8 Tips for Saving Money While Traveling Internationally by Jenna Hansen January 26, 2025 4 Traveling abroad is exciting, but exchange rates and foreign transaction fees can quickly drain your wallet without you even realizing it. And who wants that? Here are eight helpful tips for keeping more of your hard-earned money in your pocket while traveling overseas.
Do Flying Blue Miles Expire? What You Need to Know About the Flying Blue Miles Expiration Policy by Sam Helmy January 26, 2025 70 Air France-KLM Flying Blue has a complicated points expiration policy. Your points expire based on multiple factors, including your elite status, types of activity, and more. Here's a full breakdown of the Flying Blue mileage expiration policy and what counts as activity to extend the validity of your miles.
The Ultimate Guide to ExpertFlyer: How to Find Award Space, Upgrades, Seat Maps, and More by Max Prosperi and Andrew Kunesh January 26, 2025 1 ExpertFlyer is a powerful tool that offers dozens of features and resources. Using this tool, you can view flight availability, upgrade and award space, seat maps, and much more. Here's how to get the most from the platform.
The Best ANA Mileage Club Award Sweet Spots: Seven Great Ways To Redeem Your Miles by Dan Miller and Andrew Kunesh January 25, 2025 34 With the seemingly constant devaluations in U.S. frequent flyer programs, those looking to maximize their points and miles should look further afield. Foreign loyalty programs can offer tons of value if you know where to look. A great example is ANA Mileage Club, offering multiple sweet spots worth your hard-earned rewards.
Here’s How to Earn Delta SkyMiles for Every Dollar Spent on Airbnb Stays by Scott Sikes January 25, 2025 13 If you frequently stay at Airbnb locations and fly with Delta, you’ll be happy to know these two brands have a longstanding partnership that lets you earn Delta SkyMiles on your Airbnb bookings. Here's how it works.
Amazon Prime Visa Credit Card Review: Lucrative Earnings for Amazon and Whole Foods Fans by Samantha Holland and Brie Bash January 25, 2025 0 The Amazon Prime Visa is issued by Chase and offers up to 5% back on purchases if you're a Prime member. Here's our complete review of this no-annual-fee card to help you decide if it deserves a spot in your wallet.
How To Get Free Breakfast at Marriott Hotels: Brand and Status Guide by Tyler Glatt January 25, 2025 0 Marriott's portfolio of hotels and resorts is massive; it contains 30+ brands! And because each brand features unique benefits and offerings, it can be confusing to figure out what your next stay might look like. Here's everything you need to know about how to get free breakfast at Marriott properties.
Decoding Marriott’s Credit Card Rules: What You Need to Know Before Applying by Miguel Rueda and Mark Jackson January 24, 2025 47 American Express and Chase have complex application rules for the Marriott co-branded cards, making it harder for applicants to obtain welcome offers on more than one card or understand their eligibility. Here, we break down eligibility for each card's bonus.
Enroll to Earn Up to 30k Bonus Points With Marriott Bonvoy Business Amex Spending Promotion by Skye Class May 3, 2025 1 Marriott currently has two promotions offering Marriott Business Amex cardholders up to 30,000 bonus points on eligible spending through April 30, 2025. These offers give up to a 2.5X spending bonus on top of earning up to 6X rewards with the card. Targeted cardholders must enroll by January 31, 2025. Here are the details.
Choice Privileges Adds Westgate Resorts: 20 New Resort Properties to Earn and Redeem Points by Mark Jackson January 24, 2025 0 Choice Privileges has continued to make investments in its awards program, from adding credit cards, transfer partners, and hotel brands to broaden its appeal. Now, the program has added 20 Westgate Resorts to its property list for cash and award redemptions. Here's the list of properties and a sampling of redemptions we found.
How To Match Your Airline Elite Status to Flying Blue for 12 Months of SkyTeam Perks by Tyler Glatt and Brie Bash January 24, 2025 2 Air France–KLM Flying Blue's status match offer has been out for a long time. If you haven't taken advantage of it, now might be a good time. The offer is open to elites of 24 different airlines — and there's an even better offer for disaffected British Airways Club members. Here are the details.
Low-Fee, High-Reward: 8 Best Credit Cards With Annual Fees Under $100 by Lauren Wynn January 23, 2025 0 Credit cards can be powerful tools for travelers, but high annual fees aren't for everyone. Fortunately, many cards offer excellent benefits and rewards for under $100. Here's a list of the best budget-friendly travel credit cards available now.
Want to Make a Marriott Bonvoy Cash + Points Reservation? You Now Have to Call by Mark Jackson January 23, 2025 0 A few years ago, Marriott unveiled a novel feature in its booking system: the ability to mix award nights with cash nights on one reservation. However, as Loyalty Lobby reported, that functionality is no longer available online. Here's why this news matters to loyal Marriott Bonvoy members.
An American Express Centurion Lounge Is Landing in Boston’s Logan Airport in 2027 by Tyler Glatt January 23, 2025 0 Based on a now-retracted document, it seems American Express is slated to cut the ribbon on a brand-new Centurion Lounge at Boston Logan International Airport sometime in the next few years. Here's what we know about the Boston Centurion Lounge and what you might be able to expect when you walk through the doors.
From Luxury Travel Perks to Discounted Golf: All of the Benefits of Visa Infinite Cards by Mark Jackson and Ryan Flanigan January 23, 2025 37 Visa Infinite credit cards offers some top-notch travel benefits, protections, and even perks like discounted golf. Without realizing it, you may already have access to a slew of benefits that are built into your card! Since we don't want you to miss out on these perks, we've compiled them here.
