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The NEW Capital One Venture Business Card (New Offer, Benefits, and Why It Stands Out)
The new Capital One Venture Business card offers up to 150,000 bonus miles, 2X on every purchase, 5X through Capital One Business Travel, and helpful built-in credits. Here’s what to know before you apply.
🚨 My Take on the HUGE Amex Business Platinum & Business Gold New Offers (Up to 300k Points!)
These new elevated offers are some of the highest I’ve seen in a long time — up to 300,000 points from a single welcome offer! Here’s my take on who these are actually a good fit for (and when they make sense)
Our Spring Break Europe Itinerary: Athens, Santorini & Paris (Family of 5 + How We Booked It for $0)
We took our family of 5 to Athens, Santorini, and Paris for spring break—and used points and miles to cover flights and hotels. In this post, I’m sharing our full itinerary, what we loved (and what I’d do differently), plus tips for visiting Disneyland Paris and navigating Europe with kids.
Everything You Need to Know About the Elevated Marriott & IHG Offers
Hyatt’s award chart changes are a reminder not to rely on just one hotel program. Here’s a breakdown of the elevated Hilton, Marriott, and IHG credit card offers — plus free night certificates and sweet spots to consider.
Why I Opened the Bilt Palladium Card (Even Though I’m Not Using It for My Mortgage)
Everyone’s talking about using Bilt for rent and mortgages—but that’s not why I opened the Bilt Palladium Card. Here’s an expert breakdown of where the real value actually lies.
Bilt Card 2.0: How to Earn Points on Rent and Mortgage
Bilt Card 2.0: How to Earn Points on Rent and Mortgage Payments
Learn how Bilt Card 2.0 lets you earn points on rent and mortgages, how Bilt Cash works, and how much spend you need to earn 1 point per dollar.
Bilt Card 2.0: Full Breakdown of the New Card Lineup
Compare the Bilt Card 2.0 lineup, including Bilt Blue, Obsidian, and Palladium. See annual fees, earning rates, perks, and who each card is best for.
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Bilt Rewards
If you’ve been hearing more people talk about “Bilt points” lately, there’s a reason! Bilt points are incredibly valuable and getting easier and easier to earn — even if you don’t have a Bilt credit card.
What makes Bilt stand out is how strong its transfer partners are. You can move Bilt points to programs like Alaska, Hyatt, Flying Blue, and more, which opens the door to some amazing redemptions!
Here’s the part most people miss: you don’t need a Bilt credit card to start earning Bilt points!
In this guide, we’ll walk you through what Bilt points are, how they work, and the simplest ways to start earning them today — all without opening the credit card.
BILT + Rakuten Partner Up: Turn Shopping Into Points!
Bilt and Rakuten have partnered up to help you earn MORE points on your everyday spending!
Our 4 Night NYC Itinerary - Booked with Points!
We just got back from a fun trip to New York City — and the best part? We booked both our flights and hotel entirely on points! Keep reading for our 4 night itinerary!
Popular Category 5 Hyatt Properties
One of the best values for a Hyatt hotel can be a Category 5 hotel, as they cost as low as 17,000 points per night during off-peak nights. Here is a compilation of what my followers on Instagram have declared their favorite Category 5 Hyatt hotels!
Popular Category 4 Hyatt Properties
I love when I find a good Hyatt property that doesn’t cost a lot of points! Category 4 Hyatt properties are a great value when redeeming a Hyatt Category 1-4 free night certificate! Or if you are paying with points, Category 4 properties cost as low as 12,000 points per night during off-peak nights, 15,000 points for standard nights, and 18,000 points per night during peak-nights. Keep reading for a list of favorite Category 4 Hyatt hotels!
How to Maximize Your Hilton Redemptions
Hilton standard nights on points cost a lot more points compared to Hyatt, however there are some ways to maximize your Hilton bookings to get the most value out of your points and still get a great redemption! Keep reading for some tips!
Cabo Resort Reviews
We recently took a trip to Cabo and decided to resort hop between one property that we booked with Hyatt points and one that we booked with Hilton Free Night Certificates. Read on to find out my thoughts from each of the resorts!
7 Family Friendly Holiday Inns That You Can Book With Credit Card Points
If you’re looking for a budget-friendly family vacation on points, be sure to look into the IHG brand of hotels! These include Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels which can get your family a hotel stay for free on points!
Popular Ski Resorts to Book With Credit Card Points
Our family loves to go skiing in the winter, but ski trips can become very expensive when you add in lift tickets, ski lessons, winter gear, and more. If you can cover the cost of flights and ski resorts with points though, your next winter ski trip will be much more attainable and your travel budget can stretch so much further!
The Best Walt Disney World Hotels to Book with Points
Using credit card points to cover the cost of your Walt Disney World stay can make your Disney dreams an affordable reality!
Popular Hyatt Properties in Florida to Book With Credit Card Points
A trip to Florida can be incredibly expensive if you are planning to spend your days at Disney World or Universal Orlando, but when you are able to cover your flights and hotel with points, you are able to do much more with your money to enjoy your time at the parks!
Review: Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort
One of our Travel Reward University students took a trip to Orlando with her husband and two daughters, ages 8 and 10, and used Hyatt points and a Free Night Certificate to stay at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort. Here is her review of their trip!
Oh hey, I’m Annie.
I love to travel with my family!
A few years ago, I grew tired of saving and waiting to take those “bigger” vacations with my family.
THAT’S WHEN I FOUND TRAVEL REWARD CREDIT CARDS!
I learned how to use credit card points and miles mostly earned from credit card sign up bonuses to travel for nearly free! Within 18 months, I redeemed over $20,000 worth of travel using credit card points and miles and we took 8 family vacations/trips, including vacations to Hawaii and Walt Disney World! And now, I’m showing you how to do it too.
