Tag: intro
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When you need to book award trips: some guidelines
It’s January and I’m seeing lots of posts online in award-travel groups about people wanting to book trips on points for spring break to Hawaii and Europe in July … this year. I mean … I guess it’s possible? But that’s not likely to happen unless you get extremely, extremely lucky. For popular destinations or popular times…
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How the $300 Capital One Venture X travel credit works
UPDATE: Referral links for this card are now showing a 90,000-point bonus instead of the normal 75,000-point bonus. Even better! If you have a Capital One Venture X card, you’ll want to make sure you get the full value out of your $300 annual travel credit to offset the $395 annual fee as much as…
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Travel With Miles and Points Intro Series: Miles and Points and What They Can Do (Part 2)
You probably already know that airlines and hotel groups have loyalty programs. If you earn a certain number of points or miles within their programs, you’ll earn free award flights or free award nights you can book through those programs. People who travel a lot tend to earn miles and points by actually flying or…
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Travel With Miles and Points Intro Series: What It Is & How It Works (Part 1)
Someone you know who travels a lot probably sent you this. If you’re curious about traveling for almost free using miles and points but don’t really know how it works or how to get started, this is the first post in an introductory series you need to start with. I’ll begin here explaining how this…