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Must have Chase cards

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If you want to win big, you've got to start with a strategy. In this game, that means figuring out which cards you must...
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Bilt card first impressions

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In a recent post (First steps towards rebuilding my point fortune: Bilt and AA) I reported that I had been approved for a Bilt...
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New Choice Hotels sweet spots: Booking suites at Radisson properties

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In late July 2023, Choice Hotels finished incorporating former Radisson Rewards Americas properties into their portfolio which made it possible to book those Radisson...
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Cancelling a LifeMiles award ticket: maybe less painful than you thought

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Yesterday, I cancelled an Avianca LifeMiles award ticket. It was as expensive as I expected ($200 per passenger), but in the process I learned...
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The best time of year to visit every country in the world (in one...

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There are a lot of reasons that people travel at non-ideal times. Holidays, work, school calendars, fare-sales, etc. For some people, off-season travel affords...
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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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