points & miles

I’ve had the American Express Blue Business Plus for several years now, and it’s still one of the most quietly powerful cards in my wallet. It’s a rare no-annual-fee card …

It’s a great feeling when you can use loyalty points to pay for your travels. It’s an even better feeling when you can use those points to travel in a …

We first visited Aruba earlier this year on our cruise, and while we had casually mentioned a possible future stay at the Renaissance Wind Creek Aruba Resort, we had no …

In recent years, many credit cards have started offering statement credits when you book a hotel through their travel portal. Initially, these credits were provided by banks that had their …

The Amex Platinum just went through a big refresh — higher fee, bigger pile of credits, and more “value” if you’re the type who enjoys spreadsheets. But while the headlines …

One of the biggest advantages of booking a flight with points instead of cash is that award tickets often have more flexible cancellation policies. While canceling a paid ticket may …

The world is fraught with ways to somehow beat the system. A candy machine that spits out two chocolate bars instead of one. A website that lists discount codes people …

One underrated perk of the American Express Platinum Card is automatic Gold Elite status with Marriott Bonvoy. Here’s how it works, how to activate it, and whether it’s actually worth …

TikTok is well known for its “travel hacks.” Some of them can be genuinely helpful and some of them, well, not so much. There are a bunch of videos on …

For almost all of our trips, I’ll use points and miles to cover airfare and hotels. That’s still the core of my credit card strategy, and it’s how we get …