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Andaz Peninsula Papagayo and JW Marriott Guanacaste Are Both Fantastic Hotel Redemption Values
I had the pleasure of staying at both the Andaz and the JW Marriott resorts in Guanacaste during my visit last week to Costa Rica. For those seeking a great resort to get away from it all using hotel points, these are both great... Read →
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Capital One Venture X is Probably Not a Replacement for Amex Platinum or Chase Sapphire Reserve
Capital One announced the Venture X card last month to great fanfare. They paid the credit card bloggers handsomely to promote it with many of them obliging all too easily and changing the background of their sites to Capital One... Read →
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Two Credit Cards Stand Apart With Outstanding Reward Rates Across All Personal Spend
Over the last several years, all major credit card companies have gotten into the business of promoting spend in certain categories by issuing cards that provide extra points (or cash back) in certain spend categories. It started when... Read →
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Five Realities About Earning Hotel and Airline Points in the Post Pandemic World
BestCashCow launched its section on travel rewards and cash back cards a few years ago. We have always aimed to provide insightful information for credit card users about how to maximize the rewards you receive on your credit card... Read →
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American Express Platinum Card – The Greatest Opportunity Ever or Time for a Pause?
For years, the Amex Platinum card has been one of the most premium travel rewards credit cards accessible without an invitation. The Platinum card has offered access, exclusivity, privileges and protections to those customers willing to... Read →
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COVID-19 / Coronavirus Additional Cardholder Benefits for Travel Rewards Credit Cards
Chase, Amex and Citibank have announced the supplemental benefits for holders of their travel rewards cards. They are as follows: Chase Chase Sapphire Reserve and Chase Sapphire Preferred The Chase Sapphire Reserve card will earn... Read →
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I have Changed My Tune on Singapore KrisFlyer
Those who have followed my credit card rewards writing for some time know that I have been a fan of Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer program since way back when. Transferrable points can be transferred to Singapore Airlines from Amex,... Read →
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How to Fly Business Class for Free without Flipping Credit Cards
If you are like me, you love to travel to exotic places with your family. I cannot count the number of times that I have taken my daughter to Hawaii on vacation. I’ve also taken her on road trips in Andalusia and France within the... Read →
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United Airlines Still Has An Excellent Loyalty Program for International Travel
United was once the best airline in the sky. Whether it is your favorite airline today or not, it still has an outstanding loyalty program, and if your focus is international travel, it may be the program where you want to build your... Read →
The Hyatt Regency Tokyo Offers Outstanding Redemption Value at 12,000 Points per Night
I recently stayed for three nights at the Hyatt Regency in Tokyo. The hotel was clearly Hyatt’s flagship property in Japan when built in 1980. And, while it has seen finer days and the rooms have not been recently renovated, it is... Read →
Considering Delta One to Japan? Think Again
I recently flew Delta One from Minneapolis to Tokyo. While I used to fly Delta all the time to Europe when it dominated routes from Atlanta and New York to Germany, Spain and Moscow, it has not been my airline of choice for many years. ... Read →
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Platinum Card Is No Longer Accepting Delta Gift Cards Against Airline Credits
American Express’s Platinum card once gave cardholders a $200 annual credit against airline purchases. Several years ago, Amex “upgraded” its program by only applying the $200 annual credit against incidentals at a... Read →
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Wall Street Journal Article Suggests that Banks Cannot Sustain Travel Reward Credit Card Sign-Up Bonuses
The Wall Street Journal started the year off with an interesting article that seems to say that the credit card flipping game is about to end. It suggested that Chase – which controls many of the most valuable sign-up bonuses - can... Read →
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American Airlines and Marriott Are Each Now Playing the Loyalty Credit Card Game with 2 Partners – Outcomes Appear Different
American Airlines acquired US Air in 2015 and Marriott acquired Starwood in 2016, making each the largest US Airline and largest US hotel chain respectively. It took years for them to fully integrate the loyalty program of their... Read →
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