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...
How to book Vacasa Vacation Rentals with Wyndham points
Booking Vacasa Vacation Rentals can be an excellent use for Wyndham points. For those interested in booking vacation rentals, this post has everything you...
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...
Adventures with Etihad Guest: “Fixing” and cancelling JetBlue awards
One of the things that is great about pursuing something like JetBlue's 25 for 25 promotion is that it gives you an opportunity to...
$900 Platinum card. Worth it? | Coffee Break Ep67 | 8-19-25
Another day, another premium credit card is making changes - this time, we've heard rumors that the Amex Platinum and Amex Business Platinum cards...
Stacking Chase Instacart deals
Ever since Chase teamed up with Instacart to offer complimentary Instacart+ and monthly credits, I've been happily saving money each month while also enjoying...
