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Now live: Capital One’s Lifestyle Collection for hotels

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Capital One launched its first luxury hotel program — the Premier Collection — in January, joining the ranks of well-established hotel programs by American Express, Chase and Citi. Now, another new hotel program from Capital One Travel has gone live: the Lifestyle Collection. This new collection is…

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Who should (and shouldn’t) get the American Express Platinum?

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. The Platinum Card® from American Express packs a lot of punch into its metal shell. That shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, given that it’s among the heaviest and most expensive of the publicly available premium credit cards. While the current welcome offer alone…

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United Club Infinite Card vs. United Explorer Card: Which is best for United fans?

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. When it comes to cobranded airline credit cards, United loyalists have four main options for personal cards. They include the United℠ Explorer Card (one of the mid-tier cards) and the United Club℠ Infinite Card (the most premium card), both issued by Chase. The average traveler might…

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Viking Explorer Society cruise loyalty program: Everything you need to know

Does Viking Cruises have a loyalty program? Yes, but it’s not like most other cruise line loyalty programs. Dubbed the Viking Explorer Society, the Viking cruise loyalty program isn’t a loyalty program in the traditional sense — one where passengers earn points every time they travel with the brand and progress through multiple tiers that bring an ever-expanding array…

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JetBlue’s 1st Amsterdam flight is in the books; what it was like on the inaugural

Editors’ note: JetBlue provided TPG with a free one-way business-class ticket for the inaugural Paris route. All opinions expressed here are the author’s alone and were not subject to review by JetBlue. As the saying goes, persistence pays off. And that’s a lesson that JetBlue Airways learned on Tuesday when its inaugural Flight 2288 to Amsterdam took off from…

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Last chance for Amex transfer bonuses to Avios, LifeMiles and Hilton Honors

If you want to maximize American Express Membership Rewards points, taking advantage of transfer bonuses is an excellent opportunity to unlock an outsized value from your Amex points. While most of Amex’s partners use a 1:1 ratio for point transfers, limited-time bonuses give you extra rewards when your points arrive in your partner account. For example, if you signed…

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