Why you should register for loyalty programs before planning your points transfers

Here at TPG, we love our transferable credit card points. You can use them to book award travel with various airline and hotel partners, even if you’re not loyal to said airlines and hotels. For instance, I once transferred Chase Ultimate Rewards points to World of Hyatt and redeemed them for a weeklong stay in…

Everything you need to know about Visa Signature card benefits

As a Visa cardholder, you’re entitled to everyday card perks and benefits. Visa buckets these benefits into three tiers, depending on who the card issuer is and what specific card you have. The benefits fall into one of the following categories: Visa Traditional, Visa Signature, or Visa Infinite – each with more perks than the…

This Royal Caribbean ship will be the largest ever to combine a cruise with a Denali land tour

Royal Caribbean is about to take more than 4,000 passengers even farther northwest into Alaska. Starting in spring 2026, Ovation of the Seas will become the line’s largest-ever ship to sail one-way voyages to The Last Frontier, offering both cruises and cruisetours — something that wasn’t available to Royal Caribbean passengers before on a big…