Use This Tool to Get the Best Deal on Rewards Travel
When booking flights with travel rewards, it can be confusing to figure out whether you’re actually getting the best deal, especially if you’re trying to compare itineraries using points and…
You Should Use Transferable Points When You Travel
We all know traveling can be expensive, but many credit cards offer rewards programs that allow you to earn points or miles that can then be transferred to airline and…
Four Ways to Use Up Your Travel Rewards Before They Expire
Let’s say you’ve accumulated travel rewards into an airline or hotel loyalty program account but the remaining balance doesn’t cover a flight (or part of a credit toward a flight)…
How to Beat Dynamic Airline Award Pricing
The major incentive to stay loyal to one specific airline is your ability to rack up points and miles. A few years back, you could be confident that a business-class…
All the Credit Cards That Give You Free Checked Bags
As if airfare wasn’t costly enough on its own, these days you usually need to factor in at least $35 for dreaded checked bag fees. And that’s just one-way, so…
United Airlines Might Owe You 30,000 Miles
Photo: Ringo Chiu (Shutterstock) If you were caught up in the United Airlines delay debacle back in June and found yourself either stranded overnight or never made it to your…
The Best Way to Reclaim Expired Travel Rewards (and When You Should)
Travel rewards are a nice bonus for joining an airline or hotel membership program or holding a co-branded credit card, but it’s a bummer when those points and miles you’ve…
The Longest You Should Hoard Your Travel Points
Photo: DCStockPhotography (Shutterstock) I have a friend who insists on paying for group dinners with his credit card, and the rest of us paying him back. His goal, of course,…
You Can Get Spirit Gold Status As a Member of These Other Loyalty Programs
Photo: EQRoy (Shutterstock) Spirit Airlines is holding a limited-time “status match” for members of certain hotel or airline rewards programs. Those who qualify will be eligible to get entry-level for…
How to See If American Airlines Owes You Money in Their Checked-Bag Settlement
Photo: JL IMAGES (Shutterstock) Even before the pandemic made everything worse, air travel was already harder than it needed to be. One of the most frustrating parts is that as…