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Southwest Companion Pass: A Guide to Earning It For Two Years [2024]

It's mid-October and that means..... It's ON!  Right now is the best time to start the process outlined below - enough time to meet most of your spend this year and the rest in January,...
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American Express Membership Rewards Points [Guide]

This is a Guide to American Express Membership Rewards Points Want to know where you can transfer your American Express Membership Rewards points? The chart below will give you information on both all of your...
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How to Find Delta’s Partner Award Space (i.e. Booking Delta for Less)

Delta is not known for transparency in its SkyMiles program. By removing award charts several years ago the price became the price - meaning, whatever they say it is. And it's usually a lot.  For...

How Many Chase Credit Cards Can You Have?

Every credit card issuer has lots of rules that one is not likely to know about, but can result in credit card application denials. Anyone that has started to get into the credit card rewards...
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Fly First Class on AA Transcons for 25,000 Points (NYC/BOS-LAX/SFO)

Unfortunately, this travel tip no longer applies. Etihad consolidated their awards into a distance based chart and the cost of this route is now roughly 2.5x as much. Sorry! The original tip is preserved below...
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Chase Hyatt Credit Cards: World of Hyatt Business Credit Card vs. World of Hyatt...

Chase Hyatt Credit Cards Hyatt, via co-brand partner Chase, offers two versions of its World of Hyatt credit cards. The first has been around for many years and is the personal version - the World of Hyatt...
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The Citi Rewards+® and the Citi Trifecta

Previously, I have written about the Citi Trifecta / Quadfecta that exists now that the Citi Double Cash® credit card earns Citi ThankYou points. It requires a Citi Premier® or Citi Prestige® so that you can transfer...
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Why Transferable Bank Points Beat Airline and Hotel Points

If you are brand new to the miles and points game, you may be quite overwhelmed by the options you have. You hear about a credit card that has points and then another one...

A Guide to Common Abbreviations and Acronyms in Miles and Points

Miles and Points Abbreviations and Acronyms If you are new to the hobby of miles and points, you may be tempted to give up rather quickly. Or you might feel shy asking "What does XYZ mean?" Whether...

Citi Rules on Bonus Eligibility

Looking to apply for a new Citi Premier, Custom Cash, or Rewards+ card? Citi's 1/24 Rule on ThankYou cards Citi has more confusing rules than any other issuer, including Chase and its 5/24 rule. They are...