Category: Travel
TravelWant to earn airline miles but hate credit cards? I have some great news for you. In just the past couple of weeks, two major airlines have unveiled co-branded rewards debit cards. In fact, both Southwest and United have teamed up with the same company to make these cards a reality: Galileo. Given this emerging...
TravelLast month, I headed out to my fourth in-person FinCon — this time taking place in Portland, Oregon. Shortly before heading out to the West Coast for the event, I booked my room at the official event hotel: Hyatt Regency Portland. Did this end up being a smart move? Let's take a look at my experience...
TravelWhen I first started getting into rewards credit cards, I loved the way I could earn cashback on my purchases and then spend those funds on pretty much whatever I decided to earmark them for. Then, as my travel started to pick up, I began learning more about different credit card currencies beyond cashback and...
TravelAmerican Express has apparently expanded its Fine Hotels & Resorts program as well as the similar but different Hotel Collection. According to a press release, 400 new properties were recently added across these two programs. In total, there are now more than 3,100 options in 114 countries! With the Fine Hotels and Resorts program, Amex...
TravelLast week brought me back to Indianapolis as I attended my third Gen Con. After having previously stayed at two other Downtown Indy hotels, for my 2025 stay, I ended up at the Intercontinental. Incidentally, when I saw this list on the site, I was wondering how I hadn't come across it in prior years....
TravelLast month, my wife and I decided to take a short but real vacation. So, after a stop in Oklahoma, we set off for a couple of nights in Bentonville, Arkansas — with the main goal of checking out the beautiful Crystal Bridges Museum. When looking for accommodations in the area, one spot in particular...
TravelA few weeks ago, my wife and I set off for what we dubbed an actual vacation. In short, this meant we'd be doing absolutely no work and, for the first time in a very long time, would be headed to a destination that didn't have a Disney theme park! Originally, I thought that we'd...
TravelLate last year, I had a chance to cross another Las Vegas Strip property off my list with a stay at The Palazzo at The Venetian. Whether because of that or because I opened a players club card with them as well, this week The Venetian sent me a survey regarding a potential rewards credit...
TravelIn just the past few years, the travel industry has changed tremendously. Yet, there’s one aspect that’s remained the same: people are looking to save money. Yes, while we all wish money were no object so that we could plan the trip of our dreams without restrictions, the fact is that booking a flight can...
TravelFollowing an industry-wide upheaval in recent years, airlines are continuing to evolve their policies (for better or worse). Most obviously, Southwest Airlines recently gave up its long-held and immensely popular Bags Fly Free program and is now charging for checked luggage. Elsewhere, many major airlines have not only hiked their baggage fees but one has...
TravelIn marketing, there's the "good, better, best" concept. For example, think of how Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic are all different brand tiers of one company or how Apple has a budget iPhone 16e, the standard iPhone 16, and then the top-end iPhone 16 Pro. Well, it now seems as though Delta is taking...
TravelA few weeks ago, I decided it was high time that my wife and I take at least a short vacation. So, doing things I bit backward, I selected some dates and then wrote down some possible destinations. Where did we choose to go? Northwest Arkansas. That choice came down to a few factors. For...