Points and miles travel deals for April: Maximize and earn with these offers


by The Points Guy

The Points Guy— Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Some of the below offers may be targeted. From lucrative deals for bonus points on hotel stays to generous sales of airline miles, we’re finding plenty of travel deals to help you earn and redeem your points and miles so you …

The Points Guy—New Chase Sapphire Preferred offer: Earn 75,000 of the most valuable points. Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is one of the best travel rewards credit cards for beginners. It hits on all cylinders: lucrative earning rates, valuable perks and versatile rewards — all for an affordable annual fee of $95. And, right now, …

The Points Guy—American Airlines delays big changes to earning miles and Loyalty Points, for now. Editor’s note: This post was updated with new information. American Airlines really doesn’t want you shopping around, but the Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier is now delaying the previously announced changes to booking travel experiences that would encourage flyers to transact directly with the airline. It teased many of these updates in the past several months, …

The Points Guy—How to book travel (and save points) with Chase Travel. Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. Chase Ultimate Rewards is one of the best flexible rewards currencies available, and you can get some incredible value from your Ultimate Rewards points. Generally, we recommend transferring Chase points to the program’s airline and hotel partners for award bookings. However, sometimes …