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  • Credit Cards

    Hotel Status Without the Grind: The Best Mid-Tier Hotel Credit Cards

    by joeheg January 26, 2026
    by joeheg January 26, 2026

    If you travel more than once or twice a year, you might become interested in hotel loyalty programs. Through a hotel program, you’ll earn points, which you can use for …

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  • Credit Cards

    Credit Card Review: IHG Rewards Premier

    by joeheg November 14, 2025
    by joeheg November 14, 2025

    The IHG Rewards Premier Credit Card from Chase is one of those rare hotel cards that’s genuinely worth keeping for the long term. If you’re eligible under Chase’s 5/24 rule. …

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  • Travel

    What Would You Do Differently If You Weren’t Worried About Hotel Status?

    by joeheg September 28, 2025
    by joeheg September 28, 2025

    For years, I was proud of the fact that I didn’t have any hotel status and wasn’t bound by any limits when choosing hotels. At the time, I searched the …

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  • Credit Cards

    Should You Put $15K on a Hotel Card Just for a Free Night?

    by joeheg September 27, 2025
    by joeheg September 27, 2025

    As a benefit, several co-brand hotel credit cards offer a free night in return for meeting a spending threshold in a calendar year. At the beginning of the year, the …

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  • Credit Cards

    Bonvoy Brilliant: The Marriott Card With The Best Benefits, If You’re Able To Use Them All

    by joeheg September 25, 2025
    by joeheg September 25, 2025

    The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card is the premium co-branded Marriott card on the market. It’s the only Marriott card that grants automatic Platinum Elite status, plus 25 elite …

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  • Credit Cards

    Credit Card Review: Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card

    by joeheg August 5, 2025
    by joeheg August 5, 2025

    The Marriott Bonvoy American Express card replaced the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express personal card. All cardholders were transferred to the new card, which has a unique design for an …

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  • Points & Miles

    How & When You Can Use Someone Else’s Free Night Award For A Hotel Stay

    by SharonKurheg July 27, 2025
    by SharonKurheg July 27, 2025

    Not long ago, we received an email from one of our readers: My parents started dabbling in points, miles and credit cards during the pandemic. They currently have a certificate …

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  • Credit Cards

    No Free Night, Higher Fee—So Why Is the Hilton Surpass Still in My Wallet?

    by joeheg June 30, 2025
    by joeheg June 30, 2025

    When I wrote about whether or not the World of Hyatt Credit Card was still worth keeping, I mentioned that we’ve been focusing most of our credit card spending on …

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  • Credit Cards

    Is the Hyatt Credit Card Still Worth Keeping?

    by joeheg June 28, 2025
    by joeheg June 28, 2025

    Each year, Hyatt adjusts the categories of its hotels—many go up, a few go down—and like clockwork, it sparks the same debate: Is the World of Hyatt Credit Card still …

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  • Credit Cards

    The Ultimate Guide to the Marriott Bonvoy Business Card from American Express

    by joeheg June 7, 2025
    by joeheg June 7, 2025

    Marriott Bonvoy offers several different credit cards. It can get confusing because both American Express and Chase offer cards that earn points in the Bonvoy program. However, the products don’t …

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