Chase Ultimate Rewards points are among the most valuable currencies you can collect. They’re worth 2.05 cents each based on TPG’s June 2026 valuations — but you can get far more (or less) value from your Chase points depending on how you redeem them. Chase points give you a wide range of redemption options, including…

I’ve been in the world of points and miles for a long time, and I’ve been asked more times than I can count which rewards credit card travelers should get first. My answer is almost always the same: Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees). The Sapphire Preferred has been around for over 16…

When I am asked for my opinion on the top credit cards for expats, I am usually met with surprised looks when I suggest the Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® credit card. This is because most people think of Alaska Airlines as a regional Pacific Northwest airline, but that’s truly a thing of the past….

The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) has long been one of our favorite travel rewards cards thanks to its strong earning rates, valuable Ultimate Rewards points and modest $95 annual fee. Following the Sapphire Preferred’s recent refresh, I decided to product change one of my no-annual-fee Chase cards to the Sapphire Preferred….

Royal Caribbean Group’s two new cobranded credit cards offer cruise discounts and perks to fans of Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea. The cards’ benefits are more targeted than those offered by flexible travel rewards cards, so cruise aficionados should be sure to maximize the available perks to make it worth adding one of these…

The Bellagio is a legendary hotel in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, but I recently had a somewhat disappointing stay there. After posting a room tour I did while at the hotel — the only post of mine to ever go “viral” on Instagram — a lot of Bellagio fans were not happy…

If you’re weighing popular mid-tier travel cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) and Bilt Obsidian Card (see rates and fees) are solid options. These cards each have a $95 annual fee (see Bilt Obsidian rates and fees) and earn transferable points you can use to book flights and hotels. However, how…

Despite higher costs for everything from airfare to hotels, travel demand remains robust. Recent polling from TPG’s Summer Travel Sentiment survey with YouGov suggests the majority of Americans (71% of those polled) are planning to travel either the same or even more than last year. As millions of travelers take trips by plane, cruise ship…

As someone who has covered travel and loyalty programs — and everything tied to them, including credit cards — for over a decade, it’s safe to say I’ve become a go-to resource for my friends and family. I’ve fielded all kinds of questions from them as they make decisions around where to go and how…

Fast-growing MSC Cruises is about to set a new record for the longest — and dare we say most terrifying — slide on a cruise ship. Measuring a whopping 266 feet from start to finish, the newly announced The Spiral @ Tree of Life atop the soon-to-debut MSC World Asia will be about seven feet…