Points & Miles

The beginning of a new year is a chance to look back and remember all of the things that have happened in the last 365 days. Sharon and I were…

When people who have been collecting points and miles for years, or decades, talk to those getting started, they often overlook how things we take for granted are totally new…

If there’s one thing almost guaranteed to get people riled up, it’s an awards show. That’s no exception when it comes to travel awards. Whenever there’s a list of “Best…

There are any number of things in this hobby that people think of as aspirational. There’s an overwater villa in the Maldives or taking a shower in an A380. Things…

Once you’ve been getting credit cards for different sign-up bonuses and benefits for long enough, eventually one of the cards you have will be discontinued. One day the bank will…

I’m always looking for ways to maximize the number of miles and points I can earn with every purchase I make. Besides using a credit card with the best multiple…

When booking our spontaneous (for us) trip to London, I needed to top up our Delta SkyMiles balances to have enough miles in our accounts for the tickets. One of the…

If you’re flying to a vacation destination, one of your first stops after the bathroom and baggage claim might be the rental car counter. I hope you used the tips…

When Southwest only had two personal co-brand cards, the Premier was the better of the two. Since the introduction of the Rapid Rewards Priority card, the Premier card is now…

The biggest advantage of earning transferrable credit card points is the flexibility when you need to redeem them for travel. You can never know in advance which airline program will…