Nearly every person we talk to has an Amazon account and makes somewhat regular purchases. The convenience can be too much to pass up! For people interested in travel hacking, however, Amazon is a tricky category because it’s often one of the hardest to stack. Normally, we use our Chase Freedom Unlimited on Amazon purchases…
Barcelona was the second stop on our Iberian Peninsula trip in November. As the most visited city in Spain, particularly for international visitors, there is an abundance of things to do in Barcelona. Getting around the city When we landed at the Barcelona airport, we took the Aerobus to get into the city. Tickets were…
Along with increased domestic travel, points and miles have allowed us to continue adding new countries to our passports. Our first big travel redemption was in 2018 for our European honeymoon, when we visited London, Paris, Berlin, and Amsterdam over the course of two weeks. We weren’t tracking the value of our redemptions then, but…
We are all about maximizing the value you receive from travel hacking – so here’s the easiest way to save points. When you find a deal you like, you book it because there’s a good chance that the points and miles cost will go up as you get closer to your departure date. It is…
Accruing and using points and miles have allowed us to travel significantly more – both domestically and internationally. Earlier this fall, we took a six-day, five-night trip to Vienna on points and miles. Given the cost of traveling to Europe, we used points and miles to cover the costs of our flights to and from…
This is it – the week of Black Friday shopping. It’s no secret that Americans (and many people around the world) scour the internet for deals and make those long-awaited purchases this time of year. Knowing that, we figured we’d share some ideas of how to make the most of any shopping you’re doing this…
Earning points for travel is a non-negotiable if you want to travel hack. In January, I decided that I wanted to see if we could earn 800,000 points this year. I recently added up our points, and we’ve passed one million! This absolutely does not mean we’ve spent one million dollars this year – far…
The fastest way to accrue points is by opening a new credit card and earning the associated sign-up bonus. Minimum spend typically starts at $3,000, and you usually have at least three months to hit that spend. With the holidays coming up, many people find themselves spending more than usual due to holiday gifts, groceries,…
Earlier this year, we decided to go to Santa Barbara over Labor Day weekend. While we’ve visited southern California several times, we’ve never been further up the coast to central California. Santa Barbara is located at the base of the Santa Ynez mountains and has Mediterranean-style architecture owing to the city’s Spanish Colonial heritage. Owing…
The baseline of travel hacking is being strategic with which credit card you’re opening and when. If you’re not working on a sign-up bonus, however, it’s important to know which credit cards can get you the most amount of points on regular items. There are a number of credit cards on the market, so many…