared that they’re making a move at JFK as well, to be completed by October 2017. The combined airline will make its home at Terminal 7. Currently, Alaska operates from Terminal 8 and Virgin from Terminal 4.
