Sam is a travel rewards expert at NerdWallet specializing in airline and hotel loyalty programs. In 2017, Sam founded MyTravelNerd (no relation), a personalized travel email newsletter. Sam's work has been featured by The Points Guy and Fast Company. He has spoken about travel rewards at CardCon, the Altitude conference and AwardWallet's Award Travel 101 podcast. Email: [email protected]
The behemoth Delta SkyMiles program contains many twists, turns and odd alleyways, none more confusing than the difference between the “Pay With Miles” and “Miles + Cash” programs. Although they…
Airlines scrambled to adjust to disappearing revenue earlier this year, and they are now scrambling to implement health policies to entice passengers back as more people cautiously take to the…
The is popular among West Coast flyers and credit card maximizers alike for good reason: Its reasonable annual fee () can be easily offset by its solid combination of benefits.…
If 2020 has done anything, it has made us question our assumptions. From big systemic problems to personal issues, everyone’s ideas about what matters have shifted to some degree. Though…
As summer travel slowly picks up, some hotel brands are providing bonus award points and other perks to draw customers. While none of these promotions offer can’t-miss deals, each provides…
The coronavirus pandemic brought air travel — and most everything else — to a virtual standstill this spring. Yet as stay-at-home orders begin to lift, cooped-up Americans have started heading…
After walking our dog around the same three-block radius of Los Angeles for months, my partner and I were ready for a change of scenery. We decided to travel to…
Summer isn’t canceled. If we’ve learned anything about life from the past few months of staying in, it’s that we can adapt to new ways of working, playing, parenting and…
Many households are beginning to show symptoms of acute cabin fever. With summer approaching and global air travel still restricted, would-be travelers are considering alternative vacation plans, including RV rentals,…
Updates: May 29 Marriott adds face covering requirement for staff. With many potential travelers unsure whether to travel at all during 2020, hotel brands have scrambled to introduce new cleaning…
