Today we’re taking a look at the best travel credit card of 2020. Good candidates should provide access to a wide variety of frequent flyer and hotel award programs. Furthermore, it should waive foreign transaction fees, provide lucrative bonus earn categories and offer some level of trip-related insurance. Before getting …
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Today we’re going over Hawaiian Airlines’ craptacular award program, HawaiianMiles. Poor award redemption values and below-average availability means the program is primarily going to be of interest to residents of the islands and those living in major US cities served by the carrier and those who really love Hawaii. Or …
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There’s a new must-have accessory to compliment your hipster lifestyle and I know I’ve just got to have it. We’re talking the Apple Card and boy is it hot. It’s titanium, it doesn’t have any old-school digits on the front and it lives on a phone. So chic. But how …
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Today we’re going over Hilton Honors. According to Google Trends, this program is the most-searched for hotel loyalty program. I find this very interesting. I’m going to break this down into a few parts. First, we’re going to take a look at how much each point is worth, and where …
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Today we’re talking InterContinental Hotels Group and their craptacular loyalty program, IHG Rewards Club. Their award currency is currently the least valuable, on a per-point basis of all hotel award points I keep track of. That would include Choice Privileges, Hilton Honors, World of Hyatt and Marriott Bonvoy. Basically, anyone …
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I’ve got some sad news for you today. Citi is taking the flamethrower to it’s previously superb purchase protection offered to most cardholders. Benefits are being gutted to just about nothing and the points and miles community is rightfully in a tizzy. Hopefully, I’m going to make today’s post short, …
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Question for everyone. How many Skytraxx 5-star airlines currently exist? There’s not many. 11 actually. Today we’re talking about one of the lesser known ones, at least stateside, Hainan. It joins the dusty ranks of Etihad, shares the skies with over-the-top Singapore and hangs out with the always spicy Cathay …
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So this is what we’ve got to live with now. Marriott Bonvoy, the much-loved, but no longer with us, Starwood Preferred Guest program entered Marriott Rewards. The baby that was born of those two became the new program. Along with a little side-action from The Ritz-Carlton Rewards. Before we get going, …
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Really short topic today, so let’s get right to it. The latest offer from Chase and Southwest. For a limited time, Southwest is offering it’s spectacular Companion Pass after meeting the minimum spend requirement on all personal credit cards. That is the Southwest Premier, Plus and Priority. One card to …
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It’s a new year. That means it’s time to re-evaluate the award travel party. For me, that’s talking about the best travel credit card of 2019. In 2018, we saw the dethroning of the Chase Sapphire Reserve, Priority Pass get even shittier, the relaunch of some old school favorites, like …
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Points Reckoning