TravelUpdate
Pay No Annual Fee, Earn 100,000 Points & $100: Hilton Honors Card Review
With this limited time offer on the Hilton Honors card by American Express, you'll not only earn 100,000 points but also a credit of $100.
Travel With Grant
How to Redeem the Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards 25K Global Companion Award (Step-by-Step Guide)
One of the newest benefits of the Bank of America Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite Credit Card is the 25K Global Companion Award, but there aren't many guides showing exactly how it works. I recently redeemed my first award and documented the entire process with screenshots, from locating...
One Mile at a Time
Dynamic Currency Conversion: Always Choose Local Currency
If you’ve ever traveled abroad and paid for something by credit card, you’ve almost certainly been asked ”would you like to pay in [local currency] or [your home currency]? For example, if you’re in Europe and using a credit card issued in the United States, you’ll probably be asked if...
Your Mileage May Vary
Why You Should Always Bring The Physical Credit Card When You Travel
I had the right credit card for my hotel stay. I just didn’t have the actual card with me. When I checked into a Fairfield by Marriott, the front desk…
TravelUpdate
$50 Amex Platinum Card Courtesy Credit, Bonuses Ending Soon, Centurion Lounge Updates & more…
A $50 Amex Platinum Card credit, Centurion Lounge changes and a lot more as we recap some of the top stories from the first week of July.
Eye of the Flyer
Final Hours: Earn Up to 125k Bonus Miles (Ends Wednesday)
The elevated welcome offers — up to 125,000 bonus miles — disappear Wednesday, July 15. If a bigger bonus has been sitting on your list, the window's closing fast.
Miles To Memories
Clip That Coupon! How To Use Your $200 Bilt Palladium Hotel Credit
I go over my experience using the $200 Bilt Palladium hotel credit and why it may be easier to do your hotel bookings on a computer.
One Mile at a Time
How To Earn Rewards On Housing Payments With Bilt Credit Cards
Earlier this year, Bilt roll out absolutely massive changes, which impact both the credit card portfolio, as well as the way that rewards are offered on housing payments. There’s no denying that the new system is confusing to many people, and that the logistics of how one is actually rewarded...
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One Year Later: An Update to Our Simplified Wallet Strategy for 2026
Last year, Laura and I set out to simplify our wallets before Madison was born by cutting unnecessary annual fees and eliminating credit cards that required too much effort to justify keeping. One year later, I'm taking a look at how closely we stuck to that plan, which cards we...
Monkey Miles
July 15th only – Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders get 8300 points with $0 out of pocket
Stack multiple promotions and credits to earn over 8000 points with $0 out of pocket
Your Mileage May Vary
Is the World of Hyatt Credit Card Still Worth Keeping in 2026?
Each year, Hyatt adjusts the categories of its hotels. Many go up, a few go down, and it inevitably raises the same question: Is the World of Hyatt Credit Card…
Miles To Memories
Easy Bonus for United Cardholders: 10,000 Miles for Adding Authorized User [Targeted]
There is a new United Credit Card Authorized User Bonus that is really easy and comes with a healthy 10,000 miles bonus.
Frequent Miler
Sapphire Reserve® Exclusive Tables expanded again, but many restaurants removed
The Chase Sapphire Reserve® card includes twice-annual $150 credits for restaurant spending at Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables. These are a curated selection of high-end restaurants available through a special version of OpenTable. With the new Sapphire Reserve card, you do NOT need to make a reservation or pay through Chase...
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Targeted Virgin Red Mastercard Offer: 1,500 Points For Using A Digital Wallet
I’ll be honest: my Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard hasn’t been working hard lately. I signed up for the card, earned the welcome bonus, and after that, it mostly became one…
Travel Points Playbook
Bummer: American Backtracks, Claws Back 25k Mile Bonuses from Business Accounts
Yesterday I wrote about a deal I took AAdvantage, er, advantage of, earning 25k bonus miles both for…