As you may be aware, Marriott and Starwood Hotels merged their IT systems and points on August 18, 2018 (five days ago). This was a huge deal in the points and miles world because Starwood points were being converted into Marriott points, accounts were being merged, there was a travel package bonanza, lots of IT issues, and brand new credit…
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If you live in the U.S, using credit cards is both a fun and efficient way to earn rewards while spending money that you would have spent anyway! By spending a little bit of effort learning how to efficiently apply for and use credit cards, it’s very simple to earn a round trip flight to China or other countries. If you adopt…
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Delta SkyMiles, the most shadowy program of all times Delta Airlines is not famous for its transparency when it comes to mileage award. After all, once you see Delta charges 300,000 miles for a one-way award on its own metal between the United States and Asia, it should be pretty clear that they can do whatever they want … because…
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Bank of America Travel Rewards Credit Card Review 2018.7 Update: The new offer is 25k, and this is the best offer ever on this card! Application Link BoA Travel Rewards. BoA Travel Rewards for Students. Note: student version has the same benefits as the regular version except the sign-up bonus. We suggest students apply for student version, non-students apply for non-student version,…
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US Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa Signature Card Review Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 25k offer: earn 25,000 FlexPoints after spending $2,000 in first 4 months. FlexPoints are worth a fixed 1.5 cents/point towards travel (such as airline,…
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American Airlines AAdvantage® MileUp® Card Review Application Link Citi American Airlines AAdvantage® MileUp® Card Benefits 10k + $50 offer: earn 10,000 AAdvantage Miles and $50 statement credit after spending $500 in first 3 months. We value AA Miles at 1.6 cents/point (Airline Miles Value), so the 10k+$50 highest sign-up bonus is worth about $210. See A Beginner’s Guide to AA Miles to check…
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The award chart of AsiaMiles, Cathay Pacific’s loyalty program, underwent a drastic change in last month and the new chart went into effect on June 22nd. Since then, there have been lots of “glitches” in the system. For example, one major concern is that partners (e.g. AA, AS, and etc) cannot access Cathay’s saver-level business class award. Below is a screenshot…
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We now have an Instagram account: instagram.com/uscreditcardguide , follow us if you like our trip reports! Changsha is an “under-the-radar” city in central China. You may have never heard of it, but it is actually the powerhouse of China’s domestic TV entertainment industry. In recent years Changsha, like other cities in China, saw a rapid expansion of the tourism industry. China…
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Barclays Arrival Premier World Elite MasterCard Review 2018.10 Update: This card is no longer available. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 75,000 MILES EACH YEAR if you spend $25,000 on purchases. After that, keep earning UNLIMITED 2X MILES on…
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Chase Hyatt Credit Card Review 2018.6 Update: This card won’t be upgraded to the new card Chase World of Hyatt automatically. If you want to upgrade, there’s a dedicated webpage. You can’t upgrade online; instead, you need to call 1-800-436-7941. Some people get 2,000 points upgrade bonus. Should you upgrade? It depends. If you just want to get an annual free…
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(For better viewing experiences, a desktop browser is recommended.) Data exclusively provided by Yeek. Marriott has just revealed its revamped award charts for more than 6,000 hotels worldwide yesterday. Here we will walk you through some important analyses of the new chart. Overall distribution of Marriott hotel categories post-August To our delight, most (~90%) of the hotels will be classified…
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I believe most of our readers already have one or more premium credit cards, therefore get access to some airport lounges. For example: Priority Pass Select (PPS) is a benefit for a bunch of premium cards, such as CSR, AmEx Platinum, Citi Prestige, Chase Ritz-Carlton, AmEx Hilton Aspire etc. AmEx Centurion Lounge access is a benefit for any version of the AmEx Platinum card. Airspace Lounges access…
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Today AmEx added a sentence in the terms for all its credit cards, see this page for example: We may also consider the number of American Express Cards you have opened and closed as well as other factors in making a decision on your welcome offer eligibility. We are not sure how serious AmEx is, but this is definitely not…
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Barclays Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard Review 2019.6 Update: This card is currently unavailable because Barclays is “re-thinking” this brand. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 70k offer: Enjoy 70,000 bonus miles after spending $5,000 on purchases in the first 90 days. Earn…
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Asiana is a Star Alliance airline that is known for releasing many award seats to its partners. Currently Asiana serves Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York (JFK), San Francisco, and Seattle and offers great connectivity beyond Seoul to South Asia. Among those destinations, LAX and JFK are served by A380 since there are only four of those in Asiana’s fleet….
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