While the American Express® Gold Card comes with a higher annual fee, the value it offers can easily outweigh the cost. With elevated points on dining and groceries, generous monthly food credits, and a strong lineup of transfer partners, you have the potential to unlock incredible travel rewards—whether you're booking flights or hotel stays. For those who maximize its benefits, this card can be a true game-changer.

IHG free night certificates are a valuable perk that can unlock high-end stays with no extra cost—just be sure to book early and understand the restrictions. Used strategically, they can stretch your rewards and elevate your travel experience without breaking the bank!

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!

If you have more than four people in your family, you know how challenging it can be to find accommodations - let alone accommodations on points! What if I told you there’s a little known secret in the points and miles world for large families? Enter: Wyndham.  

5 Ways to Use Chase Points to Book a Disney Vacation! Here’s a guide with several different ways to cover Disney costs with your Chase points!

Do you want to use your points for an all-inclusive vacation? Keep reading to learn how to get the most value out of your Hyatt points when booking an all-inclusive Hyatt resort!

Vacation rentals can be a great way to keep the family (or multiple families!) together while you explore, but they can also be a huge expense for your trip. Here are some ways to save on vacation rentals or to even use points and miles to cover the cost of a vacation rentals.

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!

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!

While there are certain sweet spots of hotels and flights you can cover with points and miles, sometimes it can be tricky to cover other specific forms of travel - like cruises, Airbnbs, non-chain hotels, and rental cars. This guest post guide gives you all the details on a unique way to cover travel purchases to get the most out of your Chase Aeroplan miles.

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!

Delta is such a popular airline! If you love flying Delta or live near a Delta hub, you may want to consider getting a Delta credit card!

Booking a cruise with points and miles is usually not the best way to stretch your points and miles far (you can usually get a redemption value of 1-1.25 cent per point) however you CAN use points and miles to cover the cost of a cruise! If a cruise is something you value, using points is a great way to go on a cruise for FREE!

Rental Cars can be a huge expense on a vacation! Here are some ways to save on rental cars or to even use points and miles to cover the cost of a rental car.

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!

Using credit card points to cover the cost of your Walt Disney World stay can make your Disney dreams an affordable reality!

Nearly free Disney tickets are totally possible with a little strategic planning! There is NO OTHER WAY that I know of that will save you as much money on Disney tickets as you can with credit card points!

The Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card is a solid no-annual fee credit card that earns Chase Ultimate Rewards - my favorite kind of 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!