8 Ways to Keep Your Travel Credit Card Working for You
You saw an irresistible credit card offer — tens of thousands of bonus points or miles easily worth a plane ticket or short hotel stay. You seized the opportunity, earned…
June Casagrande
June is the author of “The Joy of Syntax" and “The Best Punctuation Book, Period.” A former staff writer, reporter and editor for the community news division of the Los Angeles Times, she also writes the weekly syndicated “A Word, Please” column that runs in newspapers in five states.
Posts by June Casagrande:
Booking With Miles? One-Way Flights Could Be Just the Ticket
Maybe you’ve heard a pitch like this if you’ve flown recently: “Earn 60,000 miles after you open a new credit card — enough for a free international round-trip ticket.” So…
Get a 30% Boost When You Convert Chase Points to British Airways Avios (Limited Time)
One of the most attractive features of Chase Ultimate Rewards® is its 1:1 point transfers to partner programs, letting you convert Chase points to the currency of certain airlines and…
Change Is in the Air for British Airways Redemptions on Partner Airlines
An announcement by British Airways about its Executive Club program is stirring fears that a future change will make rewards flights more expensive. If that’s true, it could affect even…
How to Sidestep the Potential Pitfalls of Travel Credit Cards
“Free travel” — two little words that can jump-start the pulse, excite the imagination and, if you’re not careful, actually take money right out of your pocket. Travel rewards credit…
In the Points and Miles Game, Blind Loyalty Can Cost You
You’re planning your next vacation, surfing the web for the perfect place to stay. Three hotels appeal to you. One is part of a large international chain, and another is…
New Sephora Credit Card Will Include Visa Signature Travel Benefits
First, there were store-branded charge cards, with everyone from Macy’s to the Gap hounding you to apply at the register every time you bought a pair of socks. Then came…
Flexibility vs. Brand Loyalty: How to Choose a Travel Credit Card
First, there were Green Stamps — little adhesive stickers shoppers earned for grocery store purchases then redeemed for merchandise. Then came frequent flyer programs, with American Airlines and United Airlines…
Redeeming Miles on United Just Became Less Predictable
United Airlines has announced a change to its frequent flyer program that’s likely to have a big impact on everyone who books a reward flight departing after Nov. 15, 2019.…
FAQs About the Chase Sapphire Preferred 60,000-Point Sign-Up Offer
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card has increased its sign-up bonus: Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That’s $750…
