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Sign Up, Dine, and Earn 1,000 Bonus Points With Wyndham Rewards' New Dining Program

September 30, 2025 0

If you’re hungry for both hotel points and a good meal, the new Wyndham Rewards dining program can help you satisfy both cravings. With "Dine Out With Wyndham Rewards," you can earn points when you dine at 20,000+ participating restaurants — and you’ll get a bonus just for signing up and completing your first meal.

Tyler Glatt

Finnair Subscribe to Avios: How It Works and Whether Buying Avios at 1.36¢ Each Is Worth It

October 2, 2025 0

Finnair has introduced an Avios subscription model, offering the option to pay yearly or monthly to receive a fixed number of Avios each month.

Sam Helmy

Finnair Plus Guide: Avios Redemptions, New Transfer Partners, and a Shortcut to Oneworld Status

September 29, 2025 2

Although not one of the most well-known loyalty programs in the airline Industry, Finnair Plus is still one that is worth a closer look, especially if you're a fan of using Avios and travel regularly between the US, Europe, and Asia.

Sam Helmy

Reviewed by Allie Johnson

Maximizing Marriott Bonvoy Point Earnings: Which Brands and Cards Earn the Most

September 28, 2025 1

Marriott Bonvoy offers more than 9,300 properties in 144 countries across 37 brands of hotels. When you stay at one of Marriott's many hotels, you'll want to earn as many points as possible in return. But how many points can you earn on Marriott stays? We will help break down what you earn based on status, brand and more.

Ryan Flanigan & Ben Nickel-D'Andrea

Reviewed by Allie Johnson

Caesars Rewards Expiration Rules: How to Avoid Losing Your Caesars Rewards Credits

September 28, 2025 0

Caesars Rewards Credits have a less-than-generous expiration policy. That said, you have plenty of options to keep your credits active. Here is all you need to know about keeping your Caesars Rewards credits active.

Sam Helmy

How to Maximize Chase Ultimate Rewards Points for Flights Within North America

September 28, 2025 0

Chase Ultimate Rewards points are some of the most valuable points in the rewards ecosystem. U.S. travelers know and love Chase points for their domestic partners (Southwest, United, JetBlue). But you shouldn't overlook Chase's international airline partners when looking for the best deal on domestic flights. Here's a roundup of the cheapest ways to book award flights on Southwest, JetBlue, United, American, Alaska, and Delta using Chase points.

JT Genter & Cameron Laufer

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

How To Get Free Breakfast at Hilton Hotels

September 27, 2025 2

Free breakfasts are among the best perks at hotels, but not all hotels have that option. And elite status can be a good path toward securing complimentary breakfast, but it doesn't apply equally at all hotel brands. Here's how to get a free breakfast on your next stay at Hilton Hotels.

Skye Class & Ben Nickel-D'Andrea

Reviewed by Allie Johnson

SLH Club: Our Guide to the Small Luxury Hotels Loyalty Program

September 25, 2025 1

Small Luxury Hotels of the World — a highly-curated, exclusive group of independent hotels — has its own SLH Club loyalty program. While the hotels themselves are quite popular, the rewards program truly is news to many, even those savvy travelers. Does the program deliver similar value to the luxurious properties themselves, though? Here's all you need to know to make up your mind.

Ben Nickel-D'Andrea

Reviewed by Allie Johnson

The Best Ways to Earn, Use, and Maximize IHG Free Night Award Certificates

September 23, 2025 30

Did you know you can get a free night each year with select IHG credit cards? The IHG anniversary night is a great credit card perk that can easily provide more value than its annual fee, but it has some limitations. Here’s everything you need to know about earning, using, and tracking these certificates.

JT Genter & Andrew Kunesh

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

How to Pool Hilton Honors Points With Friends and Family — for Free

September 22, 2025 76

Hilton Honors point pooling allows you to send between 1,000 and 500,000 points and receive up to 2,000,000 points per year — at no cost. Allowing up to 11 members to pool points together to get better redemptions together. Here's how you, your friends and family can work together toward your next dream trip.

