Capital One Travel portal: Ultimate guide

The Capital One Travel portal, launched in 2021, has significantly improved since its beta release. It now allows Capital One cardholders, including those with cash-back cards, to directly use their rewards for travel purchases. The portal also features updated flight search capabilities and the issuer’s hotel programs: the Premier Collection and the Lifestyle Collection. In…

Capital One’s new transfer bonus to JetBlue

If you were unimpressed by Capital One’s poor transfer ratio for its newest partner, JetBlue TrueBlue, it’s time to take another look. Capital One is offering a one-time transfer bonus of 5,000 TrueBlue points, as first reported by Frequent Miler. SEAN CUDAHY/THE POINTS GUY Capital One’s transfer ratio for JetBlue is a less-than-ideal 5:3, meaning…

Airline baggage fees: How much it costs to check a bag on major US airlines

Airline baggage fees can vary greatly, and there’s nothing worse than being hit by surprise fees after booking. At TPG, we aim to please — and by that, we mean actually help readers spend smarter to travel better. In this guide, we’ve summarized baggage fees by airline. How much does it cost to check a…