Data speaks for itself: who scores a big win after Marriott’s August revamp?

2018-06-29 2019-07-17 0 Comments

(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. ContentsOverall distribution of Marriott hotel categories post-August Distribution of hotel categories post-August, according to brandsHow many hotels go up/down in…
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Marriott Bonvoy

LoungeBuddy Review: The Best Tool To Help You Find Airport Lounges

2018-06-22 2018-06-23 2 Comments

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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Credit Card Companions

Barclays Arrival Plus Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

2018-06-06 2021-07-16 16 Comments

Barclays Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard Review 2019.6 Update: This card is currently unavailable because Barclays is “re-thinking” this brand. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsRecommended Downgrade OptionsAfter ApplyingHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link 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…
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Review: Asiana Business Class (Smartium), New York to Seoul OZ221 JFK-ICN

2018-05-27 2018-05-27 2 Comments

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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Trip Reports

Comenity IKEA Credit Card Review

2018-05-23 2020-10-31 16 Comments

IKEA Visa Credit Card by Comenity Bank Review ContentsFeaturesDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryHistorical Offers Chart Features $25 + $25 offer: get $25 off your first IKEA purchase when you open and use your IKEA Visa credit card in the same day; earn a $25 IKEA Reward Certificate when you make $500 in qualifying purchases outside of IKEA, Traemand and TaskRabbit within the first…
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Other Banks

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Wells Fargo Platinum Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

2018-05-16 2021-10-06 1 Comment

Wells Fargo Platinum Card Review 2021.10 Update: This card is discontinued. The new 0 APR card from Wells Fargo is Wells Fargo Reflect. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link Wells Fargo Platinum Benefits 0% introductory APR for 18 months on purchases and balance transfers. No annual fee. Disadvantages No sign up bonus. No rewards. Balance transfer fee still…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

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US Bank FlexPerks Select Plus Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

2018-05-10 2020-03-11 6 Comments

U.S. Bank FlexPerks Select+ American Express Card Review ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link 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 Earn 10,000 FlexPoints after spending $1000 in first 4 months. FlexPoints are worth a fixed 1.5 cents/point…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

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Deserve EDU Credit Card Review (Not Available Temporarily)

2018-05-09 2023-09-25 17 Comments

Deserve EDU Mastercard for Students Review 2023.9 Update: This card is unavailable temporarily (hopefully not permanently). “New applications are being paused temporarily as we redesign our card.” 2023.1 Update: The $30 welcome offer is expired. There’s no welcome offer now. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link Deserve EDU Benefits This is a credit card that…
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Other Banks

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Comparing the Benefits of Different Flavors of AmEx Platinum Cards (2020.1 Update)

2018-05-08 2020-01-16 14 Comments

AmEx Platinum has several flavors. Their sign-up bonuses are independent, so you can get each one of them. The benefits are basically the same, but with a few differences. This post summarize the comparisons between all these flavors. Here are the links to the reviews of all these cards: AmEx Platinum regular version AmEx Platinum for Schwab AmEx Platinum for…
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AmEx Summaries

Old Chase Marriott Premier Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

2018-05-02 2019-09-08 67 Comments

Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card Review 2019 Update: You can upgrade this card to the new Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card. Here is the upgrade link. The best upgrade offer recently seen is 50k. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsRecommended Downgrade OptionsAfter ApplyingHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky…
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Wells Fargo Rewards Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

2018-04-22 2021-07-06 31 Comments

Wells Fargo Rewards Card Review 2021.4 Update: This card is discontinued on 2021.7.1. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 20k offer: earn 20,000 points when you spend $1,000 in purchases in the first 3…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

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Wells Fargo Visa Signature Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

2018-04-22 2021-07-06 2 Comments

Wells Fargo Visa Signature Card Review 2021.4 Update: This card is discontinued on 2021.7.1. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 20k offer: earn 20,000 points when you spend $1,000 in purchases in the first…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

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