The Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card has just announced a welcome bonus equal to the highest we’ve seen on the card. New applicants can earn 100,000 bonus miles after spending $6,000 on purchases in the first six months of card membership, plus 25,000 bonus miles after spending an additional $3,000 in the first six…

California’s Bay Area is getting a new nonstop flight to Central America. Colombian airline Avianca on Friday announced that it’s launching a new nonstop route from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Guatemala City’s La Aurora International Airport (GUA). This will be a new seasonal route, so the flights will operate during the summer months….

If you haven’t decided what to do with your Bilt Mastercard®, Bilt has extended the deadline to Feb. 1; the previous cutoff date was Jan. 30. Now, Feb. 1 is the last day to seamlessly transition from your old card to a new one from the Bilt 2.0 portfolio. While there’s a lot to take…

For the second straight week, millions of Americans will have to contend with a major winter storm — and mass travel woes at airports. Airlines preemptively slashed hundreds of flights for Saturday after the National Weather Service predicted a significant snow event, named Winter Storm Gianna, would affect a large portion of the East Coast….

Getting a great deal on a cruise is getting harder. Strong demand for cruises over the past couple of years has allowed cruise lines to raise fares significantly and cut back on last-minute discounts to fill unsold cabins. As a result, the fares you’ll find for cruises this year are significantly higher — by 20%…

World of Hyatt award charts provide a good mix of predictability and dynamic pricing. On peak travel dates, World of Hyatt can cover higher paid rates by requiring more points. And on less in-demand dates, travelers can enjoy lower points rates. Regardless of the timing of a stay, travelers always know that award nights for…

Valentine’s Day is all about celebrating the people you love, but costs can add up quickly. Between flowers, gifts, dinner reservations and getting around town, it’s easy to spend hundreds before you even realize it. The good news is that by using shopping portals and taking advantage of built-in credit card perks, you can offset…

The end of January is a strange time, right? The blur of the holidays is long past, though the shock of the cold sure isn’t going anywhere. I can’t complain, though: Right after the new year, I took off on a TPG trip that offered me the chance to finally check into The Madrid Edition…