travel hacking

There are a lot of reasons to collect transferable points. For me, there’s really only one that matters: When I find award space, I want to be able to move …

Once upon a time, the Chase Sapphire Preferred was the darling of the miles and points universe. It earned valuable Ultimate Rewards points with bonus points for spending on travel …

You know the drill if you’ve flown in the past few years. Toward the end of the flight—right when you’re thinking about gathering your things—the flight attendant picks up the …

The finish line is in sight. At this point in JetBlue’s 25-for-25 promotion, my wife Sharon has done multi-city overnights, one night out-and-backs, ground transfers between airports, ridden Brightline, and …

Chase is known for sending out targeted quarterly spending offers for its co-branded credit cards. These promotions usually focus on everyday categories like groceries, gas stations, and restaurants, and they …

Bilt’s roster of transfer partners has grown fast—some are even exclusive to Bilt. So I pulled the whole list and sorted them by usefulness, not just headline “sweet spots.” If …

As a benefit, several co-brand hotel credit cards offer a free night in return for meeting a spending threshold in a calendar year. At the beginning of the year, the …

You’ve probably seen the emails. Or the YouTube thumbnails. Or maybe even the push notifications from apps you follow for the latest in points and miles. “One of our favorite …

People who collect miles and points to book “free travel” have the desire to put a value on each “currency.” Several websites publish guides listing these values and announce updates …

If you read other websites that talk about points and miles, you’ll see articles about purchasing gift cards, and you might wonder, “Why? What’s the purpose of using a credit …