Score rare welcome bonuses on American Express’s no-annual-fee business cards

If you’re a small-business owner or even have a side hustle, such as driving for Uber or walking dogs, paying a credit card annual fee is likely out of the question when trying to save on costs. Fortunately, there are two solid welcome offers from American Express on a pair of its business-oriented, no-annual-fee cards:…

Airport lounge wars: How credit card companies are competing for your preflight cocktail

Once upon a time, airport lounge access was only for the select few. A private, tranquil preflight experience was reserved for the most frequent of flyers or elite members with the highest status. However, the rise in popularity of airline lounge memberships and Priority Pass over the past decade has widened the appeal of —…

Book a round-the-world ticket on points and miles: 9 programs you can use

If you’re reading this article, booking a round-the-world ticket with points and miles likely sounds alluring. A round-the-world award ticket often lets you fly many segments for about the same points or miles as a few long-haul award flights. However, in most cases, you’ll need to fly around the world and return to the region,…

Earn up to $600 with these new OneKey credit card welcome offers

The newly launched One Key™ Card (see rates and fees) and One Key+™ Card (see rates and fees) from Expedia offer strong earnings rates and benefits for low annual fees — and right now, they’ve also got valuable and easy-to-earn welcome offers to take advantage of. Let’s take a closer look at the two cards…

Starbucks-Marriott partnership: You can now transfer your points to Starbucks Rewards

In 2000, Starbucks and Marriott signed a long-term licensing agreement to open Starbucks locations in select hotels across the U.S. and Canada. In June, the two brands launched a new partnership to let travelers link their accounts. Now, the brands have added the ability to transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to Starbucks Rewards. If you haven’t…

SAS plots major growth in Copenhagen and a new JFK nonstop to Oslo

The shake-up continues at Scandinavian Airlines following its official entrance into the SkyTeam alliance. A day after the Stockholm-based carrier announced new nonstop service to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), SAS announced a major expansion of its Copenhagen hub, along with two new North American routes. On Wednesday, SAS unveiled 15 new routes from its Copenhagen…