What Will Happen to Your Starwood Points After the Marriott Merger?

Update: One or more card offers in this post are no longer available. Check our Hot Deals for the latest offers. Marriott has an upcoming merger with Starwood hotels.  And while details still aren't clear, there are hints about what might happen to your Starwood points! The Marriott-Starwood Merger Is a Real Nail-Biter! I’m Hoping for the Best Outcome for the Future of Starwood Points! I'll share a couple of things I found so far about Marriott's plans for Starwood!

It Still Works! An Easy 1% Back on Your Rent Each Month

Update: One or more card offers in this post are no longer available. Check our Hot Deals for the latest offers. Good news to report!  Rent payments on RadPad still earn 1% cash back when you pay using the PayPal Business Debit Mastercard! Folks expressed concern they'd no longer earn cash back from RadPad because of an email update PayPal sent about which types of purchases count. But it's still working as an easy way to get free money each month when you pay your rent! Sit Back and Watch the Cash Back Roll In! You Can Still Earn 1% Back on Your Rent Payments With RadPad I'll help you make the most of this service.  And show you how to use RadPad to earn miles & points!

Joseph: “What I’d Do With the Chase Ink Business Preferred 80,000 Point Bonus”

Update: One or more card offers in this post are no longer available. Check our Hot Deals for the latest offers. The Ink Business Preferred℠ Credit Card currently has the highest sign-up bonus of any Chase Ultimate Rewards card.  You can earn 80,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points after meeting minimum spending requirements. I’ve asked the Million Mile Secrets team how they’d use this fantastic bonus.  Here’s team member Joseph! Joseph:   Thanks, Daraius! Without a doubt, one of the best credit card sign-up bonuses at the moment comes with the Ink Business Preferred.  You can use it for at least $1,000 in travel through the Chase Ultimate Rewards Travel Portal.  And potentially much more when you transfer points to valuable airline and hotel partners! I Transferred 7,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards Points to Southwest for a Round-Trip Flight to Chicago From Cincinnati Last Month, and Took This Picture From the Top of the Centennial Wheel at Navy Pier I don't have the Ink Business Preferred at the moment.  But I’ll tell you how I’d spend 80,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points if I received the sign-up bonus today!

Can You Use the Chase Ritz-Carlton’s $300 Travel Credit Outside the US?

Million Mile Secrets reader, Sanjay e-mailed about Ritz-Carlton credit card benefits: Can the Chase Ritz-Carlton $300 annual travel credit be used towards baggage fees on foreign airlines when neither the origin or destination is in the US? Great question, Sanjay! The answer is yes!  The $300 annual travel credit is one of the Chase Ritz-Carlton card's many terrific benefits.  Because getting a statement credit for baggage fees helps offset the card's annual fee. Use the $300 Travel Credit With the Chase Ritz-Carlton Card to Pay Baggage Fees on Any Airline I'll explain how the $300 travel credit works.

Readers Tell Us Their Favorite Hotel Chains!

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Save on cruises with Costco Travel

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Act Fast: Tickets Available for Frequent Traveler University Advanced in Minneapolis!

Want to learn the insider secrets of the miles & points hobby?  Good news! Via Rapid Travel Chai, registration is now open for the Frequent Traveler University Advanced event in Minneapolis, June 9 to June 11, 2017. And there are a limited number of tickets available for $249! Learn How to Earn Lots of Miles & Points and Get Even More Big Travel With Small Money at Frequent Traveler University Advanced! Here are the details.  Let's see if you should consider going.

5 Top Hotels in Asia & Australia to Book With Starwood Points

Update: One or more card offers in this post are no longer available. Check our Hot Deals for the latest offers. Through April 5, 2017, the sign-up bonuses for the AMEX Starwood personal and small business cards have increased to a total of 35,000 Starwood points after meeting tiered minimum spending requirements. And there are lots of beautiful and interesting hotels in Asia and Australia where you can stay with Starwood points! Now is an excellent time to sign-up for these cards.  Because the sign-up bonus has NEVER been higher!  And because of the Marriott Starwood merger, we don’t know if or when these cards will be discontinued. 35,000 Starwood points is more than enough for an award night at top-tier Starwood hotels, like the Sheraton Denarau Villas in Fiji! Enjoy Colors You Never Knew Existed While Relaxing at Faraway Starwood Hotels, Like the Sheraton Denarau Villas I'll show you some top places to use Starwood points for hotels in Asia.

Seeing Hamilton in Chicago for Cheap: Part 3 – Hamilton, an American Musical

Update: One or more card offers in this post are no longer available. Check our Hot Deals for the latest offers. Million Mile Secrets team member Jasmin visited Chicago with her 3 kids to see Hamilton – An American Musical.  And she did NOT wait months for tickets or pay a small fortune! She'll tell you how she traveled with her family to Chicago using miles, points, and credit card perks for an unforgettable weekend of Big Travel with Small Money! Jasmin:   Thanks, D!  My children are huge Hamilton fans!  The soundtrack is in heavy rotation in our house, the kids know all the lyrics, and Lin-Manuel Miranda is their hero. But tickets to the Hamilton productions in New York and Chicago are very hard to get.  Shows are sold months (or years) in advance, and ticket prices can be incredibly prohibitive. My Son Doing His Best Daraius Impression 😉 Thanks to the AMEX Platinum Card, We Bought Inexpensive Seats to Hamilton and Didn’t Have to Wait Months to See It But with a bit of luck and the right credit cards, I was able to surprise the kids with tickets to Hamilton and a trip to Chicago as a Christmas gift – without breaking the bank.  I’ll explain how!