After having updated my review of the Marriott Bonvoy Bold card, it’s time to update the paid version of the card: the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless (spoiler: all the cards begin with B except The Ritz Carlton Card). This card comes with a relatively low annual fee of $95, which is $95 more than the BoldContinue reading “Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card: Updated for 2026!”
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Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card (2026 update!)
My first Chase card was the Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card. I got this card shortly after it was announced; I was excited at the prospect of a no annual fee travel card that also had no foreign transaction fees. This is the card that I product changed from in order to get my Ritz-Carlton Card.Continue reading “Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card (2026 update!)”
Chase Sapphire Preferred (2026 version)
It’s been a while since I last highlighted the Sapphire Preferred card. For me, this card is the baseline off which most other travel cards are compared, which you’ll often see in the flight/hotel matrix at the end of articles. Historically, this is one of the cards credited with setting the standard for what aContinue reading “Chase Sapphire Preferred (2026 version)”
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)”
The Bilt Palladium Card
Now that I’ve introduced the new Bilt ecosystem, and introduced the Obsidian card, it’s time to go through the most expensive new card on offer: the Bilt Palladium Card. This card sits at a $495 price point, and so is intended to compete in the premium credit card space. While it’s unfortunate that the betterContinue reading “The Bilt Palladium Card”
The Bilt Obsidian Card
Now that I’ve introduced the new Bilt ecosystem, it’s time to go through the new cards on offer. The new no annual fee card I covered in the initial post, but they have introduced two additional cards at the $95 and $495 price points, which are intended to compete in the mid-tier and the premiumContinue reading “The Bilt Obsidian Card”
The New Bilt Ecosystem and Cards
Several years ago, I wrote an article about the rent payment startup, Bilt. Their entire premise was to let you earn points on rent, which for many people, is a major expense that has historically been paid by check or ACH and thus has been ineligible to earn rewards points. In creating the new paymentContinue reading “The New Bilt Ecosystem and Cards”
IHG Premier Business Card
The final card in the IHG card review series is the Premier Business Card, which is the business version of the IHG Premier Card and comes with a $99 annual fee. I haven’t yet been convinced to swap over to IHG, but by coincidence, where I’m planning to move next month is beside a HolidayContinue reading “IHG Premier Business Card”
IHG Premier Card
Next up in the IHG card review comes the Premier Card, which is the next step up from the IHG Traveler Card and comes with a $99 annual fee. After a nice stay recently at the Kimpton Marlowe in Cambridge, these cards have been on my mind, but I don’t know if I’ve been convincedContinue reading “IHG Premier Card”
IHG Traveler card (2025 update!)
We’ve covered Hyatt, Marriott, and Hilton’s cards, which are some of the most valuable hotel programs in the world. The next program of note is with IHG. IHG has a wide variety of hotels, including Holiday Inn and Kimpton. Holiday Inns aren’t exciting hotels, but Kimptons often are very nice. I’m not very familiar withContinue reading “IHG Traveler card (2025 update!)”
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