points and miles

Loyalty programs, whether they belong to airlines, hotels, or credit card issuers, are highly sophisticated data and analytics operations. Before they offer any benefit, they’ve already calculated how much it’ll …

If you’re a World of Hyatt member who’s ever gifted a free night or suite upgrade to a friend or family member, there’s a new rule coming your way — …

The 100K offer for the Chase Sapphire Preferred card is still alive, but some of the ways to fully maximize it are disappearing. While it reportedly has more than a …

If you hadn’t heard, there’s a great sign-up offer going on for the Chase Sapphire Preferred. Since April 3, Chase has offered 100,000 bonus points for spending $5,000 in the …

I’ve been traveling around the United States—and the world—for years using points and miles. While I’ve never managed to snag some of the most legendary sweet spot redemptions, I’ve had …

Citi has quietly pulled the plug on new applications for the Rewards+® Card, a quirky no-annual-fee offering in its ThankYou lineup. What started as a Reddit thread quickly spread across …

When I’m talking about stacking, I’m not talking about stacking cups, although that is an impressive, yet useless skill. I’m also not referring to the catchy Anna Kendrick song “Cups” …

One of the golden rules when earning miles and points is to maximize every purchase. That could mean using a shopping portal (online or in-store), buying gift cards at supermarkets or office …

Picking which credit cards to have in your wallet is like building a wall. Some cards are the larger rocks that earn bonus points and perks in major categories, such …

If you’ve been in the points and miles game for a while, you probably have at least one credit card that’s no longer available to new applicants. I call these …