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...
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...
What are hotel free night certificates worth?
Many hotel credit cards offer free night certificates as anniversary bonuses to incentivize you to keep a card, as "big spend bonuses" to entice...
Which hotel loyalty program is most rewarding on paid stays?
This post was last published about over a year ago. Since then, we've added the Sonesta hotel chain and have established new Reasonable Redemption...
How to apply for Chase Ink cards
Some of the best credit card welcome bonuses around also happen to come from some of the best point earning cards around: the Chase...
W Edinburgh Hotel (by Marriott): Bottom Line Review
The W Edinburgh is a hotel that can be thankful for the old cliché that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. That's...
What’s next for my post Rent Day Doomsday Bilt card
Thank you Bilt. It was a good run. When I signed up almost exactly a year ago, I was one of the lucky ones...
How to maximize your Hilton cards (with upgrades and downgrades)
Hilton did a giant cannonball into the center of the points and miles pool when it added Small Luxury Hotels of the World to...
Big change to Bilt Rent Day: Double points only up to 1,000 bonus points...
Bilt has made a major change to the value proposition of Rent Day. Starting October 1, 2024, Bilt cardholders will only earn double bonus...
How to avoid AirBnB fees, a Lufthansa First Class downgrade and Delta now meltdown...
Delta shows Southwest how a real "air line" melts down, a trick to avoiding AirBnb conversion fees and the another Lufthansa downgrade story. All...
Fool’s Gold or Solid Gold, Southwest’s Premium Seating Era, and more [Week in Review]
The rumored Amex Gold Card changes went live this week, but do they make the card fool's gold, or are the new credits solid...
Persistence pays off with a Hotels.com Price Guarantee claim success
The power of hotel price guarantees is something that often goes overlooked, but I get it: Getting a Best Price Guarantee honored can sometimes...
Southwest Airlines: Assigned seating, premium class and red-eye flights are on the way
Southwest Airlines has long been an outlier when it comes to seat assignments and aircraft boarding. Part of the joy of flying with the airline that...
(Dead) Amex Business Gold Card: Best-ever 200k referral offer
Update: It looks like Amex has killed all of the 200k referral links. If you have one that still works, please e-mail us.
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