Best credit card offers with low spend requirements
The best way to earn points & miles quickly is through credit card welcome offers. If you meet the minimum spend requirements and pay...
Loyalty programs changing fortunes (August 2024)
To many, it seems like loyalty programs are always devaluing. Point prices go up. The ability to book valuable awards goes down. Sometimes the...
Microsoft pummels Delta, United status match fraud and new Capital One cards on the...
Delta gets tag-teamed by Microsoft and Crowdstrike, Capital One may finally be shaking up its card portfolio and reports of widespread United elite status...
Spirit Ridge Resort in Osoyoos, Canada: Bottom Line Review (Hyatt Unbound Collection)
Before starting the long drive up to Alaska back in May, my wife and I spent nearly a week at Spirit Ridge Resort in...
An education in finding and booking Emirates first class awards, creating a fee-free wallet,...
Pop quiz - do you really understand all the different transferable points out there? And speaking of transferable points, with Capital One's transfer bonus...
Amex Platinum Complete Guide
Amex Platinum cards come loaded with high end perks: Hundreds of dollars per year in various credit reimbursements, access to multiple types of airport...
A quick guide to transferable points programs
In our opinion, transferable points programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards are the most valuable points (or "miles") to accumulate. These...
How to find and book Emirates first class awards
Emirates first class is a fantastic way to fly. Emirates offers incredible service and top-notch food and beverage options to first class passengers. And...
Best fee-free transferable point credit card combo
The Amex Gold card's annual fee increase continues a trend that we're seeing across nearly all Amex cards: Amex raises the annual fee and...
Which hotel credit card is the most rewarding for spending?
Co-branded credit cards, and hotel cards specifically, are often frowned upon as a place to put regular spend, especially in comparison to bank cards...
US News’ best US travel programs, Spirit adds first class and glamping with Hyatt...
Spirit Airlines becomes a normie and adds fare bundles and first class, Hyatt brings "glamping" into the fold and US News releases its annual...
The math on free night certificates, Bilt’s Rent Day doomsday changes, when to transfer...
When a credit card offers a free night certificate, how do you determine how much it's worth? Which hotel program is the most rewarding...
Best Uses of Avios (British Airways, Iberia, Qatar, and Aer Lingus)
“Avios” is the name of the points currency shared by several airline frequent flyer programs: British Airways, Iberia, Finnair, Aer Lingus and Qatar Airways....
Ways I “self-insure” my trips (with strategic booking and credit card choices)
Several times a year, we field reader questions about travel insurance. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of insight into travel insurance because I...
