Buy Points and Miles the Smart Way: How to Leverage Promotions to Score Incredible Deals on Travel Buy Points and Miles the Smart Way: How to Leverage Promotions to Score Incredible Deals on Travel

Buy Points and Miles the Smart Way: How to Leverage Promotions to Score Incredible Deals on Travel

Does it make sense to buy miles or points for your upcoming trip? Buying points can be intimidating if you're still learning about award travel. But if you do it wisely, you can save money and book your next adventure even sooner than you might think.

From Co-Brand Products to Flexible Rewards: The 9 Best Hotel Credit Cards With No Annual Fee

Hotel credit cards can offer many perks: automatic elite status, free night certificates, elevated earning rates at hotels in that program, and more. However, the fanciest perks are typically attached to credit cards with expensive annual fees. Looking at the other end of the spectrum, there are hotel credit cards with no annual fee. What do they offer? Should you add one to your wallet? Let's find out.

Another Reason to Avoid Etihad Guest: Account Suspensions for Trying to Use Your Miles

Etihad Guest is a program that has a lot of potential, from booking American Airlines awards from 6,000 miles to Etihad First Class. Plus, you can transfer points to Etihad Guest from several points programs. But, I found out the hard way that Etihad Guest will suspend your account (without any notification or communication) if you try to redeem miles in the way it doesn't like.

Just 100k+ Welcome Bonuses: The Biggest Credit Card Offers Right Now (Citi, Amex, Capital One, and More)

Big welcome bonuses can supercharge your travel rewards — and this post rounds up the best offers currently available, each offering 100,000 points or more. Whether you're eyeing flexible points, airline miles, or hotel rewards, these offers could be your ticket to a luxury trip or bucket-list experience. Bookmark this page to stay updated on the biggest bonuses in the market.

Chase Just Launched a 70% Transfer Bonus From Chase Ultimate Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy

Chase just launched a new transfer bonus for Ultimate Rewards cardholders. Now through November 30, you can get a 70% transfer bonus when transferring Ultimate Rewards points to Marriott Bonvoy. That's a better-than-typical transfer bonus between Chase and Marriott. However, Marriott Bonvoy is one of the less valuable Chase transfer partners. So, does it make sense to take advantage of this promotion? Here's our full breakdown.