Same day change guide, #ResellingDo, statement credit denials, chasing fares, how to retire to hotels and more

Here is some of the best travel news and notes from around the Internet:

• Scott at Travel Codex gives the comprehensive guide to same day change and standby rules on different airlines.
• Trevor from Tagging Miles recently hosted the #ResellingDo conference, focusing on Manufactured Spending through reselling.  I have done some reselling though not a ton, but unfortunately I was not able to attend the conference due to a prior commitment.  Chasing the Points shares his #ResellingDo presentation with notes.
• Another recent travel conference was the F2B sessions in Phoenix.  Caroline the Point Princess shared her presentation about chasing the fare not the destination
• One of the better credit card deals of the past few months has been the (eminently churnable) Bank of America Alaska card with 25,000 mile bonus AND $100 statement credit.  I got one as part of my last credit card churn.  PointsCentric shares some reports of readers who are being denied the $100 statement credit.

• I really enjoyed Free-quent Flyer’s post about retiring to hotels.  As a SITCOM (Single Income, Two (Times Three) Children, Oppressive Mortgage), I’ve often wondered how much my monthly mortgage payment would last if I used it to manufacture spend hotel points to live in hotels. Free-quent Flyer breaks down how many points you’d need to generate to spend a month in the lowest category hotel for each of the major chains.
• The Kansas City airport is (apparently) severely outdated and is scheduled to either get a new terminal or possibly be completely replaced.  Flyertalk wonders what is going to happen to MCI.

Up for more travel news?  Here’s the previous installment: Keeping track of foreign currency, a week in Admirals clubs, free European vacation, a free trip downtown – news and notes from around the travel world