The Chase Sapphire Preferred: Our Top Recommended Card

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If you polled the team at Travel Miles 101 for our favorite travel rewards credit card, the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card would definitely top the list. If you want to get started traveling the world with rewards points & miles, this is a card you need in your wallet:       Earn 80,000 Ultimate […]

Weekly Points: Useful Tool For Award Flights, Spending Bonuses Through Bank Of America, Transfer Bonus To Aeroplan and More!

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Check Your Amex Offers:  If you’ve been planning for summer travel, you may have noticed that airfare is considerably higher than in the past.  You might check your Amex Offers to help ease the sting from higher airfare costs. Booking Award Flights The Easy Way:  Something that deters many from this hobby is the complexity […]

Weekly Points: Hidden Gems You Want To Visit, Great Ways To Save On Flights, EU Drops Mask Rule and More!

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10 Places You Didn’t Know You Wanted To Visit:  Summer is around the corner and many are itching to get away.  That could mean that popular tourist spots could be packed.  Consider visiting some of these hidden gems to get away from the crowds. Great Ways To Save On Flights:  Fuel prices are climbing and […]

Weekly Points: Using Dining Credits Without Dining, Is The Maldives Worth It, Practical Sweet Spots and More!

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100% Bonus When Buying Flying Blue Miles:  Buying miles is a strategic way to spend less on a flight, or just a way to top off your balance.  Waiting for discounts or bonuses is the ideal way to purchase points and currently Flying Blue has a sale that may interest you. Using Dining Credits Without […]

Weekly Points: Choice Hotel Gems, Aruba Pays For Your Bag Fees, Best Ways To Get To Hawaii On Points and More!

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Choice Hotel Gems?:  When you think of luxury or swanky hotels, most people think of St. Regis, Ritz Carlton, Park Hyatt, etc.  No one ever thinks of Choice hotels.  Well Choice has a brand that may appeal to you and is an absolute steal when booking with points the right way! Should You Hold Out […]

Weekly Points: Using The Alaska Companion Fare, Countries Dropping Testing Requirements, What Are IHG Points Worth and More!

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How To Use Alaska Companion Fare:  Many of us have had the Alaska Airlines credit card since Alaska miles are so valuable.  One of the perks of the card was their companion fare.  It’s one of the most underutilized perks out in the market. Singapore Loosens COVID Testing Rules:  If you’re planning on visiting Singapore, […]

Weekly Points: What To Consider When Canceling A Card, Which Hotel Program Is Best, Best Sweet Spots In Economy and More!

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Things To Consider When Canceling A Card:  There’s some cards we open just because of the juicy sign up bonus, but rarely use after that.  If it has an annual fee, we may consider closing it since we don’t get much use out of it.  Here are things to consider before closing your cards. Which […]

Weekly Points: New Digital Entertainment Credit Enhancement, Hyatt Goes All Inclusive, New Flying Blue Promos and More!

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Major Improvement To Digital Entertainment Credit:  If you hold the Amex Platinum card, you have access to the digital entertainment credit.  When initially announced, it didn’t excite me much as it was available for services I don’t use.  Now they’ve broadened the eligible services and it’s much more appealing. Check This Out If Booking A […]

Weekly Points: New Transfer Partner Live For Capital One, Royal Air Maroc Status Match, When To Call The Reconsideration Line and More!

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Virgin Red Is Official For Capital One:  In early March, the exciting announcement was made that Virgin Red would be a transfer partner for Capital One, making it the first US card issuer to partner with them.  Now you can transfer your miles to Virgin Red. Royal Air Maroc Status Match:  Royal Air Maroc is […]

Weekly Points: Earn An Easy 1K AA Miles, Qatar Airways Joins Avios, Best Awards Bookable Today and More!

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Earn An Easy 1K AA Miles:  Through Saturday, March 26, 2022, you could earn an easy 1,000 bonus American Airline miles.  All you have to do is install the AAdvantage Shopping button and shop through their portal and meet the minimum spending requirement.  Easy! How To Transfer, Combine & Share UR Points:  Ultimate Rewards is […]

Weekly Points: Should You Plan Travel To Europe, Best Ways To Use Membership Rewards For Economy Flights, Earning Points & Miles Through Surveys and More!

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Should You Plan Travel To Europe:  With Covid restrictions from many countries dropping left and right, it seemed like the perfect time to make those long awaited travel plans to Europe.  Then war broke out in Eastern Europe.  Is it a good idea to travel to Europe in the near future? Southeast Asian Gem Dropping […]