hotel points

What happens when a redemption that once felt like a steal suddenly has a much wider price range? That’s the question I kept coming back to after Hyatt revealed its …

When it comes to using credit cards to pay for travel, earning points is the easy part. Booking award travel is where the process gets complicated. This post is about …

The World of Hyatt credit card hasn’t changed in any dramatic way. No flashy new benefit. No surprise promo. No “limited-time enhancement” email. And yet, looking at it a little …

If you’ve been in the points-and-miles world for any length of time, you already know the game: the goal isn’t just to earn points — it’s to spend fewer of …

Another IHG points sale launched yesterday. You’ve probably already seen the deal posts, so I’m not going to rehash the terms here. Instead, I want to talk about the part …

Have you heard of the IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card? It’s a bit of a relic—but in the best way possible. Chase discontinued the card in 2018 and replaced …

Most hotel loyalty programs do have a points-expiration policy — it just doesn’t always feel like one because it’s usually tied to account inactivity (not the age of the points). …

Buying hotel points can feel like one of those things people do when they’ve lost the plot. I get it — I even wrote about it a while back when …

When it comes to earning points, it’s actually pretty hard to make a truly catastrophic mistake. Sure, you can forget to use the “right” card and earn 2X instead of …

It’s almost like Hilton knew its “Stay More, Earn More” promotion wasn’t moving the needle. Launched on October 1, the original offer was about as exciting as a lukewarm cup …