I was reminded this week that there is actually still even one more Marriott Bonvoy credit card: the base Amex Card. We’ve covered the free Marriott Bonvoy Bold card, the $95 Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card, the $250 Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful and Bevy Card twin cards, the top-tier $650 Brilliant Card, and the Bonvoy Business Card. I just covered my favorite card (The Ritz-CarltonContinue reading “Marriott Bonvoy Amex Card (Product Downgrade Option)”
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Marriott Bonvoy Business Card
Shockingly, we still have more Marriott Bonvoy credit cards to cover! We’ve covered the free Marriott Bonvoy Bold card, the $95 Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card, the $250 Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful and Bevy Card twin cards, and the top-tier $650 Brilliant Card. What could possibly be left you might ask. Well, the next one I’d like to cover is the $125 Bonvoy BusinessContinue reading “Marriott Bonvoy Business Card”
Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant: 2026 edition
We’ve covered the free Marriott Bonvoy Bold card, the $95 Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card, and the $250 Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful and Bevy Card twin cards. The next mainstream Marriott Bonvoy card to discuss is the Bonvoy Brilliant card. Going the next tier up to the Brilliant card comes with an additional $400 of annual fee, bringing the total annualContinue reading “Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant: 2026 edition”
Hotel review: Kimpton Marlowe Boston
For my 2025/2026 transitionary post, I’m going to attempt to grade a hotel properly for once. This review is effectively an update from 2023 when I stayed at the Kimpton Marlowe in Cambridge, MA. In the last few years of traveling, I’ve started to realize that what I look for in a hotel isn’t theContinue reading “Hotel review: Kimpton Marlowe Boston”
Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: mid annual-fee versions (2026 version)
I’m updating this mid annual-fee card comparison to reflect that since I last did the comparison, United has updated its card and AA has added the AAdvantage Globe Card and the Aviator Silver Card is officially scheduled to be deprecated (and presumably existing card holders will be switched over to the Globe Card). I’m updatingContinue reading “Airline Credit Cards Updated Comparison: mid annual-fee versions (2026 version)”
Amex Platinum Card: Updated for 2025
In this post, it’s time to update the Amex Platinum Card’s review. This is a card that is frequently mentioned on this blog because I frequently use it to pay for flights, but I haven’t published a post about it since 2022. Earlier this year, the Platinum Card got a small refresh that was timedContinue reading “Amex Platinum Card: Updated for 2025”
American Express Delta Blue Card
This card is the last Delta credit card for us to talk about. It’s the only no annual fee Delta card in the US, but with the recent increase to the annual fees of the other Delta cards, this card is a good option for people who want to stop paying an annual fee withoutContinue reading “American Express Delta Blue Card”
American Express Gold Card Refresh – 2024
On Thursday, it was announced that the American Express Gold Card would be refreshed. At Amex, that pretty much always means a higher annual fee, and this refresh is no exception. The Amex Gold Card sits between the Amex Platinum Card and the Amex Green Card. And it’s fully distinct from the Delta Gold CardContinue reading “American Express Gold Card Refresh – 2024”
American Express Delta Gold Card
Going down another step in annual fee from the Delta Reserve and Delta Platinum cards, it’s time to check out the Delta Gold cards. Like with the Reserve and Platinum, Amex offers both a personal and a business version of this card, and like before, I’m going to cover both flavors of the card here.Continue reading “American Express Delta Gold Card”
American Express Delta Platinum Cards
Having now talked about the Delta Reserve cards, I decided to be a bit more methodical about my airline co-branded card discussions and cover the Delta Platinum cards. Like with the Reserve, Amex offers both a personal and a business version of this card, and like before, I’m going to cover both flavors of theContinue reading “American Express Delta Platinum Cards”
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