Why get an airline credit card? With high sign-up bonuses that can get you a round trip ticket to international destinations, airline credit cards are enticing for most points and miles enthusiasts. Most mid-range cards even waive the annual fee the first year. Airline miles are not as valuable as Continue Reading
Hotel Credit Cards Are Underrated: Here Is Why One Should Be In Your Wallet
With some great offers out there now like the 100,000 point offer on the Marriott Bonvoy credit card, hotel credit cards have some great benefits. They range from cards with no annual fee to $95+ in fees. Most offer a free annual night worth more than the annual fee though. Continue Reading
Earn Some Extra Points For Eating Out: Guide To Hotel and Airline Dining Programs
Airline and hotel dining programs will earn you some extra points and miles every time you eat out. They are connected to individual airline and hotel loyalty programs such as Delta, Hilton, and Marriott. You just pick the program you want to earn points or miles in. For example, if Continue Reading
Get A Free Hotel Stay: My Favorite Sweet Spots in The Major Hotel Loyalty Programs
Sweet spots in the major hotel loyalty programs can get you your next free hotel stay. I love free travel. It seems controversial to talk about free travel, but it really isn’t. People follow points and miles blogs to get their next free trip. One of my favorite things in Continue Reading
Chase Freedom Unlimited Review: A Simple Card For Non Bonus Spending
The Chase Freedom Unlimited credit card is a great card for non bonus spending if you have a Chase Ultimate card. It has no annual fee. It is very simple with no complicated rotating categories to monitor. Again, it is the best Chase card for non bonus spending. What is Continue Reading
Miles For Opinions: Surveys Can Really Get You A Free Plane Ticket
Want to earn more airline miles? Last month, I tried Miles For Opinions. Does it help you earn more airline miles? I promised you a review. I really expected it to be a waste of time or only for topping off your account. I had read other reviews . Some Continue Reading
Chase Freedom vs Freedom Unlimited: Which card is for you?
Both the Chase Freedom and Chase Freedom Unlimited are great cash back cards when paired with one of the three Ultimate Reward credit cards. The Ultimate Reward cards are: Chase Sapphire Preferred Chase Sapphire Reserve Ink Business Preferred. Both Freedom cards have no annual fee. Both can be transferred to Continue Reading
Don’t Spend A Lot On Airfare: 20 Easy Ways To Save Money On Flights
I started to write this post a couple months ago, then the pandemic hit. Of course, I thought it would be senseless to write a post about flying when no one could fly unless essential. The coronavirus may be with us for a while, so I decided to go ahead Continue Reading
Beginner’s Guide To Earning Points & Miles: Earn More Points & Miles
Travel Points 101 is a blog about using points and miles to travel as close to free as possible. As always, I don’t believe in spending a lot of money on travel. In fact, I really like to spend nothing at all. This seems to be a controversial point, but Continue Reading
5 Tips To Take A Safe Road Trip During The Pandemic
This post has been updated to reflect the present – January 2021. Road trips are popular during the pandemic. With increasing cases, the pandemic is far from over though. Road trips are becoming common for me during the pandemic. It is up to you whether to take a road trip Continue Reading