Guide to Ultra-Premium Credit Card Travel Protections
Ultra-premium credit cards, such as the Chase Sapphire Reserve and American Express Platinum Card®, have annual fees that commonly exceed $500/year. Despite those hefty costs of ownership, these...
Sharing is caring: The best programs for sharing points and miles
One of the best ways to supercharge your miles and points is to combine forces with a family member / partner / friend. Whether...
The best of the best travel cards, portal credits, booking platfoms, coupon books and...
I wrote this week that the fever pitch surrounding ultra-premium credit cards is making me melt. While I am of course excited by the...
American Airlines AAdvantage vs Alaska Atmos | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep321 |...
In this podcast episode, we'll talk about Frontier's Million Mile Match, we'll get tripped up by The Seattle Seahawks 12s, and we'll debate which...
The white-hot ultra premium credit card market is making me melt (on Nick’s mind)
The year 2025 will go down as the year of the ultra-premium credit card. I can't recall a year where we've seen such a...
Alaska’s intriguing premium rewards card | Coffee Break Ep68 | 8-26-25
Alaska's out with a new premium card: The Atmos™ Rewards Ascent Visa Signature® Card. In today's podcast episode, we'll talk about what we like...
Condor flights now bookable with JetBlue points; fly transatlantic business class from 54K points
Condor and JetBlue have announced an expanded partnership today. Part of that development involves the ability to book Condor flights with JetBlue TrueBlue points.
That's...
Best credit card travel portal credits
This year alone, it seems as if every time I turn around, a credit card annual fee goes up (I should stop turning around). As...
What’s the best “all-around” travel credit card?
Since it was first released, the Chase Sapphire Reserve has been a nearly perfect travel card, combining a generous 3x bonus travel category that...
7 Big Atmos Oddities (Alaska’s new rewards program) | Frequent Miler on the Air...
In today's podcast episode, we unlock the LifeMiles mystery, look at Etihad's magical mystery refund policy, and examine 7 surprising oddities of Alaska's new...
How we bought Hyatt points cheaply, an upgrade you don’t want, and more (Nick’s...
It has been almost two weeks since my last blog update about our experiences and learnings as we make our way to 25 destinations...
Chase Sapphire Reserve: New 125K Welcome Offer
Depending on your perspective, the Chase Sapphire Reserve card is now featuring an increased or decreased welcome offer of 125,000 Ultimate Rewards points after...
Alaska’s Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® card review
The long-awaited Alaska Airlines premium card is now here. The new Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® card costs $395 per year and offers several...
Alaska launches new Atmos Rewards program…and it’s actually pretty good
When loyalty programs announce "enhancements" or herald "exciting changes," it's almost always corporate code for "brace yourself for what's coming." It's not that we...
