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United Airlines Still Has An Excellent Loyalty Program for International Travel Image Courtesy: United

United Airlines Still Has An Excellent Loyalty Program for International Travel

United was once the best airline in the sky. Whether it is your favorite airline today or not, it still has an outstanding loyalty program, and if your focus is international travel, it may be the program where you want to build your... Read →

Ideally, we think it is best to get both cards, but if you can only get one, we think the Chase Sapphire Preferred card is the one to choose.

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If you use credit cards as a financial tool rather than as just a means for credit, they can help you get that trip to the beach or plasma TV faster than you could have gotten it on your own…without depleting your savings.

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The Hyatt Regency Tokyo Offers Outstanding Redemption Value at 12,000 Points per Night

I recently stayed for three nights at the Hyatt Regency in Tokyo. The hotel was clearly Hyatt’s flagship property in Japan when built in 1980. And, while it has seen finer days and the rooms have not been recently renovated, it is... Read →
Hotel credit cards can be effective ways to rack up points for your next great trip to some island getaway, or to be sure you don't get stuck staying in your in-laws basement for a week the next time you need to visit them. But, they... Read →
Airline credit cards can be effective ways to rack up points for your next trip to an exotic location, or to take the family to see the in-laws. But, they may not always be the best card for you. You should use BestCashCow's credit... Read →
Platinum Card Is No Longer Accepting Delta Gift Cards Against Airline Credits Image Courtesy: American Express

Platinum Card Is No Longer Accepting Delta Gift Cards Against Airline Credits

American Express’s Platinum card once gave cardholders a $200 annual credit against airline purchases. Several years ago, Amex “upgraded” its program by only applying the $200 annual credit against incidentals at a... Read →
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card is a neat card with its bright blue color and noticeable weight, as well as for its its point earning capabilities. The Sapphire Preferred accrues 2X Sapphire points on... Read →

Why You Should Focus on Travel Rewards Credit Cards

At BestCashCow, we get asked a lot why we focus our credit card section so heavily on travel rewards cards, and less so on cash-back cards (and not at all on no-interest cards, etc). We believe that travel rewards cards are exciting and... Read →

Chase offers a great credit card intended for small and medium size business to use, that can make sense for anyone engaged in any sort of business capacity.

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4 Exciting New Travel Rewards Credit Card Offers in May 2018

Editor's Note: The offers referred to in this article below have all expired. To view the most current travel rewards and cash back credit card offers, please visit BestCashCow.com's credit card section. May has already seen... Read →

Gas prices are on the rise again, but gas reward cards can help you save some money - if you know what to look for and match the card to your spending habits and credit needs.

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The Chase Freedom and the Freedom Unlimited cards can both be used very effectively to boost your ultimate reward balance and accumulate tons of points for travel with one of Chase's great travel partners.

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Considering Delta One to Japan? Think Again

I recently flew Delta One from Minneapolis to Tokyo. While I used to fly Delta all the time to Europe when it dominated routes from Atlanta and New York to Germany, Spain and Moscow, it has not been my airline of choice for many years. ... Read →
Wall Street Journal Article Suggests that Banks Cannot Sustain Travel Reward Credit Card Sign-Up Bonuses Image Copyright: BestCashCow

Wall Street Journal Article Suggests that Banks Cannot Sustain Travel Reward Credit Card Sign-Up Bonuses

The Wall Street Journal started the year off with an interesting article that seems to say that the credit card flipping game is about to end. It suggested that Chase – which controls many of the most valuable sign-up bonuses - can... Read →