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When learning a new hobby or skill, mistakes are bound to happen – and award travel is no different. With so many different hotel, airline, and credit card programs that have their own sets of rules, deadlines, and stipulations it can be extremely difficult to keep track of what to do and when. What’s worse is that missing a deadline or using the wrong card can be costly when you miss out on awards you were expecting to receive.
Today we’ll review some of the mistakes that many newcomers to the hobby make and how you can set yourself up to avoid them yourself. (more…)
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Once you’ve applied for a few credit cards, met the spend requirements, earned the Welcome Bonus, and gone on some trips you may find that free travel is more fun and addictive than you could have imagined previously. You may also be finding that things like Chase’s “5/24” rule and American Express’ “one welcome bonus per lifetime per card” restrictions create obstacles which impede your ability to earn points at the levels you were at the start.
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Whether you’ve just gotten started or you’ve applied for your First Five Credit Cards, it would be wise to consider “business” credit cards.
If you’ve ever thought about applying for one only to deem yourself ineligible, it’s time to rethink your approach and take a closer look at these powerful pieces of plastic. You may be eligible for more rewards than you thought!
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Recently we discussed how utilizing “cash back” credit cards is an useful tool in any travel hacker’s tool belt. Today, we’ll go over another way to maximize the return on your online purchases with just a couple of extra clicks.
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We’ve beat the drum of transferable currencies and how powerful credit card welcome bonuses can be. Maybe you were even enticed by the recent highest-ever Welcome Bonus for the Chase Sapphire Preferred card. Now it’s time to put that hard work to use by making a redemption using those points, and what better destination than Hawaii? (more…)
