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Marriott credit card offers: The best Marriott bonuses available in October 2024

October 3, 2024: The Amex Marriott credit cards are back to their regular bonuses. Marriott offers 6 credit cards in… Read More »Marriott credit card offers: The best Marriott bonuses available in October 2024
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Best Southwest credit card offers in October 2024

October 4 2024: Southwest Airlines personal credit cards currently feature 85k point welcome offers. These Southwest credit card offers match… Read More »Best Southwest credit card offers in October 2024

New limited-time Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card bonus offer: 60k points + $300 Chase Travel℠ credit

October 3, 2024: Chase has released a new limited-time Chase Sapphire Preferred® bonus offer through referral links. We expect this… Read More »New limited-time Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card bonus offer: 60k points + $300 Chase Travel℠ credit

Chase Freedom Unlimited® bonus offers: Every sign-up bonus we’ve found

October 3, 2024: Chase continues to change up the bonus it offers through multiple channels. We’ve updated this article with… Read More »Chase Freedom Unlimited® bonus offers: Every sign-up bonus we’ve found
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Chase Freedom Unlimited® benefits: Deep dive on consumer and travel benefits

October 3, 2024: The offers a suite of consumer and travel insurance benefits that, in our view, is pretty generous… Read More »Chase Freedom Unlimited® benefits: Deep dive on consumer and travel benefits
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Delta first bag free: How to get a free checked bag on Delta

October 2, 2024: Delta offer cardmembers of most Delta Air Lines credit cards a first bag for free on Delta.… Read More »Delta first bag free: How to get a free checked bag on Delta
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Get TSA PreCheck free: TSA PreCheck credit cards

October 2, 2024: We’ve updated our list of cards offering TSA PreCheck for free, as many banks changed their Trusted… Read More »Get TSA PreCheck free: TSA PreCheck credit cards

Flying Blue promo rewards for October 2024

October 1, 2024: Flying Blue has released its monthly promo rewards for October 2024. If you’re looking to fly in… Read More »Flying Blue promo rewards for October 2024
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Hyatt credit card welcome bonuses: Up to 60k points on Hyatt personal credit card or Hyatt business card.

Update September 30 2024: Both bonuses are now down to their business-as-usual offers. Hyatt and Chase offer new cardmember welcome… Read More »Hyatt credit card welcome bonuses: Up to 60k points on Hyatt personal credit card or Hyatt business card.
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Costco credit card payments: What credit cards does Costco accept?

September 30, 2024: Credit card payments at Costco can be complicated because Costco does not accept every type of credit… Read More »Costco credit card payments: What credit cards does Costco accept?

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Aaron Hurd, Editor of CardsAndPoints.com.

I’m Aaron Hurd, one of the foremost experts in credit cards, travel rewards, and loyalty programs. You might have seen one of the hundreds of articles I’ve written for places The Wall Street Journal, Time, Forbes, Nerdwallet, The Points Guy, Bankrate, Rolling Stone, and countless other publications. Or you may have run into me or seen me speak at an event like the Chicago Seminars, New York Times Travel Show, Fincon or Frequent Traveler University. Regardless of how you came to this site or where you are on your credit journey, welcome. 🙂

I launched this site because I saw a need to provide better information about credit cards and travel rewards. My goal is to build the best resource on the internet for you, whether your objective is to build your credit, put more cash in your wallet, better use your credit card benefits, or take your family on vacation.

Our promise to you is simple: We keep you, the reader, at the top of our priority list. We show you how to use your credit card rewards and benefits in ways that are relevant to you. And we have a little fun doing it.


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  • Aaron Hurd

    Aaron Hurd is a credit card, travel rewards, and loyalty program expert. Over the past 15 years, he has authored over a thousand expert contributions published by leading outlets including WSJ, TIME, Newsweek, Forbes, NerdWallet, The Points Guy, Bankrate, CNET, and many others. He has also served in consulting roles for many of these same outlets, designing content strategy, hiring teams of teams of editors and contributors, developing thought-leadership pieces, and ghost-editing for senior editors. Aaron is well-known in the miles and points community and regularly presents about travel rewards at conferences like the Chicago Seminars and Minnebar. Aaron has enjoyed the game of optimizing credit card rewards since getting his first credit card shortly after he turned 18. He started learning about credit cards and travel rewards from the (now defunct) FatWallet Finance forums and FlyerTalk. He holds more than 40 open credit cards and has first-hand experience with almost every major credit card product.

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