Derrick Dye, Author at Travel on Point(s)

How to Use Credit Karma

One of the first things we recommend to “newbies” is to figure out your 5/24 status. As a reminder, your

Nothing in life is certain, except death, taxes, and earning credit card rewards with your tax bill.

If you owe Federal taxes (or think you might), it’s time NOW to open a new credit card and hit a minimum spend with that tax bill! Using the right card can make this otherwise undesirable time of year a joyous occasion.

Review: Enso Ango Fuya II, in Kyoto, Japan

While planning our trip to Japan, we quickly realized that hotels were: 1) expensive, 2) filling up quickly, and 3)

Let the Banks Pay You. Literally.

When we begin our award travel journey, we’re typically afraid of annual fees. As our journey progresses, we get more

Saving Points on Every Flight with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

One of the best airline transfer partners for Chase Ultimate Rewards (URs) is virgin atlantic Flying Club. We explore the redemption possibilities in this article.

Maximizing Award Availability with a Positioning Flight

In a perfect world, we always find an award flight from our home airport and it’s a non-stop flight to

Booking Flights via the Chase Portal

In yesterday’s post we talked about the cheapest* way to book flights to Europe using points. That was a bit

The Cheapest* Way to Europe: Iberia Plus

Iberia Plus has a distance-based award chart. The schedule is also broken down into peak and off-peak travel. Peak is mid-May to mid-September and mid-December through early-January.