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American Express to Adjust Centurion Lounge Access Policies

by Kyle Burbank
In a bid to reduce crowding at its popular airport lounge locations, American Express has announced two upcoming tweaks to its access rules. About the Amex Centurion Lounge Updates: This summer, Amex will be instituting some new rules at its Centurion Lounge locations. First, there will soon be a time limit on when travelers with layovers can enter the lounge. Starting July 8, members will not be able to enter...
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Avelo Airlines Introduces Rewards Credit Card with Cardless

by Kyle Burbank
An airline known for servicing smaller airports is now launching its own co-branded credit card. About the Avelo Airlines Mastercard: This week, Avelo Airlines announced the debut of the Avelo Airlines World Elite Mastercard. The new card was created in partnership with Cardless and is being issued by First Electronic Bank. With the new card, customers can earn Avelo Cash. Specifically, the card earns 5% in rewards on Avelo purchases...
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Bilt Offers Accor Transfer Bonus for February 2026 Rent Day

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt is bringing in Mr. Beast and Accor to mark the last Rent Day of the Bilt 1.0 era. About the ALL Transfer Bonus: On February 1, Bilt members can earn up to a 100% bonus when transferring points to Accor Live Limitless (ALL). Once again, the size of the bonus will depend on the member's Bilt status. Here's the breakdown for this particular offer: Blue (entry level): 25% Silver:...
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Bilt Reveals More Details on New Bilt Cash Reward Component

by Kyle Burbank
As the official launch of Bilt 2.0 is now just around the corner, the company has finally lifted the curtain on what will be a key feature of the new cards: Bilt Cash. About Bilt Cash: When Bilt unveiled its line-up of 2.0 cards, Bilt Cash was a cornerstone of each. In fact, each of the three cards (Bilt Blue, Bilt Obsidian, and Bilt Palladium) earn 4% Bilt Cash on...
Capital One Venture Rewards Card
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Capital One Venture Card Brings Back Stellar Welcome Offer

by Kyle Burbank
As consumers start to flesh out their 2026 travel plans, Capital One is bringing back an attractive offer for one of its flagship cards. About the Limited-Time Capital One Venture Offer: For a limited time, new Capital One Venture Rewards customers can not only earn a bounty of bonus miles but can also score a credit for Capital One Travel. Currently, new cardholders can earn 75,000 bonus miles after spending...
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Bilt 2.0 Already Introduces Another Housing Payments Option

by Kyle Burbank
Just two days after announcing the details of its 2.0 credit card line-up, Bilt has added a new wrinkle to its housing payment options. About the New Bilt Housing Rewards Option: When Bilt's new credit card program was introduced, one controversial change was that cardholders would have to pay a transaction fee if they wanted to earn points on rent or mortgage payments. However, the company also introduced Bilt Cash...
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Bilt Unveils Full Details on New Rewards Credit Card Line-Up

by Kyle Burbank
Following months of teases and weeks of leaks/rumors, Bilt has officially released a full look at their new credit card offerings. About Bilt's Credit Card Line-Up As expected, Bilt will now offer three credit card options. The newly-revealed names for these products are Bilt Blue, Bilt Obsidian, and Bilt Palladium. Respectively, these cards carry no annual fee, a $95 annual fee, and a $495 annual fee. One big change with...
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Capital One Announces Upcoming Lounge Location in Charlotte

by Kyle Burbank
The relatively young Capital One Lounge network is set to expand once again as a new location in a popular American Airlines hub has been revealed. About the Capital One Lounge Coming to CLT This week, Capital One and Charlotte Douglas International Airport announced that a new lounge location would soon come to the North Carolina airfield. The location will occupy 14,000 square feet and will be located on the...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

by Kyle Burbank
 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

by Kyle Burbank
After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
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Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

by Kyle Burbank
Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
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Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...
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PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

by Kyle Burbank
In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...