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One of the best perks of many hotel credit cards is the free night certificate that you’ll earn after paying your annual fee each year. Depending on how you redeem this certificate, this benefit alone can easily “pay” for the…

Recently, I took my talents to South Beach — well, Mid-Beach — to stay at The Confidante Miami Beach. As travelers know, hotels throughout Miami Beach can be quite expensive, which is why The Confidante Miami Beach, part of The…

Update: The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. While it is easy for U.S.-based travelers to overlook the ALL – Accor Live Limitless program due to its small footprint within the U.S., the Accor chain can…

Update: The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. IHG’s latest promotion will take place this upcoming January and allows travelers to earn 5,000 points after completing just 2 nights within the month. Here is a quick…

Update: The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. JetBlue has long offered just a single level of elite status in its TrueBlue program, known as Mosaic status. While Mosaic does offer the ability to earn more…

Update: The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. Alaska elites have already had their elite status with the Seattle-based airline extended through April 30, 2022, but for those who won’t be able to requalify, Alaska is…

Bank of America has now launched its very own premium rewards credit card, as you may have guessed from its name — the Bank of America^® Premium Rewards^® Elite Credit Card. With a $550 annual fee, the card likely will…

American Airlines plans to launch nonstop flights from New York (JFK) to Doha (DOH) in Qatar, beginning on June 4, 2022. This is certainly an interesting announcement, as American’s Oneworld Alliance partner, Qatar Airways, already operates this exact route twice…

Delta’s Basic Economy tickets are already pretty… basic. And they’ve just gotten even worse. Even though you can’t assign your seat before check-in, you can’t make changes to the ticket, you’re the last to board, and you’re not eligible for…

Great Card If Don’t Get If Aeroplan Card — Is It Worth It? To determine whether or not the Aeroplan card is worth it to you, first think about how often with Air Canada. If you fly with the airline…

Update: The offers mentioned below have expired and are no longer available. Recently, Chase and Southwest shook things up with every card in the Southwest co-brand family — including personal cards and business cards! These changes included new ways to…

World of Hyatt Globalist status is easily one of the most valuable hotel elite statuses available to travelers. Not only does it offer free breakfast, complimentary suite upgrades, bonus points, and waived resort fees, but you also have the ability…

Update: The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. If you stay at IHG hotels at least a few times each year, the IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card is certainly worth considering adding to your wallet….

Readers of Upgraded Points typically have a traditional credit score, a number given to you between 300 and 850 from the 3 main credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, and Transunion) that is used to determine your level of credit risk to…

Chase has added a feature to the vast majority of its cards that is sure to offer more value to cardholders — a $10 monthly Gopuff credit. Let’s take a look at the details of this new credit, what you…

Recently, American Airlines revamped how you’ll qualify for elite status within the program, and one of the biggest changes was the added option to earn Loyalty Points through credit card spending. Starting in 2022, it will now be entirely possible…

Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. Morgan Stanley has teamed up with American Express to offer its own version of the Blue Cash Preferred^® Card from American Express to its clients with an eligible Morgan…

The World of Hyatt program is one of the few loyalty programs left that provides the opportunity to receive outsized value for points and miles travelers — making it a fan favorite in the community. However, some have found it…

Update: The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. If you’ve yet to sign up for the IHG Rewards program then you’re in luck! IHG Rewards’ newest promotion allows any new members to earn a free night…

Update: The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available.  Hilton and American Express have partnered up to offer a new targeted spending bonus on many of the co-branded Hilton credit cards — and it’s a great one!…

Update: The offers mentioned below have expired and are no longer available. For the past few months, both the personal and business versions of Delta’s co-branded credit cards have been offering excellent elevated welcome offers that could score you up to…