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.…
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
Chase just changed the bonus on the Marriott Premier card, and we think it’s a good change! A few months ago they switched the bonus to award certificates rather than points. This wasn’t as lucrative, because the certificates could only be redeemed for lower-ranking properties. Now, the bonus is back to 75,000 points. This means…
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This post is outdated.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…
The Starwood Cards Are Back With Good Offers (one for a limited time)
If you’ve been following the news of the merger of the Starwood and Marriott rewards programs, then you probably know that the ability to earn Marriott points (and the value of these points generally) has taken a pretty serious hit in recent months. However, there is some very good news that you should be aware…
JetBlue Is Now a Chase Transfer Partner and It’s a Pretty Big Deal
Chase has just announced the addition of JetBlue as a transfer partner—and this may be really big news for your travel plans. Let’s dig into the details. What this Means Now that JetBlue is a transfer partner, you can transfer (or “convert”) your Ultimate Rewards into JetBlue’s “TrueBlue” points. This transfer happens at a 1:1…