travel hacking

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 …

When Bilt first launched in 2021, it made waves as the first program that let renters earn points for paying rent with no transaction fee. Since then, Bilt has evolved …

I’ve had a Chase Sapphire Preferred or Reserve card for over a decade, and I’ve always treated Ultimate Rewards points like gold. With all the transfer partners Chase offers, there’s …

It’s not the happiest thought in the world, but the inevitable ending for all of us is that we’re going to die someday. We can make as many plans as …

When I wrote about whether or not the World of Hyatt Credit Card was still worth keeping, I mentioned that we’ve been focusing most of our credit card spending on …

If it hasn’t already happened, today was likely the last day you could transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to Hawaiian Airlines. I’ve written about this before, since HawaiianMiles could …

For years, IHG free night certificates were locked into a strict limit: you could only use them at hotels costing 40,000 points or less. That made it a challenge to …

Taking advantage of AMEX Offers is one of the easiest ways to offset the ever-increasing annual fees on their cards. Fortunately, AMEX still comes through with some genuinely useful offers, …

Southwest is at it again — and if this promotion looks familiar, that’s because it is. Back in September 2024, they offered a nearly identical deal. And now in June …

In May 2025, I said goodbye to a card that had been in my wallet for nearly 8 years — the Chase Sapphire Reserve. It was my go-to travel card …