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Southwest expands to Europe with Icelandair partnership

By Jason Steele | Updated on March 25, 2025

While Southwest Airlines offers some international flights to Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, there’s no market for Southwest Europe flights....

Should you opt for an in-flight credit card offer?

By Erica Lamberg | Updated on March 18, 2025

It's not uncommon for flight attendants to make announcements while in the air touting special credit card offers that include enticing...

One-third of holiday gift givers feel pressure to spend too much, CardRatings survey reveals

By Cardratings Staff | Updated on March 12, 2025

A CardRatings survey looks at what people spend, how they spend it and who they spend it on when it comes...

The best travel credit cards for fair credit

By Bill Gilman | Updated on February 19, 2025

If you've got a vacation or business trip planned, you will want to make sure you have a credit card in...

Can you transfer airline miles between loyalty programs?

By Erica Sandberg | Updated on February 3, 2025

Congratulations: you have accumulated a large amount of rewards on your travel credit cards! Now you want to use them the...

Guide to Capital One Miles

By Maryalene Laponsie | Updated on October 22, 2024

How much are Capital One miles worth? Can miles be transferred? Which Capital One credit cards earn miles? Learn all this...

Are airline credit cards worth it? What they offer that general travel cards don’t

By Jennifer Doss | Updated on September 18, 2024

If you feel like airlines nickel and dime you for everything these days, you're not alone. It still feels foreign to...

Strategies to level up your IHG elite status

By Choncé Maddox | Updated on August 19, 2024

Elite membership status levels include Silver Elite, Gold Elite, Platinum Elite, and Diamond Elite, each offering progressively better perks like bonus...

Who should get a travel credit card?

By Jennifer Doss | Updated on August 13, 2024

Though it feels like an obvious thing to say, travel credit cards are best suited for people who regularly travel. Really,...

Does credit card car rental insurance apply to non-traditional car rental services?

By Curtis Arnold | Updated on August 6, 2024

Credit card holders can often take advantage of a significant perk when renting a car: complimentary insurance coverage. This benefit, typically...