You might want to add authorized users to your travel credit cards for many reasons. For example, your authorized users can help you hit a minimum spending requirement to earn a welcome offer, or you might want to build your child’s credit history early on. But some cards also offer authorized users many of the…

One of the world’s most popular ocean cruise lines is about to break into river cruising. Celebrity Cruises will begin taking bookings this year for Celebrity River Cruises, a new premium river cruise offshoot that will begin sailing in 2027. Royal Caribbean Group – which operates Royal Caribbean International, Silversea Cruises and Celebrity Cruises –…

There are several Marriott credit cards — in fact, this hotel chain features more cards to choose from than competitors like Hilton, Hyatt or IHG. With so many options, understanding your choices and making a decision can be difficult. Additionally, Marriott Bonvoy has credit cards available from two different issuers — Chase and American Express…

I can still remember my first rookie mistake on a cruise. It came about 15 minutes after I stepped on board a ship for the first time. I had worked my way up to the Lido Deck to take in the view, and I was almost immediately confronted by a beaming waiter holding out a…

The Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express is one of the most solid earners in the mid-tier cash-back card bucket. With a $0 introductory annual fee (then $95 annually thereafter; see rates and fees), you’ll enjoy perks like monthly statement credits toward Disney+ purchases after you enroll, plus solid earning rates. But is it…

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Spirit Airlines is making yet another big change to its network. This time, the Dania Beach, Florida-based carrier is exiting 12 domestic routes, as first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed by an airline spokesperson. Below is the full list of affected routes. All of the routes were originally scheduled to be operated this…

Using a travel credit card to earn rewards for purchases you’d be making anyway is a great way to defray the cost of your next vacation, as long as you pay off your balance in full every month. It can even make sense to pay an extra fee (using services like Plastiq) to pay rent,…

Hotel elite status is a great way to make your travels more comfortable and rewarding. With benefits like early check-in, late checkout, free breakfast and room upgrades, it can make sense to concentrate your hotel spending on a particular program. Each major hotel chain offers perks to loyal members, but how much are the different…

Here at TPG, we love credit cards. We’ve experienced the power of redeeming credit card rewards, and we want to help everyone else have that great experience. But if you’re new to the world of credit cards, reading a credit card application (or even a review) can make you feel like you missed a course…