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Marriott Free Night: How to Use Marriott Free Night Awards [2022.8 Update: Summary of Free Night Extension Rules]
Marriott co-branded hotel credit cards now offer Free Night awards through welcome bonuses, annual benefits, and spending bonuses, so many people are accumulating more of these cer...
Hyatt Q4 Stay Promotion: Double Points + Double Elite Nights
Hyatt has announced a fourth-quarter stay promotion: stays of 2 nights or more can earn double points, and stays at select Inclusive Collection Resorts can earn double elite nights...
IHG Award Stay Bug Is Back Again (HI 20,000; Kimpton and IC 35,000-45,000)
There seems to be an IHG bug right now: many Holiday Inn award nights are pricing at a fixed 20,000 points, while properties with dynamic award pricing such as Kimpton and IC appea...
“Replaced by Synchrony Premier, with a $100 bonus” Rakuten credit card no longer available for applications; will be shut down on September 17
According to a doc, this card will be replaced by the Synchrony Premier card, which offers 2% cash back on all purchases plus a $100 bonus. It is still unclear whether this counts...
Sallie Mae Evolve Credit Card Review: $200 Welcome Bonus, 2% Cash Back in Your Top Spending Categories, No Annual Fee
This card earns 1.5% cash back on all purchases, but your top spending categories can earn 2% cash back, so it can still be a solid everyday card. If you can’t get the 2% cash back...
Sallie Mae Accelerate Credit Card Review: Earn $200; 1.5% Cash Back on All Purchases, No Annual Fee
If you have student loans, this no-annual-fee card is actually pretty solid. Redeeming cash back toward student loan payments effectively boosts your everyday rewards to 2% back. T...
Amazon Reload: Some Users Can Get $8 After Reloading $100
Some users are receiving a promotion to get $8 when they reload $100 into their Amazon account. You can try to activate it with the link below—if you can see the promotion page, yo...
Chase Aeroplan Credit Card: 70,000 Welcome Bonus or $250 + 10,000 + 60,000 Flight Reward Certificate Welcome Offer
The public welcome offer on the Chase Aeroplan card is now 70,000. This 70,000 is regular AC miles, no longer the flight reward certificates from before. Chase Aeroplan 70,000 welc...
Credit Cards for Spending Outside the U.S.
Some readers may travel outside the U.S. frequently, or may have returned to China but still keep U.S. credit cards. This article discusses which cards are suitable for spending ou...
Sallie Mae Ignite Credit Card Review: $50 Welcome Bonus, 1.25% Cash Back, No Annual Fee
This card is positioned by the issuer as a student card, but you still need an SSN to apply. The 25% bonus for six consecutive months of on-time payments is also meant to encourage...
Barclays AA Aviator Red Refer-a-Friend Is Available: 50,000 Bonus Miles + First Year Annual Fee Waived
Some Barclays AA Aviator Red cardholders have now received an email allowing them to refer friends and earn rewards. The referred applicant can get a welcome bonus of 50,000 AA mil...