Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I recently spent four nights at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach. We paid 20,000 points per night and applied a suite...
Workationing the Pacific Coast Highway
My wife and I spent most of February on the California coast. This wasn't vacation. We took vacation in January when we visited Loews...
The best card for every occasion
We write about credit cards for a living, but which cards do we flex for our day to day spend? On this week's Frequent...
What’s in Greg’s wallet? [2022 Edition]
Yesterday, Nick revealed the cards in his wallet. Now it's my turn. Just like Nick, Amex had almost completely taken over my wallet in...
My shifting wallet: What’s in Nick’s wallets now?
My wallet has been all Amex, all the time for the past several months. Between the amazing Resy offer of 2021 (since expired), bonuses...
If cash is king, is credit the answer?
Credit card rewards have helped take me to more than 60 countries around the world. They completely powered the flights for a 4-month, 18-country...
The great loyalty shake-up [On Greg’s mind]
March 2022 is promising to be a monumental month with regards to airline and hotel loyalty. In March, American Airlines will complete their shift...
Is it time to step off the Hyatt bandwagon?
Next month, many highly desirable Hyatt properties are set to move out of range for those booking with free night certificates. Some properties will...
Dosh App Complete Guide: How It Works & Why It’s Worth It
Update 9/19/24: Since publishing this guide 2.5 years ago, Dosh has become less exciting. They axed people's ability to earn on purchases at Office...
Capital One Travel vs Chase Ultimate Rewards Travel, head-to-head
Many people have asked how Capital One's travel portal stacks up to booking hotels through Chase Travel℠. Capital One Travel holds up surprisingly well....
Nick’s Avianca LifeMiles expired. Avoid this rookie mistake.
I can only be thankful that it wasn't worse: last week, I realized that I let my Avianca LifeMiles expire. The good news is...
Ventana Big Sur vs. Miraval Arizona
Hyatt offers a few all-inclusive luxury resorts within the continental United States: Alila Ventana Big Sur and three Miraval resorts. Recently I stayed at...
How to avoid Amex’s pop-up prison
Amex offers some of the best credit cards on the market both in terms of initial welcome bonus offers and rewards for ongoing spend,...
Re-Wowed: Return to Alila Ventana Big Sur
My wife and I are workationing our way down the California coast in our endeavor to avoid big swaths of Michigan's winter. The journey...
