American Express offers an Airline Incidental fee on a number of their credit cards. This includes a $200 on the consumer American Express Platinum Card, and a $250 credit on the American Express Hilton Aspire Card. While this fee can be used for checked bags, seat selection, in-flight meals and more, it cannot be used to purchase flights themselves, upgrades, etc. … [Read more...] about Why to Pick Your Least Flown Airline for Your Fee Credit
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Still SkyMiles Not SkyPesos
Ever since Delta airlines pulled their award chart a few years ago, many have thought that the program has been extremely devalued. Without the award chart, the airline was able to price awards however they chose, often based on the revenue price of that ticket. These dynamic pricing awards took out sweet spots where you could have used fewer points for pricey flights; now … [Read more...] about Still SkyMiles Not SkyPesos
How Buying Points Saved Our Trip
Today I want to tell you about a recent time when buying $250 worth of points saved my family $1800 on a spring-break trip. After booking flights using Southwest companion pass and Southwest points to Aruba for spring break, we now had to decide where we would stay. At first, we were looking at an Airbnb, since it allows us to make our own meals and gives us more living space. … [Read more...] about How Buying Points Saved Our Trip
Why You Need to Check a Bag Full of Food:
When you go on a family trip to a vacation rental, after the long drive or flight that last thing you want to do is to go grocery shopping. Most of us, especially during a global pandemic, chooserental vacation units over hotel rooms because of access to kitchen space. Not only is it sometimes easier and more convenient to cook (especially if you have a lot of allergies in your … [Read more...] about Why You Need to Check a Bag Full of Food:
Reader Success Story: $7,200 worth of flights for 132k AAdvantage Points
During my extra time at home, I decided to plan an amazing winter holiday trip for my family using points and miles. After narrowing down the options to two amazing Southern hemisphere destinations, South Africa and New Zealand, my family and I made our final decision where to go based on saver award availability. From past experience, I know that finding savor availability is … [Read more...] about Reader Success Story: $7,200 worth of flights for 132k AAdvantage Points
