points and miles

Southwest Airlines has brought back its free Mini Companion Pass promotion for the fifth consecutive year. It’s become a late-summer tradition for the airline, and while the terms have shifted …

I’ve been an American Express Platinum cardholder for the last several years. While I agree with critics who say the Platinum card has become a glorified coupon book, it doesn’t …

Signing up for credit cards and getting the sign-up bonuses is one of the easiest ways to earn a nice stack of points and miles with very little effort. As …

If there’s one thing you should do before you start gathering points and miles, it’s make sure you have a goal. That goal will be different for everyone. Some people …

Southwest Airlines and Chase are offering one of their most generous Southwest Airlines credit card bonuses in years. For a limited time, all three personal Southwest Rapid Rewards® credit cards …

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 — something …

Chase frequently sends out targeted spending offers for its co-branded credit cards, often tied to specific categories like gas stations, grocery stores, or internet and cable bills. These limited-time promotions …

At the start of the year, our goal was to focus our spending on cards with specific milestone bonuses—things like earning a free night on the Hilton Surpass with $15K …

Oftentimes, people who collect points and miles for travel are told they have first-world problems. You know the kind: debating whether to fly to Vietnam on Emirates or Singapore Airlines. …

Philadelphia has plenty of hotel options, but for this trip, the choice was easy. We were attending an event along the river, and the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing is …