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8 cards currently offering welcome bonuses of 100,000 points or more

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new card offers and information. Credit card welcome offers and sign-up bonuses are the fastest way to top up your points and miles stash. And as travel makes its comeback in 2021, there’s nothing quite like the thrill of seeing a massive bonus post to your …

Is now is the time to get an Amex Platinum card? – The Points Guy

The travel boom is coming. And now is the time to get ready for it. With airline bookings on the rise and vaccine distribution accelerating, this spring and summer will see many U.S. residents traveling again — some for the first time in over a year. One of the preeminent travel cards (and also one …

How I plan to turn my Amex Platinum retention offer into a 2021 trip of a lifetime

Over the next year, I plan to redeem my credit card points for incredible trips. After all, a year ago, we had to place many future travel plans on indefinite hold. Groceries and Lysol wipes replaced airline tickets and amenity kits. However, here we are in March 2021 — and the outlook is brightening. The …

Does it make sense to hold an Amex Platinum and Amex Gold Card? – The Points Guy

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with the latest credit card information. When Amex announced in 2018 that it was revamping the American Express® Gold Card, it instantly became one of the top cards in terms of return on spending. With 4x Membership Rewards points on dining at restaurants, 4x points at U.S. supermarkets …

I use my hotel credit card benefits to travel in luxury — here are 5 ways to do it

It was only within the last couple of years that I dove into the world of hotel credit cards. For years, I was hyper-focused on transferable card points and airline miles. A coherent hotel credit card strategy just wasn’t on my radar. Many people newer to points and miles initially gravitate toward airline programs. That isn’t …

5 strategies to navigate credit card rewards with a reluctant Player 2

There’s a lot of advantages to being coupled up when it comes to earning points and miles. When you have a Player 2 — which is how many travel rewards hobbyists refer to their spouse or significant other — you can get double the credit card sign-up bonuses, pool your points together for bigger balances and …

Grocery shopping can earn you thousands of bonus miles

It’s no secret that there are many ways to earn miles in addition to flying. Up there with the best of them? Simply doing your grocery shopping. In light of the changes many of us have had to make because of the pandemic, bonus miles are now also available when shopping with many of your …

How I Swipe: TPG Senior Editor Nick Ewen

Welcome to How I Swipe, a credit card routine series with a focus on strategic credit card spending while at home and on the road. Below is a short list of questions we asked TPG Senior Editor Nick Ewen to answer about how he spends on his credit cards, covering everything from the first card …