If you have the World of Hyatt Credit Card, there’s a simple reason you might push spend onto it near the end of the year: the card can earn you …
points and miles
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Points & Miles
UK Air Passenger Duty (APD): The Costly Fee of Flying Home from the UK
by joehegby joehegWe love visiting London. It’s familiar, it’s endlessly walkable, and it’s one of those places that always feels worth the trip. The only thing we don’t love? The bill on …
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Some love the Delta SkyMiles loyalty program, while others despise it for doing away with award charts and making changes without notice whenever they want. I fall somewhere in the …
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Credit Cards
Amex Platinum Warning: Use Your Saks Credit Now (and Don’t Hoard Gift Cards)
by joehegby joehegIf you have the Amex Platinum Card, there’s a decent chance you’ve had this exact thought twice a year: “Okay… what am I buying at Saks Fifth Avenue this time?” …
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Credit Cards
Amex Upgrade Offers Explained: Bonuses, Pitfalls, and Real Examples
by joehegby joehegOne of the easiest ways to earn a big stash of points or miles is by grabbing a strong sign-up bonus. Apply, hit the minimum spend, collect the rewards, repeat …
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We’ve reached that time of year again—the annual tradition of panicked realizations. Many AMEX Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders are scrambling because the $200 Airline Fee Credit resets at the …
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Stop chasing partner awards. I know — ten years ago, that sentence would’ve sounded like I’d lost the plot. Because in the “old days” of points and miles, booking through …
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If you’ve been around Citi’s ThankYou ecosystem for a while, you probably still think of this card as “the Citi Premier.” Citi has since refreshed and renamed it the Citi …
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Credit Cards
Why a Targeted Offer Made Me Reconsider the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant (and Its $650 Fee)
by joehegby joehegI never thought I’d be considering the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant again. We ditched this card back in 2023, right around the time the annual fee jumped to $650. Not because …
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Contests & Sweepstakes
JetBlue’s “Sweepstakes” Was Over in 4 Minutes—So Why Did They Even Send the Email?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegEver look at a contest, sweepstakes, or giveaway and wonder, “Why did they even bother?” That’s exactly what happened with a JetBlue offer I received via email about a week …