This post seems to have been out of date for a long time, so here’s a 2026 refresh. These days, booking through the app chat or web chat is recommended—no need to call, which is mu...

Hyatt announced changes to this year’s award chart and hotel category structure. Starting in May, World of Hyatt will expand the existing three-tier award chart into five tiers wit...

If the application terms say you can apply only if you have not received a welcome bonus within the past two years, the clock is based on when you actually received the bonus. For...

Citi has added a new restriction to almost all of its own cards, and now product changes can also affect your welcome bonus eligibility. For example, if you plan to apply for the C...

M life has reopened its status match program. You can now use elite status from other casino loyalty programs to match to higher-tier M Life status. Some of the more useful strateg...

Honestly, as the first Curio in Asia Pacific, this hotel is incredible value for money. Room rates are just over RMB 400 (and you can also use Aspire to book and trigger the $250 R...

Domestic life is gradually getting back on track, so for June 1 I took my parents out to celebrate and headed to Sanya during the off-season, when the crowds were lighter, for some...

Here are some ideas for meeting the card’s sign-up spending requirement. Hope they help~...

A common type of AMEX Offer is bonus MR earnings, such as the recent Tiffany offer. Normally, MR-earning cards should allow only one card to add this offer, but similar offers have...

Compared with Hyatt Ziva Cancun, the food quality felt about the same, but there were even more options here—I stayed 5 days and still didn’t try everything. The seawater wasn’t as...

Last Thanksgiving, we planned a short vacation in Jamaica and I shared a Jamaica trip-planning post at the time. Today, I’m finally reporting back on our stay experience at two all...