Travel Miles Credit Cards

Wyndham Credit Card: Not Always the Best Deal

April 18, 2012
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If you spend a lot of time at the Wyndham hotel, you may be considering a Wyndham Rewards Visa Signature card from Barclaycard. The Wyndham Rewards credit card comes in two varieties: a no-fee version, which offers 3 points per $1 spent on participating hotels, and an annual fee version that costs $39 per year [...]

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The Season’s 3 Best Bonuses, Led by the British Airways 100,000 Miles

April 10, 2012
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Want a free trip to London? The British Airways Visa‘s got you covered with a 100k-mile signup bonus. Want a ton of free hotel stays? You’re in luck there, too: the Marriott Rewards Premier offers 50,000 bonus points and a free night. Don’t want to be tied down? The Chase Sapphire Preferred is giving out 40,000 [...]

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NEW: British Airways Credit Card Offers 100,000 American Airlines Miles in Signup Bonus

April 7, 2012
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That’s right, the British Airways Visa’s 100,000-mile signup promo is back! The best part is that even though the bonus pays out in Avios (British Airways’ point system), you can redeem them for AAdvantage miles, giving you $1,000 of travel on American Airlines. Since BA is part of the OneWorld Alliance, you can apply the 100k [...]

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Going, Going, Gone: Double Miles Challenge Ends One Month Early

April 6, 2012
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We told you to sign up for the Capital One Venture Double Miles Challenge, and you did! In fact, so many of you did that there are no miles left. Capital One ended their famous Double Miles Challenge after reaching their allocated 1 billion mile limit on April 4th. The Venture Double Miles Challenge gave [...]

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Capital One Venture Double Miles Challenge: The Fine Print Explained

March 9, 2012
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Want to find out exactly how to get the 100,000 miles promised by the Capital One Venture’s Double Miles Challenge? Does your cash back card qualify for rewards? Can you still participate if you already have the Capital One VentureOne? If you have questions about the promo, read on: the nerds have answers. Update March [...]

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Capital One Venture Double Miles Challenge 2012: Earn 100,000 Miles

March 9, 2012
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Don’t delay—take the Capital One Venture Double Miles Challenge 2012 and earn 100,000 bonus miles before time runs out! This is a VERY limited opportunity to earn a quick $1,000 in travel rewards. Capital One is only giving away 1 billion miles and enforcing a strict May 1st deadline. Last year, the miles ran out [...]

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America’s Top EMV “Chip-with-Signature” Credit Cards

March 2, 2012
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Traveling internationally? Don’t get declined because of your clunky American credit card! Many foreign establishments will only take chip-with-signature, or EMV, credit cards. EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) chips serve as a more secure alternative to the magnetic stripes favored by Americans. Most of the world (Europe, Asia, Africa, Canada, etc.) has graduated from the old [...]

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SPG Boosts Benefits for 2012

February 7, 2012
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Here at NerdWallet, we’re big fans of the Starwood American Express. Because of its estimated 2.3% reward returns, we feel comfortable calling the Starwood our favorite hotel credit card. But in case you weren’t quite convinced, Starwood Preferred Guest just announced a few tasty sweeteners to incentivize travelers to climb the SPG rewards ladder. Here [...]

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100% Bonus on Delta Miles with Your SkyMiles Credit Card: Should You Bother?

December 15, 2011
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Delta is currently offering one of their best deals of the year on miles. Through December 31st, you’ll get a 100% bonus on all miles purchased with your Delta SkyMiles credit card, which basically means your miles double in value. To qualify, you need to purchase miles in increments of 2,000, with a maximum of [...]

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Nerd Q&A: What Are the Best Credit and Debit Cards to Travel With?

December 7, 2011
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Welcome to what will hopefully be the first of many NerdWallet Q&A sessions! If you have a question about credit cards, financial institutions, or all things nerdy, we’d be glad to help you out. I’m leaving for Thailand with the Peace Corps for 27 months.  What credit/ATM card should I use to minimize the transaction [...]

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