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  • Points & Miles

    This Shopping Portal Used To Be Great. Now It’s Almost Useless

    by joeheg July 29, 2025
    by joeheg July 29, 2025

    After I signed up for the Capital One Venture X card, I started exploring all the perks tied to Capital One’s ecosystem. One of those was the Capital One Shopping …

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    You Can Now Use Bilt Points at Walgreens—But Should You?

    by joeheg July 22, 2025
    by joeheg July 22, 2025

    When Bilt first launched in 2021, it made waves as the first program that let renters earn points for paying rent with no transaction fee. Since then, Bilt has evolved …

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    What Is Manufactured Spending And Why Do People Do It?

    by joeheg July 12, 2025
    by joeheg July 12, 2025

    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 …

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    Transferred AMEX Points to Hawaiian? You Still Can’t Book With Alaska Until You Do This

    by joeheg July 3, 2025
    by joeheg July 3, 2025

    If you were one of the many people who transferred American Express Membership Rewards points to Hawaiian Airlines before the deadline, you’re probably sitting on a nice stack of HawaiianMiles. …

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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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  • Hotels

    The Problem With Trying to Automate Hospitality

    by joeheg June 24, 2025
    by joeheg June 24, 2025

    Almost every TV in a hotel room nowadays is connected to the property’s IT system. That’s how you’re able to check your bill, access hotel info, or even stream your …

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  • Points & Miles

    The Hidden Risk of Transferable Points (and How to Avoid It)

    by joeheg June 19, 2025
    by joeheg June 19, 2025

    I recommend earning transferrable points rather than locking yourself into a single loyalty program. For instance, I’d rather earn Chase Ultimate Rewards than commit to points with Aeroplan, Hyatt, or …

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  • Points & Miles

    All This for 50 Miles? AAdvantage’s Dining Deal is Wildly Not Worth It

    by joeheg June 17, 2025
    by joeheg June 17, 2025

    When I saw the headline saying that American AAdvantage had partnered with OpenTable, I thought, “Nice! Free miles just for eating out? Count me in.” But then I actually read …

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  • Points & Miles

    Should You Transfer Bilt Points to Accor on Rent Day? It Depends.

    by joeheg May 28, 2025
    by joeheg May 28, 2025

    Bilt is out with their offer for Rent Day in June, and this month they’re offering a transfer bonus that lets members move points to Accor Live Limitless (ALL) with …

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    Why You’re Traveling Better Than Everyone Else (Even If They Don’t Know It)

    by joeheg May 22, 2025
    by joeheg May 22, 2025

    It’s easy to forget there was a time when you didn’t know how any of this worked — before you cared about elite status, 5x categories, or which programs had …

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