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How to earn millions of points from credit card welcome offers

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With eight million miles and points available via new credit card welcome offers, the rewards card game can be very rewarding indeed. This week, we...
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A $50,000+ luxury safari using points and miles: JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge Reader...

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JW Marriott Masai Mara has had quite some buzz around it lately. It's Marriott's first entry into the world of luxury game lodges/safaris and...
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A points and miles pivot: Our trip to the original Legoland in Billund, Denmark

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A few weeks ago, I wrote about Air Canada Aeroplan having access to expanded award availability on Singapore Airlines. The reason I ran into...
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Making cents from Nick’s nonsensical application spree

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A couple of weeks ago, Greg wrote about his methodical and well-prepped plan for replenishing his points fortune. A reader asked if any of...
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PSA: IHG rollover nights don’t count towards Milestone Rewards

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In 2022 IHG revamped their loyalty program where they changed status levels and elite night requirements, added Milestone Rewards and rollover nights and more....
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A Wyndham (yep, Wyndham) luxury resort in Greece

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Ajul Luxury Hotel & Spa Resort is a Wyndham Registry Collection Hotel in Greece on the Aegean Sea.  It looks like this hotel opened...
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Wringing value from Delta SkyMiles

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If you are flush with Delta SkyMiles, don't flush them on redemptions requiring hundreds of thousands of miles each way! Instead, listen to this...
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Alaska Airlines fumbles launch of Starlux awards

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Starlux is a Taiwan-based airline that was founded in 2018 and began operations in 2020, a tricky time to start a new travel company,...
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My free 10-night MSC European cruise experience

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It only cost me $513 for my family for four to get 10 nights of food, lodging, and transportation to visit Marseille, France; Málaga,...
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Radisson to Choice conversion: Low end = slight deval, high end = better value

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Radisson Rewards Americas properties were originally due to be rolled in to the Choice Privileges program on July 18, 2023, but that was delayed...
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Singapore Airlines 777-300ER Business Class: Bottom Line Review

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A fifth freedom route is when a long haul carrier operates a flight outside of its home network, primarily to utilize airplane downtime. One...
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You can now change the date on an Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts or...

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Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts and The Hotel Collection bookings come with an attractive suite of benefits. More importantly for some, Amex Platinum cardholders...
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The new American Airlines Executive card. Is it worth the new fee?

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The cost of doing business has gone up. Is it still worth paying for the ultra-premium American Airlines Executive card with its major changes?...
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Our experience booking via Marriott STARS vs Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts

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During last month's Party of 5 Challenge, Tim and I arranged for the team to spend a night at the Ritz-Carlton Santiago in Santiago,...

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