Samantha Holland & Ben Nickel-D'Andrea

Reviewed by Allie Johnson

How to Find and Access Marriott Lounges — And What You'll Get if the Lounge Is Closed

September 22, 2025 1

Marriott has added a new search filter on its website that lets customers easily find properties with lounge access. This is great news for elite members who can enjoy these lounges at no cost. In this post, we’ll cover how to search for lounges, how to gain access, and what to expect if the lounge is closed.

Cameron Laufer

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

How to Use the Chase Travel℠ Portal to Book Flights, Hotels, and More With Points

September 22, 2025 61

The Chase Travel Portal makes it easy to find and book travel with your points at a fraction of the normal cost. For those without the time to spend hours searching for award availability and analyzing award charts, this may be the best way to get solid value from your Ultimate Rewards points. Check out our complete guide to booking with Chase Travel portal.

Ben Nickel-D'Andrea

Reviewed by Allie Johnson

Domino’s Rewards Points Expire Quickly — Here’s How to Keep Points Active

September 21, 2025 0

Domino's Rewards has one of the least generous point expiration policies around. Here's Dominos Rewards points expiration policy and what you can do to keep your points alive.

Sam Helmy

Citi ThankYou® Points Are More Valuable Than Ever — Here's How to Earn and Use Them

September 20, 2025 3

With the recent launch of a new premium card, additional transfer partners, and expanded redemption flexibility, Citi is making a strong case for its place in your wallet. In this guide, we talk about earning and redeeming Citi points, plus other questions you may have.

Carissa Rawson & Brie Bash

Reviewed by JT Genter

Rove Miles Review: A New Tool For Earning Transferable Rewards

October 25, 2025 16

Rove Miles is a new travel and shopping platform designed to give you big rewards on your spending. With earnings up to 25X and miles that transfer to 12 hotel and airline partners, this program is certainly worth paying attention to. Here's our full guide of the new program.

Carissa Rawson

Reviewed by Allie Johnson

IHG Status Match Tips: Earn Elite Status Through Fast Tracks, Cards, or Simply Buying It

September 16, 2025 0

IHG doesn't offer a standing status match to other hotels' elite status programs, but you can open an IHG card or join InterContinental Ambassador to gain IHG elite status without staying tons of nights or spending a lot of money. Plus, there are fast-track opportunities available semi-regularly. Here are your options for getting IHG status quickly.

Jenna Hansen & Andrew Kunesh

Reviewed by Allie Johnson

Korean SKYPASS Miles Expiration: A Guide to KAL's Extremely Generous Policy

September 14, 2025 4

When it comes to mileage expiration policies, the Korean Air SKYPASS program is one of the most generous around and almost impossible to beat. This gives you ample time to earn, plan, and use your miles for maximum value.

Sam Helmy

Reviewed by JT Genter

Maximizing Cathay Pacific Asia Miles: Updated Award Charts and 6 Best Uses

September 14, 2025 1

Among all the Oneworld frequent flyer programs, Cathay Pacific’s Asia Miles is one that often gets overlooked. But between the number of partners you can book, the destinations you can reach, and how easy it is to earn the miles, there are plenty of reasons you shouldn't ignore it. Here are some of the best sweet spots you can book now.

Tyler Glatt & Cameron Laufer

Reviewed by JT Genter

4 Ways to Earn Top-Tier IHG Diamond Elite Status With Credit Card Spending

September 13, 2025 0

IHG One Rewards Diamond Elite status comes with a ton of benefits, like dedicated Diamond Support, a welcome amenity at check-in, room upgrades, and 100% bonus points on stays. If you can't stay at an IHG property more than 70 nights each year to earn Diamond Elite status, you can earn it through spending with these credit cards.

Harrison Pierce

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

Bonus Points, Upgrade Certificates, and More: How to Unlock Alaska Airlines Milestone Rewards

September 12, 2025 0

Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards members receive exclusive benefits between elite tiers, known as milestone rewards. You'll select your first milestone reward before earning elite status, and you'll select more milestones even after you've earned the highest tier of elite status. Here's how to earn and maximize your milestone rewards.

