United's Excursionist perk has been around for many years but I've found surprisingly very few people know about it. This perk allows you...

When I tell people my favorite Hotel program is Hyatt, the first question I usually get is "why not Marriott?" Anecdotally, I've felt...

The first half of 2024 was as busy a 6 month stretch as I can remember. Between work, class, and a couple personal trips I was on the road nearly every week. Thankfully, I was able to enjoy the Chicago summer as I traveled much less in the second half of the year - a couple work trips and a handful of weddings. Our hotel branded credit cards came in handy this year with how many weddings we had. The free night certificates make the annual fee worth it in my opinion and we uti

This is how I traveled to Lisbon Portugal on points for a 4-night long weekend.

My 2023 looked quite similar to the previous year with only two more flights than 2022 and only 8,000 miles more. We took a couple...