As Spirit Airlines has officially shut down operations, travelers have been left navigating a range of questions, from refunds and consumer protections to reimbursements for canceled flights. If you were a frequent flyer with the budget airline, you may also have held one of its cobranded cards. Bank of America issued two Spirit credit cards:…

One of the standout additions to the lineup of benefits offered by the Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees) from the 2025 revamp is Points Boost. Points Boost lets you book select flights and hotels directly through the Chase Travel℠ portal and gets more value from your Chase Ultimate Rewards points — up to…

With Spirit Airlines officially ceasing operations, American Express cardmembers who selected the airline for certain benefits will need to choose a new qualifying carrier. Specifically, those with the American Express Platinum Card®, The Business Platinum Card® from American Express or American Express® Corporate Gold Card — will need to take action on their airline fee…

Are you looking for an airline credit card, but not ready to pay a high annual fee? Lucky for you, there are some good options on the market for $150 or less each year. Many airlines offer a range of cobranded credit cards. These offerings often start with baseline, no-annual-fee cards with very few benefits…

Spirit Airlines has issued refunds for most customers who had flights booked with the airline, representatives for the bankrupt company said Monday — that is, passengers who paid with a credit or debit card. Flyers who booked Spirit flights with points or vouchers will likely face an uphill climb toward a refund, after the airline…

Two rooftop pools, a 2,300-seat Live Nation event space and a Trader Joe’s grocery store are just some of the enticing amenities in a major new mixed-use development that’s under construction near downtown Seattle. However, it’s the fuselage of a decommissioned Boeing 747-400 airplane (tail number N178UA) suspended between the project’s two 48-story residential towers…

Travel expert and host, Samantha Brown, has traveled more than 2.5 million miles and journeyed to over 65 countries throughout her storied career. During the most recent season of her Emmy Award-winning PBS series “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love,” Brown added 2,448 miles to that total by completing her multi-year Route 66 road trip, spanning…

If you had elite status with Spirit, you may now be searching for a new primary airline. Or, even if Spirit wasn’t your primary airline, you may be looking to leverage your status into something useful now that Spirit Airlines has gone out of business. Luckily, several airlines are specifically offering status matches for travelers…