Brie Bash & Harrison Pierce

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

From Flights to Apple Products: 22 Different Ways to Redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards Points

September 12, 2025 22

Chase Ultimate Rewards® are one of the most valuable and most flexible rewards currencies available. They can be redeemed directly through the Chase Travel Portal, easily transferred to one of Chases's many travel partners, used to pay for purchases and experiences, redeemed for statement credits and more. Here are 22 ways you can use them.

Miguel Rueda

Reviewed by Allie Johnson

Spacious and Stunning: 9 of The Most Incredible Suites Bookable With World of Hyatt Points

September 11, 2025 15

The World of Hyatt program is an incredible example of hotel loyalty done right. Hyatt charges far fewer points for a free night than the competition—including to book the best rooms at top-tier properties. My favorite Hyatt redemptions are for ‘Premium Suites’, which members can book for double the standard award rate. Here are our picks for the best Hyatt Suites across the globe.

Mark Jackson

Reviewed by Allie Johnson

All the Benefits of Booking Award Flights via the Chase Travel℠ Portal

September 10, 2025 61

In addition to transferring to over a dozen airline and hotel partner programs, collecting Ultimate Rewards also provides access to the Chase Travel℠ Portal. There, cardmembers can redeem points for a variety of travel, including airfare, hotels, cruises, and car rentals. Each option can offer substantial value under the right circumstances.

Jess Farley & Carissa Rawson

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

Enterprise Loyalty Points Expiration Policy: What Counts as Qualifying Activity to Save Your Points

September 7, 2025 1

Enterprise Plus has a very generous points expiration policy compared to other car rental companies. Here is all you need to know about your points expiring and how to keep them alive.

Sam Helmy

I Prefer Hotel Rewards: A Niche Program Actually Worth Your Attention?

September 7, 2025 3

The Preferred Travel Group's I Prefer Hotel Rewards program lets you earn and redeem points at various properties worldwide. Here is all you want to know about the program and some insight on if it's worth your attention.

Sam Helmy

Reviewed by Allie Johnson

11 Best Amex Membership Rewards Sweet Spots for Flights to Europe

September 7, 2025 23

With :amex_partners_air: airline transfer partners, determining the best ways to redeem American Express Membership Rewards can be daunting. Add in alliances and partnerships of each Amex partner airline, and travelers have even more options to consider. We at AwardWallet dug into all of the options to compile this list of the best ways to redeem Membership Rewards for flights to Europe.

Ross Denkin & Brie Bash

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

How to Use IHG’s Calendar Search to Find the Best Award Nights and Lowest Cash Rates

September 5, 2025 4

If you find yourself with the itch to plan a trip and flexibility is on your side, using a feature like the IHG award calendar can help save you a chunk of points or cash. It can also save you time. Rather than having to search night after night for the cheapest pricing, you can view availability and costs for an entire month at a time.

Jenna Hansen

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

Do Qantas Frequent Flyer Points Expire?

October 21, 2025 12

Qantas Frequent Flyer is very stingy with its points expiration policy compared to other major airlines. Here is all you need to know, and how you can keep your points active indefinitely.

Sam Helmy

Reviewed by JT Genter

Marriott Silver Elite Status: Are the Few Benefits You Get Worth the Cost to Earn Them?

September 4, 2025 0

Marriott has five elite status tiers. The first, Marriott Silver Elite, doesn't come with a ton of benefits, but it is easily attainable. Silver Elite members earn bonus points on stays and priority late checkout. Whether you earn status through hotel stays or co-branded credit cards, Silver Elite is your first step on your path to a higher tier of status. Here's what you need to know.

Harrison Pierce

Reviewed by Erik Paquet

Southwest Flight Credit Expiration Rules: What Travelers Need to Know

August 31, 2025 3

In case you missed it, Southwest Airlines ended its popular policy of never-expiring flight credits. Starting May 28, 2025, all new credits now come with an expiration date — with funds expiring in as little as 6 months from purchase! Here’s a breakdown of how the new rules work and what travelers should know to avoid losing value.

Scott Sikes

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