Citi crafted the Citi Prestige card with one thing in mind; travel. Nearly all of the cards benefits are centered around traveling. Most notably, the Citi Prestige card offers 5X points on airfare and dining, a $250 annual travel credit, the 4th hotel night free benefit, and the obligatory Priority Pass select membership. All of…
Over the past few weeks credit card issuers have been making adjustments to their most popular rewards credit cards. These changes are, of course, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. After all, card holders aren’t getting much value from rewards cards tailored for travel and dining while sitting at home. Because these cards aren’t offering…
Over the last few weeks I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with my upcoming travel plans. In February, I booked a trip with Qatar Airways from Philadelphia to Kyiv in business class. The trip represented fantastic value, but also was an incredible opportunity to fly in Qatar Airways business class again. Even…
While staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are paying for credit card benefits that we aren’t using. These unused benefits include anything from bonus point earning spending, to airport lounge access, and even complimentary elite status. With these card benefits going unused, the decision to pay an annual fee becomes much…
As I mentioned in a prior post, I’ve made a strong effort this year to book travel in advance. That means that toward the beginning of 2020 I actually booked about 80% of my travel for the year. Unfortunately, it seems like nearly all of it will need to be moved or canceled over the…
Just over a week ago I made the decision to travel during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to fly was one that I did not take lightly. I didn’t just wake up one day and decide that it was finally time to fly for fun. Instead, after several weeks of self-isolation, I needed to fly…
With the COVID-19 pandemic, many travelers have been trying to figure out what to do with previously booked travel. For the most part, airlines have been fairly generous in allowing customers to move travel plans to a later date. However, getting refunds, especially cash refunds, for non-refundable travel continues to be a challenge. That makes…
Yesterday, I wrote about how American (and other airlines) have largely waived elite status requirements for 2020. Following the announcements from American and other airlines, it’s finally time for me to address some of my upcoming travel. Until now I’ve largely been holding off making changes to any previously booked travel. I’ve avoided making changes…
For the past several weeks, as frequent fliers sit grounded at home, many of us have been wondering what will happen to their beloved frequent flyer programs in 2020. Until a week ago, that question remained largely unanswered. There was of course plenty of speculation about what airlines would do based on past events, but…
It goes without saying that 2020 has been off to a rocky start. Over the past few months we’ve seen a completely drop off in demand for travel. This is of course because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also because many of us are under some sort of stay-at-home order (except Sweden). As a result,…
