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Never Miss A Welcome Bonus: Best Ways To Track Your Progress

Never Miss A Welcome Bonus: Best Ways To Track Your Progress

by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Oct 5, 2025 | Maximizing Points and Miles

Welcome offers are among the strongest perks of travel rewards cards. Meet the minimum spend and you unlock points or miles that can be worth hundreds of dollars. Missing that window is the biggest mistake you can make after opening a new account. We follow a simple...
10 Ways to Meet the Spending Requirements and Earn the Bonus on a New Card

10 Ways to Meet the Spending Requirements and Earn the Bonus on a New Card

by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Oct 3, 2025 | Maximizing Points and Miles

Many travel‑focused cards offer generous new‑account bonuses. To unlock them, you usually need to put a specific amount of everyday purchases on the new card within a set time window. That target can be higher than what you typically charge in a normal month, which is...
Smart Ways to Earn and Use Hotel Food and Beverage Credits

Smart Ways to Earn and Use Hotel Food and Beverage Credits

by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Oct 3, 2025 | Maximizing Points and Miles

The hotel group’s loyalty program allows members to begin choosing Milestone Rewards after 20 nights within a calendar year. Every time we add another 10 nights, we pick from a set of benefits. The options change by tier, but one choice appears at every level: food...
Turn Points Into More Miles: 50% Transfer Bonus

Turn Points Into More Miles: 50% Transfer Bonus

by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Oct 3, 2025 | Maximizing Points and Miles

The flexible points ecosystem from a major travel-rewards platform is rolling out several limited-time transfer bonuses. A new offer lets you move rewards into an airline loyalty program based in Istanbul, alongside other active bonuses to additional airline programs....
Hotel Elite Status: How to Earn It and Enjoy Better Stays

Hotel Elite Status: How to Earn It and Enjoy Better Stays

by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Oct 3, 2025 | Maximizing Points and Miles

As with any hotel elite status, there are upsides and trade‑offs when you compare this group’s status to other loyalty programs. That said, we’ve consistently seen solid value from this status and the broader points-earning program across many years of travel....
Is This For Real? You Can Earn Points On Your Mortgage?

Is This For Real? You Can Earn Points On Your Mortgage?

by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Oct 3, 2025 | Credit Card Reviews and Strategies, Maximizing Points and Miles

The homeowner‑focused card we are reviewing is built to reward you for your single biggest monthly bill. With this no‑annual‑fee card, you can finally collect points on mortgage payments, something that used to be off limits. On top of that, the card layers in bonus...
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