The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Card from American Express isn’t my favorite luxury credit card. I personally think the $450 annual fee is too high for the limited benefits it provides. One of the best benefits, however, is the $300 annual Marriott statement credit which can be redeemed each card member year. If you play it…
It feels like summer is over even though it doesn’t technically end for a few weeks. While I’ll miss the longer days and warm weather, fall is one of my favorite seasons. Things slow down in the fall so I like to use this time to start making travel plans for the next year, especially…
Japan is great for a lot of reasons but one of my favorite things is how efficient it is to travel by train. Even if you’re spending most of your time in Tokyo, you’ll likely travel by train at some point. Depending on how extensively you plan to move about Japan, it may make sense…
If you are new to credit card churning, it can be tempting to start opening cards without a plan. However, different credit card issuers have different rules. With a little research, you’ll learn that you want to open Chase cards first due to their 5/24 rule. But how many Chase cards can you open and…
Greece has so much to see that a 9 day trip is just the tip of the iceberg. If it’s your first time in Greece, I think it’s nice to stick to the mainland and save the islands for later. Even so, you’ll barely cover all the sights in just 9 days. Here’s my recommendation…
Last summer I wrote about the Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare offer I received when calling Hilton about an existing reservation. It took me over a year to actually book our trip to Las Vegas, and yes I actually received a phone call from HGV every business day from July 2018 until I booked it. Here’s…
After a wonderful stay at the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo for our honeymoon, we made our way to our next stop: Kyoto. We spent three nights in Kyoto which was a good amount of time to explore the city and surrounding areas. Staying at the Ritz-Carlton Kyoto was a great choice as it’s located on the Kamo…
There haven’t been many offers I’ve been super excited about lately but the Hilton cards from American Express have increased sign-up bonuses until the end of the month. In case you’re looking for something else, check out the full list of top credit card sign-up bonuses for August 2019. Hilton Honors Card from American Express…
Getting married is a lot of fun but changing your last name certainly is not. First you have to update your name with social security and then you can update your license, bank accounts, and passport. Updating your name with all of the points and miles rewards accounts comes next and has proven to be…
As part of our time in Kyoto, we decided to take a day trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima. While this did cut into our temple hopping time, we were able to pack a lot into our first two days in Kyoto. Hiroshima is important to visit given its history and Miyajima is an easy add-on.…
