points

If you’ve followed Your Mileage May Vary for any period of time, you know that in between our bona fide informative posts about credit cards, hotels, airports, airlines, our travels,…

The credit card portfolio from Citi is kind of a mess. There’s the Citi Premier, which is one of the best all-around cards and then there’s everything else. Many of…

Every major hotel brand has a loyalty program. You’ll earn points for your stays, which can be used for a free night or two on a future trip. I always…

In April 2021 I found a way to burn our Citi ThankYou points. I spent 100K points and booked two round-trip tickets to Iceland on Icelandair. While I implied that…

For those who collect (and spend) points and miles, deciding which credit card to use when making a purchase is a straightforward process. For most, the card providing the largest…

Once you’ve been paying attention to points and miles for a while, it becomes inevitable that you’ll end up with a stack of membership cards from various programs. Airline programs.…

Manufactured spending. What does that mean? It’s not apparent from the name, but a good guess would be that it has something to do with spending money concerning travel since…

Sharon and I have been traveling with miles and points for almost fifteen years. Over the years, Sharon has had to learn that I’ll randomly bring up some plans for…

Since starting Your Mileage May Vary, we know several friends who are now collecting points and miles. I feel a level of satisfaction when they’re able to go on that…

When booking a hotel, you have many choices available and why you pick one over another can be due to location, price or reviews. If you’re into points and miles,…