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A Beginner’s Guide to Traveling on Point(s)

Welcome to ToP and the exciting world of award travel! Points and miles can help you travel better and more often than you ever thought possible. Whether your goal is to visit far-flung destinations or see family across the country more often, award travel can make that happen. Take a look at our beginner articles and join our Facebook group, where you can ask all your questions and learn from fellow award travelers.

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Setting Up a Plan

Creating and sticking to a plan of which credit cards to open is essential to earning the most points you can so you can travel for free.

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Setting Up a Plan

Creating and sticking to a plan of which credit cards to open is essential to earning the most points you can so you can travel for free.

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Underrated: Why Citi ThankYou Points Deserve Your Attention

Citi ThankYou Points are an underrated transferable points currency. Yet it provides great value and flexibility. Citi's cards offer an excellent earning structure with a baseline of 2x on every purchase. Having so many transfer partners in common with Chase and Amex is actually a strength of Citi's. Lastly, for those looking to cash out their points, Citi offers ease and flexibility.

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Underrated: Why Citi ThankYou Points Deserve Your Attention

Citi ThankYou Points are an underrated transferable points currency. Yet it provides great value and flexibility. Citi's cards offer an excellent earning structure with a baseline of 2x on every purchase. Having so many transfer partners in common with Chase and Amex is actually a strength of Citi's. Lastly, for those looking to cash out their points, Citi offers ease and flexibility.

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List of Airline Codes

IATA airline codes can be confusing, but this list spells out the codes for most of the major airlines in the U.S. and the rest of the world.

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List of Airline Codes

IATA airline codes can be confusing, but this list spells out the codes for most of the major airlines in the U.S. and the rest of the world.

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» Maintaining Your Credit Cards

Guide: Shifting Credit Between Cards

Many times, especially after you've been in the award travel world for a while, you may be approved for a smaller credit limit than you wanted or expected. This could be for various reasons, such as issues on your credit report, credit extended to you with that specific credit card company, total available credit, or low credit utilization or non-use of your existing credit cards.

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Guide: Shifting Credit Between Cards

Many times, especially after you've been in the award travel world for a while, you may be approved for a smaller credit limit than you wanted or expected. This could be for various reasons, such as issues on your credit report, credit extended to you with that specific credit card company, total available credit, or low credit utilization or non-use of your existing credit cards.

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