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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 it also lets you make…

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…

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…

Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. 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…

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…

Great Card If Don’t Get If Capital One Venture X Card — Is It Worth It? For the most part, the Capital One Venture X card is perfect if you’re looking for a 1-card setup when it comes to travel…

Great Card If Don’t Get If SoFi Card — Is It Worth It? If you’re a SoFi customer looking for a simple cash-back rewards card with no annual fee, the SoFi card could be a good fit. Not only does…

Great Card If Don’t Get If World of Hyatt Business Card — Is It Worth It? The World of Hyatt Business card is best suited for small business travelers who regularly stay at Hyatt hotels on business trips, are looking…

Loyalty Program Overview The Frontier Miles program is pretty basic, as far as frequent flyer programs go. You earn 1 mile per 1 mile flown and then you can easily redeem those miles for reward flights with Frontier. Joining Frontier…

One of the best benefits of Delta SkyMiles Diamond Medallion status is the ability to choose Global Upgrade Certificates (GUCs) as one of your choice benefits upon qualifying for the status. For the uninitiated, Global Upgrade Certificates allow you to…

Great Card If Don’t Get If The Ideal Cardholder It goes without saying the target user of the Venmo card is someone who is already a fan of the Venmo app, uses it often, and is looking to start earning…

Update: The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. If you’re been looking to make some award bookings with Singapore Airlines, you’re in luck as Singapore is now offering a 12% to 15% bonus when you transfer…

Mastercard, the world’s second-largest card network, has announced that soon all banks and merchants that are a part of the Mastercard network will be able to integrate crypto into their products and services. Here is a look at what this…

Update: The offer information mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. The Bank of America^® Business Advantage Unlimited Cash Rewards credit card has just been launched, adding another solid cash-back credit card option for small business owners. Here are…

American Airlines has rocked the points-and-miles world. The airline has shared that its AAdvantage program will be ditching its current set of elite-status requirements, which consist of Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs), Elite Qualifying Segments (EQS), and Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs),…

Update: The offers mentioned below have expired and are not longer available. In just a couple of days, both Capital One and Brex will lose the JetBlue TrueBlue program as a transfer partner. October 24, 2021 will be the last day…

The World of Hyatt program first announced that it’d be making the switch to a peak/off-peak pricing award chart all the way back in 2019, and after several delays due to the spread of COVID-19, the award pricing changes will…

Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available. Chase has partnered with Instacart to offer a free Instacart Express membership with an eligible Chase credit card until April 30, 2022. Here’s a quick overview of what Instacart…