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First Class Flights You Can Book with Chase Ultimate Rewards

October 21, 2017 by Mike Pitre

This post is part of the Travel Hacking 101: First Class in 90 Days series. If you’ve met the spending requirement on the cards outlined in the last post, you should have somewhere between 50,000 and 70,000 Ultimate Rewards. Now what? Below are some award options that either start or end in the USA and… Read more
Applying for Your First Travel Cards

October 1, 2017 by Mike Pitre

This post is part of the Travel Hacking 101: First Class in 90 Days series. In the last post of this series, Your First Travel Credit Cards (Part 2), your action items were to find out how much spending you can put on credit cards each month and to find out how many cards you have… Read more
Your First Travel Credit Cards (Part 2)

September 24, 2017 by Mike Pitre

This post is part of the Travel Hacking 101: First Class in 90 Days series. If you haven’t read Your First Travel Credit Cards (Part 1), go and read that post first and then come back here. Your Second Travel Credit Card Chase Freedom Annual Fee: $0 Sign Up Bonus: 15,000 points when you spend $500… Read more
Your First Travel Credit Cards (Part 1)

September 17, 2017 by Mike Pitre

This post is part of the Travel Hacking 101: First Class in 90 Days series. Which points are worth the most? The answer to this question depends on a number of factors that vary from person to person. What is your goal trip? Do you want to fly in first class or are you fine… Read more
Travel Credit Card Basics

September 9, 2017 by Mike Pitre

This post is part of the Travel Hacking 101: First Class in 90 Days series. Travel Credit Card Benefits Sign Up Bonuses The easiest way to stockpile massive amounts of miles and points, and the “bread and butter” of travel hacking, is opening travel credit cards and earning their lucrative sign-up bonuses. Most travel credit… Read more