Citi Strata Elite℠ Card Review: Valuable Welcome Bonus, Lucrative Benefits, but Not Perfect by Harrison Pierce August 20, 2025 0 The Citi Strata Elite℠ Card provides plenty of premium value to justify the annual fee for most travelers, from valuable statement credits to premium travel perks. However, its bonus categories are a bit convoluted. Here's our full review of this brand-new card.
Meet Alaska Airlines’ New Premium Credit Card, the Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite Card by Jon Nickel-D'Andrea August 20, 2025 1 Coinciding with the launch of Alaska Airlines’ revamped loyalty program, Atmos Rewards, a new premium credit card — the Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Card — is now open for applications. Here's everything you need to know about this brand-new card.
Alaska Airlines Unveils Atmos Rewards — Here’s All You Need to Know About the New Program by Jon Nickel-D'Andrea August 20, 2025 1 Alaska Airlines is rolling out Atmos Rewards, a new loyalty program combining HawaiianMiles and Mileage Plan. The program keeps fan-favorite features while adding new ways to earn and redeem points, plus expanded upgrade options. Here's everything you need to know about the new program.
Travel Portals Price Comparison: Citi Travel Portal Shines, Bilt Stumbles in AwardWallet Analysis by Tyler Glatt August 19, 2025 2 Almost every credit card issuer has a travel portal. To push you to use it, they tie travel credits to their cards or offer bonus points to make it seem like a deal. We compared hotel rates across five major portals with booking direct, and the results show some can save you money while others cost more.
How to Earn Virgin Points While Shopping Online With the Shops Away Shopping Portal by Skye Class October 24, 2025 1 Shopping portals are an easy way to earn extra rewards on everyday purchases. Shops Away, Virgin Atlantic’s shopping portal, lets you earn Virgin Points on eligible purchases. Here are the details and how Shops Away stacks up against other online shopping portals.
Great Hyatt All-Inclusive Resorts You Can Book With Points by Scott Sikes August 18, 2025 2 Hyatt has an extensive list of all-inclusive properties that can be booked with points. These properties are all over the world, from the United States to the Caribbean, to Europe, and the rest of the world. Let's at some of the best options.
Earn 20,000 Bonus Miles With the Capital One VentureOne Card by Jess Farley August 18, 2025 6 What if we told you that you could earn 20,000 transferable miles, at least 1.25X miles per dollar on every purchase, and pay no annual fee? You can, and that’s thanks to the new offer on the Capital One VentureOne. Here are all the details.
Earn Up to 15,000 Bonus Turkish Airlines Miles for IHG Stays in 2025 by Skye Class October 1, 2025 0 IHG has revived an old promotion offering Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles members 1,000 bonus miles for every IHG qualifying stay of 2 or more consecutive nights through the end of 2025. Members can earn up to 15,000 bonus miles after completing 15 eligible stays. Here are the details.
How Capital One Shopping Works — And When It Beats the Competition by Carissa Rawson August 18, 2025 1 Capital One Shopping offers both a website and an extension to allow users to earn cash back. Along with other shopping portals, Capital One Shopping tracks your purchases and offers rewards based on what you buy. These are its positives and negatives.
Turkish Airlines and Oman Air Announce a Strategic Frequent Flyer Program Partnership by Harrison Pierce August 18, 2025 0 Oman Air and Turkish Airlines have announced a strategic partnership that will allow Miles&Smiles members to earn miles when flying on Oman Air flights (and vice versa). Here's everything you need to know about this new partnership.
Score 70k Bonus Miles and 1k PQP With the United Quest Card’s Welcome Offer by Tyler Glatt August 18, 2025 0 New applicants of the United Quest℠ Card can earn a hefty sum of United MileagePlus miles, plus a boost in Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) toward United Premier elite status after meeting the card’s minimum spend requirement. Here's how to score this bonus.
How to Unlock and Maximize the IHG Fourth Night Free Benefit by Jenna Hansen August 17, 2025 9 Want to save thousands of IHG hotel points each year? IHG's fourth night free benefit allows you to book an award stay of four or more nights and get the fourth night completely free. Check out this post to get all the details on who is eligible and how it works.
Best Western Rewards Expiration Policy: What Budget Travelers Should Know by Sam Helmy August 17, 2025 11 Best Western Rewards has a generous expiration policy that allows you to focus on earning and burning without worrying much about expirations. So, do Best Western points expire? Here is all you need to know.
Our Two Favorite Amex Card Combos to Maximize Your Membership Rewards Points Earnings by Jess Farley and Brie Bash August 17, 2025 19 American Express Membership Rewards is one of the premier flexible rewards programs available to points and miles fans. You can earn Membership Rewards (MR) via a slew of different credit cards, and you can collect every point into a single account which then transfers to several different airline and hotel partners.
Cathay Asia Miles Routing Rules: How to Build Multi-Stopover Trips to Maximize Value by Ian Snyder August 17, 2025 0 Real magic can happen when you use the Cathay Pacific Asia Miles Oneworld multi-carrier chart to book award tickets. You can add multiple stopovers to create a complex trip at a great price. Some of the pricing bands offer excellent value, especially compared to the cost of many business class one-way and round-trip awards. Here, we cover all the award routing rules in one place.
From VIP Pyramid Access to Elite Upgrades: 7 Reasons I Loved Staying at Marriott Mena House in Cairo by JT Genter August 16, 2025 6 Last weekend, my wife and I stayed at the Marriott Mena House right next to the Giza pyramids outside Cairo, Egypt. From VIP golf cart access to the pyramids to the excellent redemption rate we got, here's seven reasons we loved our stay.
