What are the “must have” Chase cards?
If you're new to credit card rewards, Chase can be a great place to start, as it offers a terrific variety of valuable cards, often with excellent initial welcome offers. That said, the main...
Two ways to book (Nordic) hotels with Choice points
Now that Preferred Hotels & Resorts are bookable online with Choice points (see this post for details), it's worth pointing out that there are a handful of hotels that can be booked with Choice...
The world’s best use of Marriott Bonvoy points, a cruise “subscription” and do we...
Marriott partners with BetMGM, Virgin Voyages is testing a new subscription service and how much Hyatt love is too much? All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our weekly round-up of interesting...
Choice surprises and delights, United feature self-destructs, best awards to Europe and more [Week...
Choice came from deep in the distance with its new online booking tool for Preferred hotels during a week in which a new transferable points currency card launched with points that can transfer to...
Book Preferred Hotels online with Choice points
This is huge! Choice Privileges has long partnered with Preferred Hotels & Resorts, and it has previously been possible, but usually very, very difficult, to book participating Preferred hotels with Choice points. Not anymore!...
Best ways to get to Europe with miles or money
Updates: This post has been thoroughly updated with award chart changes and additions. We have added additional best uses of miles including using Qatar Avios for JetBlue Mint, Alaska Airlines with its new zone...
My final ANA sweet-spot award booking
I just booked what may be my last ever ANA flight award. I booked Newark to London, Dublin to Toronto, Toronto to Detroit all in business class and all for 88,000 ANA miles plus...
Free Credit Scores, Reports, and Monitoring: Complete guide.
If you often apply for credit cards in order to earn welcome bonuses, then you've probably realized that managing your credit is important. And it's not just your credit score that's important -- it's...
Big spend bonuses Nick plans to pursue in 2024
I recently made some updates to our Best Big Spend Bonuses page. Part of my interest in refreshing that page with current information is that I have had an increased capacity for spend as...
(Reminder) Ouch. Hyatt’s 2024 devaluation has been announced & it’s not pretty
Update 3/19/24: Just a quick reminder that these award chart changes will be going into effect on March 26. That means there's only a week left to book at the current lower rates for...
United Airlines backlash over “stolen” Chase points, IRS launches free tax filing and more...
United Airlines is facing a formal complaint after not returning someone's Chase points, a spiffy Asian carrier starting new route from the US and the IRS launches a pilot program for free tax filing....
Daydream believin’, earn Alaska miles on rent, top Hiltons and more [Week in Review]
If the Ides of March have you in a funky haze, maybe it's a day for a daydream with the Pointsyeah Daydream explorer. If you need more Alaska miles to make that dream a...
Complete List of Transferable Points Partners
In my opinion, transferable points programs are the most valuable points to accumulate. These points can often be used at better than 1 cent per point value to book travel and, even better, points...
Booking Cottages.com via Wyndham Rewards
We've written plenty about booking Vacasa vacation rentals with Wyndham Rewards points, which can be a fantastic deal in the right scenarios. We've written far less about booking Cottages.com (at least not since one...
