The Bilt Blue Card (see rates and fees) is the entry-level, no-annual-fee card for Bilt Rewards members. This card earns flexible Bilt Points and Bilt Cash (if you choose) at a flat rate on all nonhousing purchases, plus unlimited points on rent and mortgage payments (up to 1.25 points per dollar spent). You’ll need to…

In addition to some favorite high-end points hotels like the Park Hyatt Auckland, New Zealand is home to dozens of diminutive luxury lodges, spanning landscapes as unique as the lush, subtropical Bay of Islands in the north to the rugged, glacier-cut valleys of Central Otago in the south. Three of the country’s most distinctive luxury…

As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of cabins with balconies. As I explained in a recent story, there’s nothing quite like being able to step onto a balcony on a ship to breathe in the fresh ocean air. But that doesn’t mean I’m opposed to the idea of staying in a cabin without…