Who’s eligible for the Chase Sapphire Preferred 100K bonus?
If you’ve been thinking about applying for the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) — and even if you haven’t, you’ll want to hear this — now is the best time to do so. That’s because you can currently earn a limited-time bonus of 100,000 Ultimate Rewards points after spending $5,000 on purchases […]
Is the Chase Sapphire Preferred worth it?
Whether you’re a frequent traveler or points and miles beginner, there are many reasons the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card® (see rates and fees) is a great option for you. But with a $95 annual fee, you may ask, is the Chase Sapphire Preferred worth it? The Sapphire Preferred was my first transferable rewards card and […]
Unique fall and winter cruise itineraries with AmaWaterways
Fall might be your favorite season, but sipping a pumpkin spice latte in your hometown Starbucks can’t compete with sipping the season’s newest wines in a cozy Austrian wine tavern. And why fight the traffic on a foliage drive when you can enjoy the fall colors of the castle-strewn Rhine Gorge as your river ship […]
How to use the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant’s $25 monthly dining credit
In September 2022, we saw the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card increase its annual fee to $650 (see rates and fees) and swap its simple-to-use annual Marriott Bonvoy credits for monthly dining credits. While the amount of the annual benefit remained the same — up to $300 in statement credits per calendar year — […]
How to get United Club lounge access: From credit cards to paid lounge memberships
Airport lounges can serve as oases from a busy, crowded or outdated terminal. Some lounges, like Priority Pass, belong to a membership network; others are airline-specific, like the United Club lounge. If you’re a loyal United flyer or frequent one of the carrier’s largest hubs, visiting a United Club lounge is probably already on your […]
Guide to the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select flight discount
Lots of cardholders have a large stash of miles saved up, along with companion passes and airline vouchers. One of the vouchers that we get a lot of questions about is the $125 American Airlines flight discount from the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard®. This is a pretty valuable perk that doesn’t […]
Exclusive: The New York boutique hotel home to Scarpetta is now part of Hyatt
Choosing a hotel in New York City is never an easy task, but for World of Hyatt loyalists, it just got a little easier: The James NoMad, a boutique hotel in one of the city’s most stylish neighborhoods, is transitioning into the Hotel Seville NoMad under Hyatt’s Unbound Collection. TPG was exclusively told that the […]
Fairmont is opening its first property in Japan with Fairmont Tokyo
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will open its first-ever property in Japan this summer and is now taking reservations for the Tokyo hotel. The Fairmont Tokyo, which is set to open July 1, will house 217 rooms and suites high in the sky on floors 36 through 42 (with the lobby on the 35th floor), Fairmont […]
How to get maximum value from the United MileagePlus program
United Airlines MileagePlus program offers some great redemption options on United and partner airlines. United’s Star Alliance membership allows you to earn and redeem miles on Air Canada, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and more. Not only is the airline loyalty program free to join, but United miles never expire. Even if you don’t regularly earn or […]
The best credit card welcome bonuses of March 2025
If you haven’t evaluated your credit card portfolio lately, now is a great time to do so. Credit card sign-up bonuses and welcome offers are the quickest and easiest way to rake in lots of points and miles, so we regularly update the roundup of our favorite current offers in our best credit cards guide. […]