How To Cover Your Trip With Faye Travel Insurance: My Review and Experience by Mark Jackson January 22, 2025 2 Faye Travel Insurance simplifies the process of securing comprehensive trip coverage. This review explores its features, quote-building process, and supplemental options to protect your travels.
How To Play the American Airlines Loyalty Points Game to Unlock AAdvantage Elite Status by Ross Denkin and Mark Jackson January 22, 2025 2 Playing the AA Loyalty Points game makes it possible to earn top-tier American Airlines status without flying. By stacking opportunities like SimplyMiles and the eShopping Portal, you can rack up Loyalty Points on everyday purchases—and even score discounts along the way. Here's how.
Capital One Venture X Card Review: 75k Bonus Miles, Lounge Access, $300 Travel Credit, and More by Tyler Glatt and Brie Bash January 22, 2025 0 The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card offers new applicants 75,000 bonus miles after meeting the minimum spending requirements. And outside of this bonus, cardholders can access a bevy of lucrative perks, including airport lounge access, 10k anniversary bonus miles, and more. Here's an overview of the card and its current welcome offer.
Easy Ways To Save On Tax Prep: Card-Linked Offers, Shopping Portals, Free Filing, and More by Ross Denkin and Lauren Wynn January 22, 2025 14 It's tax time! The process of preparing tax returns isn't fun for anyone, and it can be made even worse if you have a surprise tax payment. Even if you don't end up owing the IRS, you still may have to pay to get your taxes done. That means finding some savings along the way can ease the burden of filing taxes. In this article, we show you how to save this tax season.
Hotel Credit Cards With Free Nights: How to Earn and Maximize Value From Annual Certificates by Mark Jackson and Ryan Smith January 21, 2025 42 Ongoing credit card benefits are a great way to get value out of your card. Free night certificates issued by hotel cards are some of the best, provided you use them. Here's what you need to know about cards that offer free night awards.
New Accor and Azul Partnership Allows Double Dipping on Flights and Stays in South America by Skye Class May 13, 2025 0 Azul is the newest airline to partner with Accor, allowing Live Limitless (ALL) members to double dip on flights and stays in South America and beyond. Here are the details and how to earn reciprocal awards through this partnership.
From Miraval to Ventana: Our 7 Favorite Hyatt Award Sweet Spots by Mark Jackson and JT Genter January 21, 2025 43 Hyatt assigns each of its properties a category, then sets award rates for each. This makes it easy to spot sweet spot hotel redemptions that have high cash rates and low points rates. Check out our favorite Hyatt sweet spots.
See Two Places for the Price of One: How To Add a Free Stopover Using Alaska Airlines Miles by Jenna Hansen and Tyler Glatt January 20, 2025 11 You book a flight for almost free using miles, plus you get to add an additional stop in another city for free along the way. But that's exactly what Alaska Airlines lets you do when you book a qualifying award flight! Here's how.
Hotel Elite Status Made Easy: Status Matches, Fast Tracks, and Credit Card Perks by Andrew George Bradshaw and Tyler Glatt January 20, 2025 7 The only thing better than award travel is award travel with elite status. When you hold elite status with a brand, you can enjoy huge money-saving perks, ranging from free room upgrades to complimentary breakfast and and more. Here are all the status match and elite status fast track opportunities currently available with hotel programs.
Chase and United Downgrade Travel Credits: Key Changes to United Quest and Business Cards in 2025 by Skye Class January 20, 2025 2 This March, Chase and United are significantly changing how The New United Quest℠ Card and The New United℠ Business Card holders earn and use card benefit credits. Here's what to know about these changes and why this is bad news for cardholders.
Citi Launches New 25% Transfer Bonus to Flying Blue (Or Permanently Increased the Transfer Rate?) by JT Genter January 24, 2025 7 Citi seemingly just launched a new 25% transfer bonus from Citi ThankYou® points to Flying Blue miles. Either that or the transfer rate has been permanently increased? Either way, this opens the door to several lucrative redemption opportunities, including business class flights from the U.S. to Europe for just 48k ThankYou® points each way or economy flights to Europe from 12k points one-way. If you know how to utilize Flying Blue miles, this transfer bonus is an awesome opportunity.
World of Hyatt Milestone Rewards: Bonus Points, Suite Upgrades, and New Options for 2025 by Tyler Glatt January 19, 2025 0 World of Hyatt elite status can be pretty rewarding. However, one of the neatest aspects of the Hyatt program is its Milestone Rewards, which are choice benefits you can earn at different thresholds en route to elite status. Here's all you need to know about Hyatt Milestone Rewards and how to earn them in 2025.
Do Avis Points Expire? Everything You Need to Know About Avis Preferred’s Harsh Expiration Policy by Sam Helmy January 19, 2025 15 Avis Preferred has a two-pronged points expiry policy. Not only will your points expire after a fixed lifespan, but they can also expire if you have no activity on your account for a period of time. Here is all you need to know about not letting your Avis points expire.
Hyatt Bonus Journeys 2025 Promotion: Earn Up to Triple Points This Spring, Up to 30,000 Bonus Hyatt Points by Skye Class and Miguel Rueda March 29, 2025 4 Hyatt Bonus Journeys is back with its first promotion of 2025. You can now register to earn double points at participating properties worldwide and triple points at Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels, up to 30,000 total bonus points. Eligible travel dates are between January 27 and March 28, 2025.
