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  • Buy Hilton points with up to a 100% bonus — and how this can make your stay cheaper

    Buy Hilton points with up to a 100% bonus — and how this can make your stay cheaper

    Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Perhaps you’re looking to redeem Hilton Honors points for an unforgettable stay at the Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi, the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa in French Polynesia or Hawaii’s Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort. Or, maybe you want to …

  • The best travel insurance policies and providers

    The best travel insurance policies and providers

    Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. It’s easy to dismiss the value of travel insurance until you need it. Many travelers have strong opinions about whether you should buy travel insurance. However, the purpose of this post isn’t to determine whether it’s worth investing in. Instead, it compares some …

  • Tips and tricks to get maximum value from your Capital One miles

    Tips and tricks to get maximum value from your Capital One miles

    Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. With an impressive list of 18 transfer partners for select Venture and Spark cardholders, Capital One miles transfer to many of the same valuable travel partners as Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou points and American Express Membership Rewards. Capital One also allows you …

  • The best premium credit cards: A side-by-side comparison

    The best premium credit cards: A side-by-side comparison

    Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Picking the best travel rewards credit cards can be challenging. Each offers different perks, and this is especially true for premium cards. And because issuers keep upping the ante by launching new cards, adding benefits and increasing the cards’ annual fees, …

  • 15 Best Things To Do in Brindisi in 2023

    15 Best Things To Do in Brindisi in 2023

    The picturesque city of Brindisi is full of important historical monuments, cultural attractions, tasty food, and fun activities to enjoy. From its ancient churches to its lively nightlife and vibrant harborfront, here are 15 things to do in Brindisi to help you plan your perfect trip. Last year I spent a few weeks exploring the … Read more

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  • 10 mistakes to avoid when redeeming frequent flyer miles

    10 mistakes to avoid when redeeming frequent flyer miles

    As the saying goes, “Everyone makes mistakes.” This pervades many aspects of life, but it’s especially applicable to using your airline miles. Even the most seasoned award traveler can slip up, resulting in a less comfortable flight, extra fees or even an inability to travel. Fortunately, the most common mistakes when booking airline award travel …

  • Practicality vs. luxury: Chase Ink Business Preferred vs. Amex Business Platinum

    Practicality vs. luxury: Chase Ink Business Preferred vs. Amex Business Platinum

    Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Though the Chase Ink Business Preferred Credit Card and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express are both TPG favorites for small businesses, they are very different. For all intents and purposes, the Amex Business Platinum is more of a membership …

  • Beginners guide to 30A — one of the best-kept beach town secrets in the US

    Beginners guide to 30A — one of the best-kept beach town secrets in the US

    Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. If you don’t live somewhere in the South, you may have never heard of the beaches of 30A. The area certainly experienced a surge in popularity and visibility during the pandemic. However, it still flies under the radar for many tourists. …

  • Hidden ways credit card debt can cost you money

    Hidden ways credit card debt can cost you money

    Whether you’re new to the credit card rewards space or you’ve used millions of points and miles to travel the globe, there’s a cardinal rule that every rewards enthusiast should follow: It’s essential to pay off your entire credit card balance each month. When you carry an outstanding credit card balance from one month to …

  • A giant blob of seaweed is headed to Florida and the Caribbean – could it ruin your beach vacation?

    A giant blob of seaweed is headed to Florida and the Caribbean – could it ruin your beach vacation?

    “Massive seaweed blob invades Florida beaches!” “Huge, smelly snake of seaweed headed toward the Caribbean!” Though the headlines sound like something out of a 1950s horror movie, sargassum is reaching record levels this year, with some beaches already seeing large amounts of the brown seaweed washing ashore. Does sargassum have the potential to sour your …