Why You Can’t Afford to Root for Spirit & Frontier To Die
The low-cost carriers in the United States are our most important airlines – even for travelers who have sworn off flying them. Over the last few months, the likes of Spirit and Frontier Airlines have...
View ArticleThis Delta Promo Could Help Fast-Track Your Medallion Status
After a major (and majorly unpopular) overhaul nearly doubled the annual spending requirements, earning Delta Medallion Status isn't right for everyone. Personally, we're calling it quits on going out...
View ArticleFrontier Airlines Baggage Fees & Policy: Everything You Need to Know
Want to come out ahead flying Frontier Airlines? Then you need to understand Frontier baggage fees. An ultra-low-cost carrier known for its dirt-cheap fares and additional fees for everything from seat...
View ArticleAmex Offers: The Key to Saving Money with Your American Express Cards
Top credit cards from American Express are great for earning points and redeeming them for trips for next-to-nothing out of pocket. But they can also save you money on your everyday shopping and...
View ArticleHow to Freeze Your Credit After Massive Data Breach
A recent and unprecedented data breach reportedly exposed personal information on millions of Americans – including, maybe, the Social Security Number you use to apply for credit cards. There's never...
View Article6 Reasons the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is Great for Beginners
We get it. Credit card points, airline miles, and big annual fees can be intimidating and downright confusing. It's tough to know where to start. And that's precisely why we think the *capital one...
View ArticleWhy Even Delta & United Flyers Should Earn American AAdvantage Miles
I’m a loyal Delta flyer and I avoid American Airlines as much as I can. Yet I’m always looking for new ways to collect more American Airlines AAdvantage miles. Yes, you read that correctly. Between a...
View ArticleAir France & KLM Flights Are Bookable With Virgin Points Again!
We've got good news for travelers with credit card points and dreams of getting to Europe this year or next: Air France and KLM flights are once again bookable with Virgin Atlantic points. Booking Air...
View ArticleBilt Transfer Partners: How & Where to Transfer Your Bilt Points in 2024
Bilt is a relative newcomer to the world of travel rewards … but in short order, the company that set out to give travelers a way to earn transferable points for paying rent has become a points...
View ArticleShort on Points? Book These Hyatt Hotels for 5K Points (or Less!)
Hotels are often the most pricey expense you'll undertake when planning a trip, second only to airfare. The workaround for making airfare cheap is to book with points and miles … as for hotels, you...
View ArticleHow to Fly Biz Class to Asia & Oceania for Around 100K Points (Or Less!)
For years, it felt like finding business class flights to Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, Australia, or New Zealand bookable with points was searching for a needle in a haystack. With fewer...
View ArticleThe 7 Best Credit Cards to Use For Dining in 2024
Whether it's for your lunch break or a weekend outing with friends, heading to your favorite coffee shop or restaurant is one of the simple joys in life. But dining at a restaurant (or ordering...
View ArticleHow to Get A Last-Minute Passport: Urgent Travel & Same-Day Passport Service
It's every traveler's worst nightmare: You're in a rush getting ready for a big international trip, pulling out your passport … only to find that it's expired – or will soon. Take it from my personal...
View ArticleFee-Free ATM Cards: The Best Ways to Get Cash Traveling Abroad
We'll always default to using a credit card (and earning more points) whenever possible, and you should too … but even in 2024, there are some things that you can't buy with plastic. That's especially...
View ArticleSouthwest Flights Are Now Bookable into April 2025!
Summer isn't over yet, but it's already time to start planning your trips for this fall, winter, and even spring break. You're in luck: You can now book Southwest flights all the way through early...
View ArticleSign Up Now: Get 40% Off Thrifty Traveler Premium Flight Deal Alerts!
National Cheap Flight Day is tomorrow, Aug. 23. But we're celebrating early … the best way we know how: giving you a full year of cheap flight alerts for even less. New subscribers can currently get...
View ArticleGot SkyMiles? Delta One Business Class Deals are Back (… But Still Not Great)
Just three weeks ago, we warned travelers with their hearts set on flying business class to forget about earning Delta SkyMiles. The normal rates of 400,000 SkyMiles or more – yes, that's each way –...
View ArticleA Sneaky (But Questionable) Way to Turn Amex Points into Alaska Miles
Are you a gambler flush with Amex points? If so, I've got a deal for you! Right now, there is a potential opportunity to turn American Express Membership Rewards points, earned from popular cards like...
View ArticleEnding Soon: Earn 120K Points on the Chase Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card!
What would you do with 120,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points? That's the question every small business owner should be asking themselves after Chase upped the ante with a record-setting welcome bonus...
View ArticleCan Someone Else Use My Credit Card’s Global Entry Credit?
You might be wondering: “If I have a credit card that reimburses the cost of Global Entry or TSA PreCheck can I use the benefit for someone else if I already have it?” Perhaps you have a friend, family...
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