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    My New Go-To International Travel Card

    by joeheg October 13, 2025
    by joeheg October 13, 2025

    For years, my go-to card for international travel was the Chase Sapphire Reserve. But after canceling it earlier this year—well before the annual-fee increase and upcoming category changes—I had to …

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    5 Things You Don’t Know About Paying for the London Underground (Until You Do)

    by joeheg September 24, 2025
    by joeheg September 24, 2025

    If you’ve traveled a lot, there are certain things you don’t even think about anymore. One of those is how to pay for rides on London’s Underground, Elizabeth Line, and …

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    CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Select Review – Still a Solid Pick?

    by joeheg June 22, 2025
    by joeheg June 22, 2025

    American Airlines is the one major U.S. airline that doesn’t have a transferable points partnership with any of the major banks. That means it can be significantly harder to rack …

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  • Credit Cards

    Hawaiian Airlines Mastercard Review and Insights

    by joeheg June 19, 2024
    by joeheg June 19, 2024

    After using my HawaiianMiles for our flight from Honolulu to Orlando, Hawaiian Airlines started sending me offers to sign up for their Hawaiian Airlines Mastercard. Since we don’t fly to …

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  • Credit Cards

    Mastercard Begins Process to Remove Magnetic Strips

    by joeheg April 4, 2024
    by joeheg April 4, 2024

    When was the last time you swiped a credit card? If you live in the US, most places use the chip or tap payment methods instead of swiping the magnetic …

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  • Travel

    Mastercard Removing Magnetic Stripe From Cards

    by joeheg April 27, 2022
    by joeheg April 27, 2022

    It’s been a good 50-year run for the magnetic stripe on the back of your credit card, but it looks like its time is coming to an end. At least …

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  • Travel

    Harrison Ford Lost His MasterCard In Italy. Here’s What Happened With That

    by SharonKurheg October 24, 2021
    by SharonKurheg October 24, 2021

    Harrison Ford is one lucky man. The 79-year-old award-winning actor has been in Sicily, recovering from a shoulder injury he sustained in June during the filming of what will be …

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    My Two Favorite Ways To Prevent Miles And Points From Expiring

    by joeheg September 1, 2019
    by joeheg September 1, 2019

    Earning points and miles to reach your travel goals is hard work. It doesn’t matter if you earn them through signing up for credit cards, flying on airplanes, staying in …

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  • Credit Cards

    Masterpass Is Evolving, But Into What?

    by joeheg August 12, 2019
    by joeheg August 12, 2019

    Masterpass is Mastercard’s version of a virtual wallet. You can store your card information for several credit cards, not just Mastercards, in your Masterpass account. Then when paying for items …

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    Crazy Hotel Policy, How To Get Marriott Rooms At The Old Rate, What To Do When Your Plane Seatmate Is High, & More!

    by joeheg March 17, 2019
    by joeheg March 17, 2019

    Happy Sunday to all of 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, …

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