See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. You’ve probably seen the news that the sign-up offer on Chase World of Hyatt Visa now includes an extra incentive, aka easier pathway to Globalist status. Here is the copy of terms update: “Apply by 9/30/21 and receive 2 Tier-Qualifying Night credits for each night you stay from 8/16/21 […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Update: This offer is no longer available. See here for current credit card offers. At the moment, the sign-up bonus on Citi Premier is one of the best deals on the market. Unfortunately, getting approved for the card is no easy feat, as I’ve found out recently  I […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Not long ago, I wrote a post on burning all of our hotel certificates before they expire. In it I’ve mentioned that we soon plan to take the kids to an IHG Orlando resort with a waterpark. That stay had to unfortunately be cancelled due to worsening Covid […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. As the famous ancient Greek historian Herodotus said: “Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.” This phrase certainly applies to our pandemic-travel era. Things change constantly, so it’s impossible to predict which countries will or won’t even be open to visitors next summer. I don’t think there […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Out of all credit card issuers, I hate dealing with Bank of America the most. Their website just isn’t user-friendly for an IT simpleton like myself. For example, I still haven’t figured out how to set up an AutoPay. But my biggest pet peeve was having to call […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Since I’ve accidentally found out a few months ago that as of August of this year I will be under 5/24 limit, I held back from applying for any new credit cards. Why? You guessed it: Chase Sapphire Preferred. In fact, at the time it had an 80k […]