While Marriott and Hilton may be the first names to come to mind for most people when considering large-scale hotel chains, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts actually holds the title of the world’s largest hotel franchising company. Boasting more than 8,300 properties across six continents, in over 90 countries, Wyndham is … Read More
If you frequently travel for work or pleasure, you can multiply your benefits by carrying a hotel-branded credit card. Among major hotel chains, Hilton offers perhaps the broadest range of property types and price points—including DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood Suites, and Hampton Inn—and more than 5,000 properties … Read More
If Delta is your airline of choice (it’s mine), carrying one or more Delta-branded credit cards can earn you handsome rewards on future flights. However, with a half-dozen card options from brand partner American Express to choose from, it can be challenging to determine which is the best Delta credit … Read More
As the largest card network in the U.S., Visa can claim more than 900 credit cards under its name, issued in partnership with almost 300 different banks and credit unions across the country. If choosing from nearly 1,000 credit card options feels like an almost impossible task, don’t worry. We’ve … Read More
For more than a half century, Mastercard has served both businesses and individual consumers as a global payment network, although most of us simply think of the company as the brand behind dozens of credit card options issued by large banks like Citi and Capital One as well as credit … Read More
Despite being the new kid on the block among major credit card issuers, Discover has established a solid reputation for stellar customer service. In fact, this hybrid card issuer and payment network consistently ranks at or near the top of J.D. Power’s annual survey of credit card customer satisfaction.Though it … Read More
With a portfolio of more than a dozen consumer credit cards, American Express has established itself as one of the most trusted and versatile credit card companies throughout the world. But with its multitude of offerings comes the paradox of choice: Which American Express card will best meet your individual … Read More
Though most of us have significantly reduced the frequency of our flights over the past year due to the coronavirus pandemic, rewards credit cards mean we can still continue accumulating points to use when unrestricted global travel resumes (hopefully later this year). Despite recent changes to its MileagePlus program, United … Read More
Though both personal and business travel have been notably curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic, the industry is expected to see a resurgence in the latter half of 2021, making now the perfect time to start earning future trips with travel-branded credit cards. With multiple options from which to choose, the … Read More
While travel credit cards award you with miles, funding that fabulous vacation, sometimes you don’t need miles. Maybe you don’t have time to travel right now. Cash back is the king of credit card reward programs. Cash back can be used to pay your credit card bill and a variety … Read More