Credit Karma is one of the few great ways to check your TransUnion credit score for free, and they just added a valuable new feature. Now you can check your full credit report whenever you log-in to your Credit Karma account. Normally you can only get one free credit report per year from each credit […]

Chase is currently offering a mega welcome bonus on the Chase Ink Plus credit card if you apply within a branch. You can earn 70,000 Ultimate Rewards points after spending $5,000 within the first three months. Ultimate Rewards points some of the most valuable flexible rewards points out there and you can transfer them to […]

After our stay in Ho Chi Minh City we were excited to explore Hanoi and see the difference between the Vietnam's south and north of the country. If you are considering which city to visit, here is a useful guide that compares Hanoi vs Ho Chi Minh City. While in the capitol of Vietnam, the […]

Per Flyertalk there is a new 70,000 Ultimate Rewards point offer for the Chase Ink Plus credit card if you apply in a Chase branch. This is an amazing deal and currently 20,000 points higher than the best online offer. The spending requirement is the same as previous offers and you will have to spend […]

One of the perks of the Chase Sapphire Preferred card that made it competitive against the the Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard® was its 7% annual dividend on points earned. Historically with the 7% points dividend the Sapphire Preferred card essentially earned 2.14X points per dollar spent on travel and dining. In comparison, the Barclays Arrival […]

Contributing writer Ajay Vangapaty is a veteran miles and points traveler. In this post he walks us through his experience of unlocking extra award space and booking an award using Delta miles through their international call center. I recently booked a trip to Thailand using Delta miles for the 2014 December holiday season. My vacation […]

The Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard® is currently offering a welcome bonus of 40,000 bonus miles after spending $3,000 within the first 90 days. You can use Arrival miles earned with the card to cover travel purchases, and after hitting the minimum spend on the card you will have $440 worth of free travel […]

Earlier this year I decided to apply for the Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Reserve Card  which offers two free weekend nights after spending $2,500 on the card within the first four months. One valuable aspect of this card bonus is that the free nights are awarded as two separate free weekend night certificates and can be used […]

After  long bus ride into Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from Pnom Phen, Cambodia, without a doubt I was looking forward to checking in to the InterContinental Asiana Saigon to kick back and relax before exploring Vietnam. After I made the initial reservation, I was able to make a successful BRG claim for my stay […]

One of the best ways to assure yourself a free room upgrade during hotel stay is having elite status, but often times it can come down to how you ask for an upgrade that trumps status. You’re best bet for getting a free room upgrade during a hotel stay is having elite status with the hotel […]

After a week exploring Siem Reap and Angkor Wat I journeyed onward to Cambodia's capital city, Phnom Penh. Traveling between the two cities involved an 8 hour bus ride through a mostly under construction highway, a rough ride to say the least, but still a great way to see the countryside. After a long travel […]

American Airlines has some of the best award options for flights around the world. With the American Airline AAdvantage award program, you can fly practically anywhere in the world using miles that you earn from credit card bonuses and flying on American Airline flights. By learning some basics about the program you will be a […]