Travel on Point(s)

This or That: American Airlines

AA is one of two (the other being Alaska Airlines) airlines in the USA that has an international award chart but does not partner with Amex, Capital One, Chase or Citi for points transfers to its mileage program.

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New Benefits & Bonuses: Updates for Chase and Amex

Shortly after “social distancing” entered our vocabulary, we began staying at home as much as possible. Retail stores, restaurants, bars, hotels and airports were replaced with grocery stores, food delivery services and streaming entertainment.

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The Cards in My Wallet: ToP Edition

Each member of the ToP team reviewed their individual spending habits and travel goals to determine the credit cards that add maximum value to their situation. There are trends among the cards that we carry but plenty of differences too.

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Redeeming Capital One Miles for Food

Earlier in April, Capital One announced that Capital One Venture and Capital One Spark Miles cardholders could redeem their miles for takeout and delivery. In addition to food, the Venture allows redemptions for streaming services and Spark Miles for telephone service.

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This or That: Delta Airlines

As the second largest airline in the world, in terms of fleet size, passengers flown, and air miles flown, Delta Airlines is familiar to us all. Basically anywhere you want to fly, Delta, or one of its SkyTeam partners will take you there.

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Southwest’s Latest Promotion: Up to 45% off when buying Miles

Recently, we discussed the best credit cards to use to earn Southwest Rapid Rewards on ongoing spend (hint: it’s not a Southwest credit card). The fastest way to earn Rapid Rewards is through credit card sign up bonuses. If you really need Rapid Rewards quickly, you can top off your account from Chase Ultimate Rewards or you can purchase miles.

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This or That: United Airlines

Despite a lot of (well deserved) negative press over the last few years, United Airlines continues to offer tremendous value to award travelers. Today, we discuss the best ways to accrue United Airlines miles. Should you use this card or that card?

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Airbnb Coronavirus Policy for Travelers

In response to the World Health Organization declaring the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic, Airbnb adopted an extenuating circumstances policy for travelers. The WHO’s announcement was on March

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Coronavirus Policies for Major Hotel Chains

All of the four major hotel chains offer fee-free changes and cancellations for near-term travel. As of April 22, 2020, all 4 major hotel chains had extended elite status through early 2022.  It sure is nice to see these major hotel chains stepping up to alleviate some of the travel-related uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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