How to Upgrade United Flights With Miles — And When It’s Actually Worth It by Ajay Jain August 16, 2025 2 Ever wanted to upgrade your United Airlines economy ticket to Polaris business class? In this article, we will go over how much United Airlines MileagePlus Upgrade awards cost, how to find them for new reservations, upgrading existing reservations, and how to calculate if a United upgrade with miles is worth it.
Chase Ultimate Rewards to Lose Emirates Skywards as a Transfer Partner — Here’s the Timeline by Tyler Glatt August 15, 2025 2 Chase Ultimate Rewards just quietly unveiled that it will lose Emirates Skywards as a transfer partner in just over two months. Here’s what to know and what you can do in the meantime.
New: Book Through the Capital One Premier or Lifestyle Collection and Get Your Fourth Night Free by Tyler Glatt August 15, 2025 0 Of all the travel portals you can book through, Capital One Travel is arguably one of the best. It’s easy to use and continues to add valuable perks. One of the newest is the ability to get a fourth night free on Premier and Lifestyle Collection bookings. Here’s how the benefit works in practice.
Donate to Cancer Research, Earn Up to 50X AAdvantage® Miles by JT Genter and Skye Class October 3, 2025 10 American Airlines just relaunched its annual partnership with Stand Up To Cancer to give AAdvantage members up to 50 miles on the dollar for all donations made to Stand Up to Cancer! You can effectively buy AAdvantage miles for as few as 2 cents each (which is less than you can otherwise buy AAdvantage miles) — while supporting a worthy cause.
Southwest Rapid Rewards Promotions: 2X Points on Flights, Up to 20k Bonus Points, and More by Skye Class and Tyler Glatt September 1, 2025 13 At almost any given time, Southwest Airlines runs a few Rapid Rewards bonus point promotions to help you grow your account balance. Right now, there’s a new offer to earn double points on flights, another to earn up to 20,000 bonus points after taking a certain number of flights that ends soon, and more. Here are the details.
Is Earning Interest on Your Bilt Points Worth It? Here’s What You’ll Actually Get by Mark Jackson August 14, 2025 0 One of the more unusual perks of Bilt elite status is the ability to earn interest — paid in the form of bonus points — on your existing Bilt Rewards balance. On the surface, it sounds like a no-brainer: keep your points, and they’ll grow over time. But, is it actually worth factoring into your Bilt strategy? Let’s break down how it works, what you can realistically earn, and when it might make sense.
Is the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card Worth Its $795 Annual Fee in 2026? by Andrew Kunesh and Ian Snyder August 14, 2025 123 Deciding whether the Chase Sapphire Reserve® is worth its annual fee can be a complicated decision. In short, the answer will vary depending on your circumstances. Let's take a look at the value of these perks to help you decide.
JetBlue Revamps Travel Portal and Adds TrueBlue Redemption Options — Here’s What to Know by Cameron Laufer August 14, 2025 0 What was once called Paisly is now TrueBlue Travel, and the platform gives loyalty members more opportunities to earn and use points beyond just flights. In this post, we will break down the program changes, ways to both earn and redeem TrueBlue points, and what value to expect from the program.
Delta Business Traveler vs. SkyMiles for Business: Which Program Is Right for You? by Sam Helmy and Harrison Pierce October 3, 2025 0 Delta Business Traveler is designed for individual business travelers, regardless of their organization's size and, more importantly, their employer's relationship with Delta Airlines. So, how does the Delta Business Traveler Program stack up against Delta SkyMiles for Business, which is aimed at small- to medium-sized businesses? Let's take a look.
How Emirates Skywards My Family Works — Including the Major Limitations You Need to Know by Carissa Rawson and Ashley Onadele August 14, 2025 47 Emirates offers family pooling of Skywards miles. With a My Family account, up to eight members can be in a family group and pool their award miles. Contributors can decide whether to pool all or none of their miles at any time.
Tripadvisor Launches Tripadvisor Rewards: Earn 5% Back in Trip Cash on Stays and Experiences by Harrison Pierce August 13, 2025 0 Tripadvisor Rewards is a new loyalty program by Tripadvisor, where you can earn 5% Trip Cash on your hotel and activity bookings. You'll also earn Trip Cash by being an active member of the Tripadvisor community. Here's everything you need to know about the new program.
Marriott’s Nightly Upgrade Awards, Explained: Where You Can Use Them and How They Work by Ashley Onadele and Mark Jackson August 13, 2025 2 Marriott Bonvoy's Nightly Upgrade Awards are a benefit that elite members can choose through Annual Choice Benefits. With these awards, you can request a room upgrade prior to arrival at the hotel. This benefit replaced the previous and similar Suite Night Awards. Here's a closer look at what Nightly Upgrade Awards are, how to earn them, and how to use them.
Our Guide to the Bilt Rewards Travel Portal: Earn and Redeem Points on Flights, Hotels, and More by Mark Jackson August 13, 2025 0 The Bilt Rewards Travel Portal is a revamped option for Bilt Members to make travel bookings within the Bilt ecosystem and earn points. While still missing key travel options like rental cars and packages, it may make sense for those looking to earn Bilt status each year.
Capital One Quicksilver Secured Credit Card Review: Earn Rewards While Building Your Credit by Harrison Pierce August 13, 2025 0 The Capital One Quicksilver Secured Cash Rewards Credit Card is a great option for those with poor to fair credit who want to increase their credit score. Although you must make a security deposit of at least $200, you can still earn rewards while using your card responsibly. But is this a card you should apply for?
