How to Book Delta SkyMiles Award Flights
Delta, to their credit, has a very simple site for booking award flights. If you haven’t signed up for a SkyMiles account please do so then login and start searching. Here’s we’ll perform a simple...
View ArticleHow to Use British Airways to Search for Oneworld Alliance Award Availability
If you’ve been following our Monday posts on how to fly for less, you’ll see that we mention searching for American partner awards like Cathay Pacific or Japan Airlines on British Airways’ site fairly...
View ArticleChip & PIN credit cards for European Travel.
The Flight Deal Team has taken annual group trips to Europe the past two years. One of our pet peeves when traveling to Europe is the fact that most of the credit cards in our wallets don’t really...
View ArticleOur Strategy for Booking Summer and Holiday Travel
Generally, airfare in the Summer and during the holidays are most expensive. We like to book with with points during those seasons when the cost for airfare is normally higher. However we do keep an...
View ArticleOur Favorite Business Credit Cards
Although The Flight Deal’s primary goal is to bring you the best airfare, we do have recurring monthly expenses such as web hosting and e-mail services. We pay those bills using a Chase Ink Bold to...
View ArticleCredit Cards That Offer Primary Car Rental Insurance
One of the most valuable benefits of the credit cards we carry is rental car coverage. First let’s take a step back and go over what this thing called Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) is. Why do rental...
View ArticleCredit Cards That Provide Lounge Access
Whether you’re a dedicated road warrior or just love to travel for the love of travel, lounge access is a perk that will is not overlooked by our team. There are plenty of reasons lounge access is a...
View ArticleTop Credit Cards With No Annual Fee
You don’t have to pay for a credit card to get great benefits. Staying true to our bargain hunting ways, here are our picks for top no-annual fee credit cards. Flat Rate Earning Citi Double Cash Card...
View ArticleGet Personalized Credit Card Offers with CardMatch™
With the CardMatch™ tool you may be matched with special credit card offers. Sometimes it’ll be a lower APR or a larger bonus offer but the key is that it’s tailored to you. It will only require a...
View ArticleCredit Cards With Benefits That Can Help Make Traveling In Basic Economy...
Basic economy fares are gaining traction among travelers for their no-frills pricing. There is no advanced seat assignment and there are no ticket changes. Only a small personal item that fits under...
View ArticleCredit Cards That Offer Emergency Roadside Assistance
One of the lesser known benefits of our credit cards is Emergency Roadside Assistance. When your car breaks down you may be able to turn to the card in your wallet for help. Visa Roadside Dispatch...
View ArticleGet Free Global Entry With These Credit Cards
Have you faced long lines at immigration when coming back to the United States? You may want to consider signing up for Global Entry. It allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers...
View ArticleBest Credit Cards To Use When Filling Up on Gas
With summer road trip season upon us, families will see an uptick on gasoline spending. Here’s a few cards that can help soften the blow of filling up the tank. Costco Anywhere Visa® Card — if you’re...
View ArticleSave on Cell Phone Insurance with These Credit Cards
One of our phones recently went on an infinite boot loop where it would restart, go to the start screen and continue to reboot itself. The phone was a little over a year old and was out of warranty....
View ArticleAmerican Express Membership Rewards 40% Transfer Bonus to British Airways and...
American Express is offering a 40% transfer bonus to British Airways and Iberia until September 17th, 2017. British Airways normally requires 7,500 points for an award flight with American and Alaska...
View ArticleEarn Bonus Miles with American, Delta, United and Southwest with Back to...
We are heading toward the end of the Summer and that means kids will be heading back to school soon. And all the online sites are or will be offering sales soon. American, Delta, United and Southwest,...
View ArticleSave on Travel with American Express and American Express Offers
One of the easiest way to save on travel for American Express cardholders is to signup for their free Offers program. For example, a few of us on the team got targeted for an offer that is $160 off...
View ArticleAlways Select The Local Currency Option When Using Visa / Mastercard Credit...
One of the negative trends we’ve seen in the last few years when traveling internationally are merchants that give you the option to be charged in US Dollars for credit card transactions overseas....
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