Learn to Fly
15+ years of trial, error, and triumph in the world of travel rewards. Here's everything I've learned about maximizing points, booking award flights, and turning everyday spending into extraordinary trips.
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Airline Cards vs. Bank Credit Cards
Having an airline’s co-branded card can be beneficial but almost never as good as a bank card.
Our Best Redemption
The trip of a lifetime to the St. Regis Maldives. We flew Qatar Q Suites over and Emirates First Class back.
American Express Adds Signup Bonus Restrictions
Amex is now restricting signup bonuses for the Gold card if you have already had any version of the Amex Platinum.
Booking Award Flights 101
How to book award flights with your points and miles. Its hard but much easier than you think
How I Scored Business Class to Europe
How I scored two business class tickets to Europe with points and miles.
Limited Time 185,000 Point Offer! Review: American Express Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant
Do you stay at Marriott properties frequently? This card is for you. Even if you don’t, the welcome bonus and ongoing perks makes this card extremely compelling.
Review: Citi Premier
The Citi Premier has one of the most well rounded bonus categories and is a contender for the best all around credit card.
Review: American Express Gold Card
The American Express Gold card is the perfect card for dining and groceries. No other card out there offers 4x points on dining and grocery store purchases. Additionally, it comes with up to $240 of statement credits each year.
How to Book Award Flights
Booking award flights can be tricky. The first thing you need is to be flexible on when your travel dates are and which airports you fly into and out of.
Pick Your Player: Choosing the Best Card
Which card should I get? This is a question I get asked quite a lot throughout the year. And there’s no simple answer. Everyone’s spending habits and goals for their points are different. There’s really not a one size fits all approach.
Hotels, But Make it Luxury
Points can be used to book hotels just like flights and you can save a ton of money using your points instead of cash.
Update: New 50,000 point bonus with code: SEPT50. Earn points for your mortgage payments with the Mesa Homeowner’s Card