How Credit Card Points and Airline Miles Have Taken Over Recreational Travel

From the patio of an overwater bungalow in Maldives, the turquoise Indian Ocean waters behind them, Seattleites Kaelee and Brian Chang made an Instagram video describing how they got their dreamy tropical vacation for free. In the clip, Brian explains how he put most of their wedding on a new Chase Sapphire Reserve Card, and how Kaelee’s Marriott Bonvoy credit card could convert valuable points into that luxury Maldives room. A complicated dance of signup bonuses and transfers and quadruple-point-deals led to a nearly free once-in-a-lifetime vacation.

Zach Griff recognizes that kind of accomplishment. “Free travel, whether it’s by points or miles, is so alluring,”

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