With just a couple of months remaining until the new year, now is the time to earn Marriott elite qualifying nights for your 2025 status. Depending on your status tier and the hotel brand, Marriott elite status includes perks like complimentary suite upgrades, a welcome gift, lounge access and late checkout. This guide will show…

An up to $50 Saks Fifth Avenue statement credit every six months (January-June and July-December; up to $100 each calendar year). An up to $20 monthly statement credit toward digital entertainment (up to $240 per calendar year). An up to $300 annual Equinox statement credit each calendar year. Also, up to $15 in monthly Uber…

If things go awry while you’re traveling, you’ll be glad that you booked your trip — and its related expenses — with a card that features travel protections. Thankfully, many rewards credit cards offer complimentary protections as long as you pay for prepaid, nonrefundable travel expenses with the card. For example, the Chase Sapphire Preferred®…

Did you know you can add your kids as authorized users to credit cards that you already have to help them establish and build their own credit? It’s a great way to begin discussing financial responsibility and helps prepare your kids for opening their own independent card accounts. Granted, every family is different, but if…

Few things compare to seeing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in person on a brisk November morning. Watching massive balloons like Snoopy and modern favorites such as Bluey and Grogu (aka “Baby Yoda”) fly down the streets of New York City is an iconic holiday experience on many families’ travel wish lists. Assuming you don’t…

If you’re used to cruising in the Caribbean, shore excursion prices on your Alaska cruise might surprise you. Want to take a helicopter ride to the top of a glacier to enjoy a dogsled ride? It’ll cost upward of $700 per person. Excited about an authentic Alaska fishing experience? That’s a $500-plus tour. A nearly…

Singapore Airlines is planning a major cabin facelift for its fleet of long-range Airbus A350 jets, including a new first-class cabin that will someday be offered on the world’s longest airline routes. On Monday, Singapore announced a $1.1 billion cabin retrofit program for its A350-900 fleet — covering both its long-haul and ultra-long-haul aircraft. The…

When we talk about the prevention of spreading germs, there are a few things that immediately come to mind — washing your hands, disinfecting high-touch surfaces and wearing facial coverings. But there are a few everyday items that may not be top of mind when we regularly clean, including what’s in our wallets. When buying…

If there’s one thing I always forget to do before I cruise, it’s to stop at the ATM. Cruises largely operate on a cashless system, so traveling without cash is not a big deal. You attach a credit card to your onboard account and use your keycard to make purchases on board. But sometimes you…

On a damp evening in late March a few years ago in London, I learned the hard way that countries don’t all change their clocks for daylight saving time simultaneously. After ordering a glass of white wine at a cozy bar in Bermondsey, I mindlessly scrolled on my phone while the bartenders chatted about the…