Things are changing,
lockdowns are loosening, and travelling is back.
Do you have everything you need to catch your first flight out of the country:
Nobody likes long security lines at airports, but luckily, there are ways to skip the crowds. Federal trusted traveler programs like TSA Pre✓® and Global Entry were created for travels to help them speed through security and make screening less intrusive.
Studying at college is not cheap, as the learners have to cover different expenses, including tuition fees, living, books, and similar things. Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of high school graduates do not have an opportunity to afford the cost of education. Fortunately, with the development of the online market, there is an opportunity to get a loan that will help to cover the tuition fee. The only question is whether it is worth taking. Check out the list of possible advantages and downsides to analyze the opportunity and make sure it will be easy for you to pay it back.
The X1 Card is a new credit product from Thrive, a San Francisco company that also offers ThriveCash, personal loans for students. The new card is said to have “smart” features and advertised as “designed for a new generation of cardholders.” Partnered with Visa network, the card boasts rewards, no annual fee, low interest rate range, and intelligent features. It is not only heavy with rewards and benefits but also a literally heavy card – 17 grams of stainless steel.
The most exclusive high-end credit cards have sleek design, loaded with luxury perks, come with really high fees, and… they tend to be invite-only. You can’t simply apply for such a card and expect to get approved. You have to receive a private invitation to be able to apply for a top high-end credit card. For example, to receive an invitation for a high-end card like the American Express Centurion Card, also known as the Amex Black Card, you will need to be a big spender.
The coronavirus pandemic brought many changes to the travel industry and airlines in particular. One of the remarkable changes in some major U.S airlines’ policies is the permanent elimination of change fees, which was triggered by United at the end of this August. However, not all airlines are ready to bid farewell to the fee.
Lockdowns are ending around the world and countries are starting to ease border restrictions and reopen for international tourists. On August 6, 2020, the U.S. State Department lifted the Global Level 4 Health Advisory, which advised U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. So you now might wonder what countries are open for travel and for U.S. citizens travel in particular.
Now it seems that a lot of time has passed since the beginning of the pandemic. Many countries have already experienced a peak in incidence and are slowly beginning to ease restrictions. However, there are still over 70 countries that stay completely closed allowing only citizens, residents returning home, or people in other special circumstances to enter. More than 100 countries continue to maintain entry restrictions (e.g. for people with certain citizenship or those arriving from particular countries). And only a few countries have no formal restrictions on entry by air but may require adherence to special measures while on their territory like the COVID-19 testing or quarantine upon arrival.
The COVID-19 outbreak affected both business and pleasure travel, and losses of the global airline industry will be huge this year. To retain some of their loyal customers, many airlines have updated their loyalty programs. Below are some of the airlines that have updated their mileage rewards programs due to the coronavirus.
When you carry a balance on your credit cards and pay big interest, you may want to pay off your debt faster and ideally without paying the interest at all. In this case, consolidating your debt on a balance transfer credit card could be a good option.
American Airlines frequent flyers have plenty of credit card options that can help them earn additional miles and get access to travel benefits. There are two banks offering co-branded AAdvantage credit cards: Citi and Barclays. Here we will talk about top Citi/AAdvantage credit cards for consumers and small businesses.
You might be wondering why anyone would want to get a travel credit card while we’re fighting СOVID-19 and staying at home. However, if you think in the long term, you can switch to using a travel credit card or a rewards credit card to earn rewards that you can use when the crisis is gone.
Earlier this fall, Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest joined forces into a single entity, the oddly named Marriott Bonvoy program. As part of that process, the Marriott and Starwood credit card programs merged and changed as well. What was once six cards had morphed into four.
Given the changes and the popularity of what were the Marriott and Starwood programs – and given that the cards and program have had time to work through any issues – not seems a good moment to take a look at the collection of Marriott Bonvoy cards that are available today.
I’m sitting in a very nice American Express Centurion Lounge in Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza International Airport just as lounge access is being cut off for millions of flyers on Delta, United and American Airlines.
The Big Three have decided to change lounge-access policy in a way that upends how business travelers travel … and that means you have to rethink the credit cards you own.
Christmas is but a few weeks away, and, more important, Black Friday fast approaches to kick off the official holiday-shopping season.
If web-hosting platform Cloudways is right, the average American household will be spending $1,226 on Christmas gifts – a sum of money that will go a long way toward helping you meet the credit-card spend requirements necessary to
We’re well into the Month of the Turkey – the month in which everyone’s thoughts turn to eating and shopping.
We have Thanksgiving barreling toward us, with Christmas waiting right around the corner.
All of which means lots of spending happens between now and the new year … and that means now’s a perfect time to consider a credit card that
Rakuten, the largest e-commerce site in Japan, has teamed up with Visa to rebrand the Ebates Visa card. In doing so, the new Rakuten Cash Back Visa now offers a way to collect American Express Membership Rewards points … by way of, um, a Visa card.
To quote Bill Murray’s character from Ghostbusters, it’s like “cats and dogs living together.”
Most international travelers know to beware of currency-exchange booths around the world because the fees are often exorbitant and the currency rates are not generally favorable. But now, you need to learn to beware of ATMs and credit-card machines as well.
If you don’t understand how these work when you use your bank ATM or debit card, or your credit card, you will be ripping yourself off.
Blame is on something known as “dynamic currency conversion.”
After 50 years as the most well-known charge-card on the planet, the iconic American Express Green Card is getting a makeover … and it’s a makeover that makes the card much more useful for travel-minded consumers.
