World of Hyatt routinely ranks among the best hotel loyalty programs thanks to an easy-to-understand system of earning and redeeming points as well as the ability to transfer certain credit card points to your Hyatt account. The program recently underwent a massive overhaul, so instead of just three tiers of pricing per award category, there…

I’ve had the American Express Platinum Card® for the best part of a decade, and for most of that time, United Airlines has been my selected airline for the card’s up to $200 annual airline fee statement credit (enrollment required). It was the right choice then. Earlier this year, I used part of my 2026…

Yet another record-size cruise ship is about to debut — this time in Europe. Dubbed Legend of the Seas, the 20-deck-high Royal Caribbean vessel will sail from Civitavecchia, Italy, on Saturday on a maiden voyage that will take it to Marseille, France; Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, Spain; and La Spezia, Italy before a return…

Entering summer, it seemed like a shortage of jet fuel could be the biggest problem for travelers heading to Europe. Instead, it has been ultralong lines at airports across the continent. Travelers entering and exiting some European airports have run into massive backups amid a rocky rollout of the European Union’s new Entry and Exit…

One of the rarest, most popular credit card offers we’ve ever seen is back. In fact, I’ll let you in on a secret: Last year, no credit card offer generated more excitement at The Points Guy than the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) when it returned with a limited-time 100,000-point welcome bonus….

Rove continues to add new transfer partners, and the latest addition — Frontier Miles — is an interesting one. Even better, the credit card-free loyalty program is celebrating with a 25% transfer bonus. A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320 cabin. SEAN CUDAHY/THE POINTS GUY In the world of points and miles, Frontier Airlines often flies under…

Chase’s Ultimate Rewards program can offer some incredible value. It’s no surprise that the currency appears near the top of TPG’s July 2026 valuations, checking in at 2.05 cents per point each. But one of my favorite things about the Ultimate Rewards program is how you can easily transfer points between your Chase credit cards….

The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees) have long been two of the most popular travel rewards cards on the market. For years, most travelers chose one or the other and never seriously considered carrying both. But following the recent Sapphire Preferred refresh, I…

Chase has once again brought back a popular Marriott Bonvoy promotion for Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees) cardholders, giving eligible members three months of complimentary Gold Elite status and the opportunity to extend it through February 2028 by completing three eligible paid nights. Here’s what you should know about this promotion. Gold Elite…

Attention, Kroger shoppers: You can now redeem your Kroger Rewards points for groceries instead of just fuel. Until now, Kroger Fuel Points (as it was previously known) has been one of our top loyalty programs for saving on gas because it can save you up to $1 per gallon on as many as 35 gallons…