Tag: Card Benefits

Throughout the past year, Delta Air Lines' infamous SkyMiles frequent flyer program has undergone a lot of change. SkyClub access, Medallion elite status qualification, MQDs — you name it. Almost everything has undergone some sort of overhaul. But now, there's more. Delta's American Express-issued credit card lineup is getting refreshed. From new and enhanced benefits to higher annual fees, here's everything you need to know about what's changing with the Delta credit card lineup.

The British Airways Visa Signature® Card offers up to $200 per flight and up to $600 per year to cover fees and surcharges on your Avios award bookings. That's a handy perk, considering the often-high surcharges on BA redemptions. Let us show you how this benefit works.

Southwest Airlines may have an unusual seating policy and boarding system, but perks like Upgraded Boarding can help you skip the line. Learn the ins and outs of Upgraded Boarding, including which credit cards offer the benefit plus a step-by-step purchasing tutorial.

Capital One consistently offers great welcome bonuses on its miles-earning rewards cards. If you've earned a stash of Capital One Miles, you have the flexibility to redeem miles for any travel purchase or transfer to 19 different airline and hotel partners.

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 and using these certificates.

Credit cards have great expanded their partner offerings, and one such move taps into the growing market for streaming services. The right credit card should earn bonus points or offer spending credits to offset your subscription costs. Here are the best credit cards for streaming services.

Adding an authorized user to your rewards card can have huge benefits for you and the additional cardholder. It can be an excellent way to help someone with a limited credit history improve their FICO® score, and some of the best cards also make valuable benefits available to authorized users.

If you spend a lot on advertising or shipping, make sure you're maxing out your return with credit cards that generate the most points or cash back from your spending. If you're earning just 1x, you're leaving rewards on the table. Let us show you some better options.

Priority Pass is the largest independently operated lounge network in the world. But did you know that Priority Pass consists of more than just airport lounges and clubs? Priority Pass members also enjoy food and beverage credit at participating restaurants, complimentary spa treatments, and free nap rooms. Here are some of the best Priority Pass experience outside of lounges and clubs.

Using the right credit card to pay award taxes and fees associated with your award ticket can really save you in a pinch. The card you use may come with significant insurance that could cover you for reasons ranging from weather to medical emergency. You may not need any travel insurance depending on the benefits afforded to you just by using the right credit card.

The Citi Rewards+® Card offers 10% points back on all redemptions for a max of 10,000 points back during the calendar year. This is a fantastic benefit that we want you to know how to maximize over the course of the year.

Hotel rewards cards are the most cost-effective way of scoring free stays and elite status benefits at major hotel chains. There are plenty of good options, so we've picked our favorites based on their welcome bonus, earning potential, and the benefits you get just for holding the card.

The Ritz-Carlton™ Credit Card is no longer available to new cardholders, but this premium travel card is still available to existing cardholders of a Marriott-branded Chase credit card via a product change. Here's what you need to know about one of the card's marquis benefits: a $300 annual travel credit.

Credit card issuers do their best to entice customers to stick around with perks like elite status, statement credits, and bonus points on eligible categories of spending. But what about those lesser-known benefits? Who uses those, and where do they fit in? Let's find out.

Delta Air Lines and American Express offer several different credit cards to customers. These include the Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card as well as the Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express Card. But when it comes down to it, which is best? Let's find out.

While we spend a lot of time talking about travel-related perks on credit cards, you may not know that your credit card most likely offers perks that have nothing to do with travel. These can include dining and shopping credits as well as purchase protections worth thousands of dollars.

Two years ago, most Chase cardholders received a new benefit: $10 in monthly statement credits for Gopuff, which is a delivery service. Chase has confirmed that this benefit will end on December 31, 2023, so here's a recap of this benefit, how to use it before it goes away, and some settings you might want to check as the deadline approaches.

Should Mickey Mouse fans open a Disney Visa credit card? Chase offers three Disney Visa cards: The Disney® Premier Visa® Card, the Disney® Visa® Card, and the Disney debit card. Explore the perks and discounts related to all three cards to understand whether you should get one of these cards.

The traditional route to elite status, earning the base number of points or night credits needed for each elite tier within a hotel chain, requires a substantial investment of time and money. Thankfully, we have several options that will allow us to get hotel elite status for free — or nearly free.

It's never fun to lose a benefit on a credit card, and for some, the loss of this benefit might sting more than others. Once the calendar flips to 2025, Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card and Capital One Spark Miles for Business cardholders won't receive their annual allotment of complimentary visits to Capital One or Plaza Premium Lounges. Here's what cardholders need to know.

Many credit cards come with perks that are perfect for gifting. These are things like lounge access, companion airline tickets, free night award certificates, annual credits, and more. This guide shows you all of the best options for expressing your love to family and friends during the holidays by gifting your credit card perks.

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 one reward night completely free. Check out this post to get all the details on who is eligible and how it works.

In recent years, banks have added loads of perks for food-related purchases like grocery stores, dining, and delivery services to their credit cards. Find out which credit cards have perks for free food delivery and how to maximize them.

If you’ve ever been the last person standing at an empty luggage carousel waiting for your bags, you’ll understand the frustration of your checked bags getting delayed or disappearing. It can mean hours spent filing reports and on the phone chasing up the location of your bag, not to mention the out-of-pocket expense of purchasing essentials like phone chargers, a change of clothes, and toiletries. We've covered the essential policies to check out and the best cards to use for your trips to get built-in coverage.

Bank of America offers numerous cash-back rewards-earning cards. Cashing out these rewards is a fairly standard procedure. In this post, we'll walk you through how to redeem cash back with Bank of America so you know how to redeem your earnings into a checking, savings, or investment account, or get a statement credit on your credit card.

Getting an outsized return with the Bank of America® Customized Cash Rewards credit card is one of the best moves you can make with your credit card portfolio. Just remember the most important part: Select the right bonus category to maximize your earnings. Here's how it's done.

Citibank has very flexible rules when it comes to exchanging one of its cards for another. The Citi product change rules can allow you to convert between card "families" or even to discontinued products, some of which can be attractive choices. Here's why and how to product change.

Hilton Honors elite status is an easy way to make your next Hilton stay a lot more rewarding. For a lengthy list of perk-related reasons, including complimentary breakfast and room upgrades, elite status is a valuable tool to have in your back pocket. Here's how to earn Gold or Diamond status with credit card spending.

The Chase Sapphire Reserve® and The Platinum Card® from American Express are two of the most popular premium rewards cards. But which one is best? Does it ever make sense to have both? In this head-to-head comparison, we look at the strengths of each help you decide which one is best for you.

The Wells Fargo Autograph is a great card to have in your wallet, thanks to its many 3X-earning categories, and now members have access to Exclusives — exclusive access to concerts, showcasing big-name artists in small venues. Here's a look at the first event and what this new cardholder perk offers.