I save money while traveling by using credit-card perks for lounge access and points to book flights. Here's how I do it by avoiding common mistakes.
I frequently write about promotions for purchasing airline miles and hotel points, as this can represent an excellent value. While I generally don’t recommend buying points without a particular use in mind, in some cases you can get outsized value, particularly for aspirational redemptions (whether that’s a five star hotel or first class flight). While we’ve seen some award costs increase over the years, we’ve for the most part continued to see robust promotions for purchasing points. These often get better and better to account for the ...
Credit card points and miles can be valuable, especially if you know how best to use them. Learn what your card's points and miles are worth.
Miles cannot be exchanged for Premium Points or vice versa, and the two cannot be combined. Premium Points are earned during one calendar year (January to December) and cannot be carried over into the following year. If the status for the following year have been reached before the end of December, qualified status can be used as advance service. The advance service for qualified status can be used up to end March based on each qualified premium status.
Pairing the Capital One Venture X with the Citi Premier card can help you earn more points and unlock better travel opportunities.
Program: Amex Membership Rewards, Value: 1.7 cents/point ; Program: Bilt Rewards, Value: 1.7 cents/point ; Program: Capital One, Value: 1.7 cents/point ; Program: Chase Ultimate Rewards, Value: 1.7 cents/point ; Program: Citi ThankYou, Value: 1.7 cents/point
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Procedures · How to view award tickets if the traveler is not a JMB member. [Domestic (JAPAN)] · How to view award tickets if the traveler is not a JMB member. [International]
The best way to maximize your credit card rewards for travel is to earn transferable points currencies. However, the value propositions and specifics of the currencies are constantly changing. Every so often I like to take a big-picture look at the state of transferable points currencies. In this post I wanted to share my general thoughts on the four major transferable points currencies — Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou, and Capital One. This includes sharing what I like, what I don’t like, and how I generally ...
Travel credit cards work best when you actually travel. I’ve held the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card in my wallet since before the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card was released in November 2021. I enjoyed the great rewards rate and many travel perks, and I even took my family of five on a weeklong trip to Arizona thanks in part to my Capital One travel rewards. But once the tickets were booked, the vacation was over and the photos were printed and framed, I realized I wasn’t going to get as much value from the card after t ...