This industry is primarily focused on aspirational type of travel. To be clear, there is absolutely nothing wrong with  redeeming miles and points only on fancy hotels/first-class seats, or chasing after showers in the sky. If that’s your thing, who am I to judge? Few years ago I’ve  encouraged my in-laws to splurge on upfront […]

Last week I’ve mentioned that Amex has recently installed a new bonus qualification tool. Short version: when you apply for a card, it will tell you if you are ineligible to receive the sign-up bonus. I was a bit skeptical on whether you can actually trust it 100% (still am), but there is no question […]

My family visited Hawaii in 2015 and again a few months ago for Spring Break 2018. Before our first trip, I researched various luaus on Oahu to determine if we should attend one. Many reviews on Hawaii travel forums actually discouraged people from going to luaus. People complained that the food was never good, the […]

I think we can all agree that one of the most valuable perks of certain premium cards is built-in travel insurance. I’ve seen more than one person say  it’s the main reason they keep renewing Chase Sapphire Reserve or Chase Sapphire Preferred. Even though I’m a bit paranoid about relying on credit cards for my […]