Points & Miles

Black Friday is here, bringing a frenzy of sales from nearly every retailer imaginable. Once a one-day affair, Black Friday has evolved into a week-long (or longer) sales extravaganza, seamlessly …

The Thanksgiving weekend sales have already begun, and we haven’t even made it to Black Friday—let alone Cyber Monday! With all the shopping happening over the next few days, it’s …

Travel credits come in many forms, but for this post, we’ll define them broadly as any benefit with an expiration date that can be used to book travel instead of …

Thanks to the limited-time opportunity to turn American Express Membership Rewards into Alaska MileagePlan miles through transfers to HawaiianMiles, many people are learning about the AMEX Excise Tax Offset Fee. …

After earning a free night certificate for spending $15,000 on my World of Hyatt Visa, I learned a few lessons that weren’t immediately obvious. Despite hitting the required spending threshold …

When booking a hotel, you have many choices. Why choose one over another? It could be location, price, or reviews. Another factor comes into play if you’re into points and …

Most people who redeem frequent flyer miles for an airline ticket initially do so to travel on the airline that sponsors the program. For example, SkyMiles members book a flight …

When searching for flights, you may come across amazing deals that are difficult to resist. For instance, when I planned our vacation to Iceland, I found a round-trip ticket from …

Each hotel loyalty program has different rules regarding free night certificates. Some hotels require that the guest who earned the free night be the one to check in, while others …

There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines. For those who collect points and miles, the most exciting aspect of the merger is the ability …