I have a retail credit card almost entirely so I can shop one sale before the general public. That probably sounds a little ridiculous coming from someone who spends a lot of her time writing about travel rewards cards with welcome bonuses worth $1,500 or more, so let’s talk about why. The sale in question…

Here at TPG, we love our transferable credit card points and miles. You can use them to book award travel with various airline and hotel partners, even if you’re not loyal to said airlines and hotels. For instance, Rachel once transferred Chase Ultimate Rewards points to World of Hyatt and redeemed them for a weeklong…

Paying hundreds of dollars in annual fees for premium credit cards is not for everyone, especially when you’re new to points and miles. The good news is that there are plenty of travel credit cards on the market with annual fees of less than $100. These cards still earn lucrative rewards that can unlock dream…

Legend has it that there are space aliens and lizard people living in the underground tunnels at Denver International Airport (DEN). But if it’s true (and why not?), the reptilian and otherworldly beings will soon need to find a new place to hang out. That’s because DEN airport is planning to repurpose some of its…

When booking a hotel, most of us focus on the essentials: location, room type and amenities. Rarely do we consider what awaits us at turndown time. That is — until we experience one so thoughtful it becomes part of the story we tell about the trip itself. The right turndown transforms a routine return to…

One of the biggest advantages of the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) and Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees) is their broad definition of “travel.” Unlike many rewards cards that only award bonus points on airfare or hotels, Chase includes everything from parking garages and tolls to ferries, taxis and cruises….

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…