As featured in the New York Times, CBS and NBC, here’s our step-by-step guide on how to take a nearly free family trip to Walt Disney World ($4,000+ savings) using credit card rewards points! We’re going to cover everything in detail below, but you can also download our checklist of the plan for your reference.…
Chase Sapphire Preferred Increases Signup Bonus by 10,000 Points
The Chase Sapphire Preferred has long been hailed as the best travel rewards card. With its generous sign up bonus, the high-value offered by Ultimate Rewards, and the 5/24 rules, this card is often considered not only the BEST personal card but one of the first you should open if your goal is free travel.…
Last Day – EVER – for the SPG Card
As you may have heard, Marriott is finally winding down its long merger process with Starwood, and has unveiled its new “Bonvoy” program. Today is THE LAST day that the Starwood Preferred Guest card will be available for new applications. We have seen these points decline significantly in value over the last year, but for…
Open Just One Card to Earn the Companion Pass – New LTO on Southwest Cards
This is big news, and what some are calling one of the greatest credit card signup bonuses in history. As you probably know, the Southwest Companion Pass has been the holy grail of travel rewards for quite some time. To earn it has required careful planning, opening multiple cards, and getting the timing just right.…
Marriott Card Returns to Points-Based Bonus
NOTE: the offer discussed below no longer exists. This article was written to discuss when an old Marriott card switched from an award night bonus back to a points-based bonus. However, that old Marriott card has since been replaced with the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless credit card. Chase just changed the bonus on the Marriott Premier…
Alert: Walt Disney World Now Offers Date-Based Ticketing
Walt Disney World recently changed its ticket system, and we want to make sure you know about it. The best summary I’ve seen thus far comes from this blog post at Undercover Tourist. So this won’t be a long post, because you should just read theirs. But here’s the basic scoop: Basically, they now offer…
New Change to Marriott Credit Card Bonus May Affect Your Travel Plans
This post is outdated. Check out this post for info on the new Marriott bonus. Recently, the bonus on the Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card was changed. While on the surface it may look like a small change, in reality it can have a big impact on your travel plans, especially if you are…
Update: Chase Disney Tickets in Flux
Our readers know that we recently discovered how to book Walt Disney World tickets using Chase Ultimate Rewards by calling their cruise department (see the guide here). However, right now it looks this method no longer works, according to numerous data points on Reddit. You probably shouldn’t panic if you were counting on UR to…