loyalty programs

Ultimate Rewards is the points currency used by Chase for its awards-earning credit cards. These cards are separate from the Chase co-brand credit cards from Hyatt, Southwest, United, Disney, etc. …

You can oftentimes get perks for just signing up for loyalty programs. Hotels will give free WiFi to even base members of their program, and having a rental car membership …

Over the years, companies have discovered that loyalty programs are a great way to get and maintain customer loyalty. Brick-and-mortar storefronts used loyalty programs for years, usually in the form …

I’ve been traveling around the United States and the world using points and miles for a while. While I have never been able to take advantage of some of the …

It’s nice to have airline status and it’s nice to not have it. How can both of these statements be true? It’s because some perks of elite status make your …

Over the years, I’ve developed a system to get an upgraded room at hotels every time. It’s so easy that I’m hesitant to share it with you. But I figure …

For as long as I’ve been reading travel websites, one of the biggest advantages of having status with a hotel chain was getting free breakfast. At first, I wondered what …

The point of joining airline or hotel loyalty programs is to earn loyalty points or miles you can redeem in the future for flights or hotel nights. That’s not the …

Happy Sunday to all our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, so …

Devaluations draw the ire of people who collect travel points more than any other negative thing a program can do. This anger intensifies when programs devalue points without notice. I …