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. …
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When you hear the term loyalty program, what do you think of? Most people imagine a system that rewards you for being a loyal customer — which makes sense, since …
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Points & Miles
Atmos Rewards Is Here: What Alaska & Hawaiian Flyers Must Check Now
by joehegby joehegFor a while now, Alaska and Hawaiian have technically been one company, but their loyalty programs continued to run separately. Members could move points back and forth between Mileage Plan …
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The biggest advantage of earning transferable credit card points is the flexibility when you need to redeem them for travel. You never know which airline program will have availability on …
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Sharon’s JetBlue 25-for-25 Journey: Nantucket & Beyond (Two One-Night Trips)
by joehegby joehegAfter my wife’s first three-day sprint knocked out 7 airports, she asked if future runs could be limited to one night away from home instead of multi-day marathons. Fair enough! …
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It’s a great feeling when you can use loyalty points to pay for your travels. It’s an even better feeling when you can use those points to travel in a …
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The Real Reason Why Credit Card Bloggers Won’t Just Tell You the Name of the Card
by joehegby joehegYou’ve probably seen the emails. Or the YouTube thumbnails. Or maybe even the push notifications from apps you follow for the latest in points and miles. “One of our favorite …
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I like to earn flexible miles because I can transfer them to where and when I need them. American Express is the only flexible currency that partners with Delta, so …
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Why Looking At Cents Per Point (CPP) Is An Awful Way To Value Award Points
by joehegby joehegPeople who collect miles and points to book “free travel” have the desire to put a value on each “currency.” Several websites publish guides listing these values and announce updates …
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I’d Rather Be the Tortoise Than the Hare: Slow and Steady Wins the Points Game
by joehegby joehegI’ve been earning points and miles with credit cards for over twenty-five years. I originally had an older version of the American Express Gold Card that earned 1.5x on travel …