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Nobody enjoys going through customs after traveling abroad. If you don’t already have Global Entry or another trusted travel program, you could find yourself waiting in line for 30 minutes or more before entering the United States. Is the wait long and miserable at every airport, or do some airports get you through faster than […]
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2017 Customs Airport Wait Time Study: Smaller Airports Lead while Lines Grow at Major Airports
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Nobody enjoys going through customs after traveling abroad. If you don’t already have Global Entry or another trusted travel program, you could find yourself waiting in line for 30 minutes or more before entering the United States. Is the wait long and miserable at every airport, or do some airports get you through faster than […]
Wyndham Rewards Cheat Sheet: How to Get The Most Rewards From Your Points
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Wyndham Hotels doesn’t have the most well known hotel loyalty program, but Wyndham Rewards® is not one you want to ignore. The most unique feature of the program is that all award nights at every Wyndham hotel cost the same number of points — just 15,000! This offers incredible value in cities that are otherwise very […]
Wyndham Rewards Cheat Sheet: How to Get The Most Rewards From Your Points
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Wyndham Hotels doesn’t have the most well known hotel loyalty program, but Wyndham Rewards® is not one you want to ignore. The most unique feature of the program is that all award nights at every Wyndham hotel cost the same number of points — just 15,000! This offers incredible value in cities that are otherwise very […]
Blue Delta SkyMiles vs. Gold Delta SkyMiles: Which Offers More Miles?
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The Blue Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express is the first no annual fee option that earns Delta miles with every purchase. But it comes with less benefits than the Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express, including key perks like priority boarding and free checked luggage. Which one is better for your […]
The 90,000-Mile Virgin Atlantic Card for Delta Flights and More
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Although you may have overlooked Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, this program may hold a lot of value even when you don’t fly overseas. With generous rewards charts for airline partners, Flying Club miles can take you many places in first class – not just the United Kingdom. When you get the Virgin Atlantic World Elite […]
Is 50K Capital One Venture Miles Worth $3,000?
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If you are not a fan of traditional airline miles or hotel points, the Capital One Venture® Rewards credit card may be best for you. This card now features an increased sign-up bonus of 50,000 miles after spending $3,000 in the first 3 months from account opening. The annual fee is $95, but is waived […]
Is 50K Stash Points Worth Your Time?
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If you enjoy staying at independent hotels as unique as the places you visit, Stash Hotel Rewards points could be a good bet for award nights. The Stash Hotel Rewards® Visa® Card currently offers 50,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 in the first 90 days from account opening. The card comes with an $89 annual […]
50k miles and United Club access for $450
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If you regularly fly United, the United MileagePlus® Club Card from Chase could unlock a world of travel benefits. For a $450 annual fee, you receive United Club membership, 1.5 United MileagePlus miles per dollar of everyday spending, two miles per dollar for spending with United, as well as two free checked bags. New accounts can receive […]
Emirates Skywards Cheat Sheet – Award Charts, How to Use Your Miles
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Emirates is a pretty well known airline with a less than well known award program. They don’t necessarily offer the lowest mileage prices, but Skywards miles are fairly easy to earn. Here’s what you need to know about using miles with Emirates Skywards program. What airlines can you book with Emirates miles? You can use your […]
How to Book Hotel Rooms for Someone Else With Points
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Have some points and want to use them to book a hotel night for a friend or family member? It’s hit or miss whether various programs allow this. When they don’t, it is sometimes possible to transfer points instead either for free or for a fee depending on the program. This post covers the booking and […]
How does the Bank of America Premium Rewards card work?
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The Bank of America Premium Rewards card has a $95 annual fee that’s not waived, and while it’s often talked about as a travel card, it’s really a cash rewards card for people with excellent credit that earns extra rewards in categories travelers like. Here’s how it works. What are the card features? 50,000 point […]
10 of the best Tier 4 hotels to use your Ritz Carlton Visa free night
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The Chase Ritz-Carlton credit card, which is not thought to be subject to the Chase 5/24 rule, offers 2 free nights at a Ritz-Carlton hotel in reward Tiers 1-4 as an introductory offer. Ritz-Carlton has 5 reward tiers of hotels, so with this bonus you can get free nights at most of the luxurious Ritz-Carlton […]
Frontier EarlyReturns cheat sheet – How to get the most out of your miles
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Frontier is a budget carrier with lots of flights out of Denver across the U.S. and to Mexico and the Caribbean. The EarlyReturns program isn’t the most exciting, but there are opportunities to get decent value if you know what to look for and are flexible with when you can fly. Here’s how to get […]
Lots of business class awards to Brazil with AA miles
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If you’re looking for award seats to Brazil, now is a good time to lock in a trip with your American AAdvantage miles. American has more flights than any other carrier from the U.S. to South America, but snagging an award seat in business class is hard if you’re not flexible. But for travel next […]
Alaska MileagePlan Cheat Sheet – How to use your miles for flights
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Alaska Airlines has an amazing award program that offers great redemption rates, stopovers on one-way awards, and reasonable routing rules. The toughest part about using Alaska MileagePlan miles? Getting them. Here’s a cheat sheet to quickly let you know what you need to know about Alaska miles. Award charts: How much do Alaska awards cost? […]
How the United TravelBank card works (without earning miles)
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The United℠ TravelBank card is a new no annual fee card option for United flight rewards. It earns cash back into a TravelBank for redemption on United flights, has no annual fee, and no foreign transaction fees. There’s also a 25% discount on in-flight purchases with the card, but like many things United the card […]
60,000 mile Aviator Red (American) bonus good through November
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The AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite MasterCard from Barclaycard has a new, limited-time, 60,000 mile bonus. It ends November 30, 2017 according to the offer terms. > See the offer It’s 50% better than the regular 40,000 mile bonus and 20% better than the improved 50,000 mile offer they’ve been running recently. The $95 annual […]
How to use Turkish Airlines miles (via Citi) for cheap business class flights
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There are several reasons why a U.S.-based flyer might be interested in the Turkish Airlines Miles and Smiles program. First, Turkish is a huge airline flying to almost 300 destinations and serving 9 U.S. cities from its Istanbul hub: Atlanta Boston Chicago Houston Los Angeles Miami New York (JFK) San Francisco Washington, DC (Dulles) Second, […]
40,000 point JetBlue credit card bonus until January ($600+ airfare possible)
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JetBlue has come out with a limited time 40,000-point bonus offer for the JetBlue Plus card, up from the 30,000 points when it was launched by Barclaycard and JetBlue last year. The JetBlue Plus is a very well-thought-out product, and if you fly them fairly often, you might find the card worth keeping, despite the […]