Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Points and miles have value, so I watch when and how rewards expire in the programs I use. It’s easy to prevent points and miles from expiring in programs that require periodic account activity, but there’s usually no way to extend rewards that lose their value a set time...

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers.  Depending on how many credit cards you have, the list of benefits you should be using this month might feel overwhelming. Can you remember all of these perks without help? Maybe not. Rather than trying to keep track of all of them on your own, we’ve compiled...

The Port of Galveston is the fourth-most-popular cruise home port in the U.S., having hosted 1.49 million cruise passengers in 2023. While that’s still a small number compared to the Florida ports (Miami, Port Canaveral near Orlando and Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades), the Port of Galveston continues to grow. The ships are getting bigger, cruise...

Beach culture has been an integral part of LGBTQIA+ travel for decades, since the emergence of destinations like Provincetown, Massachusetts; Mykonos, Greece; Key West, Florida; and Sitges, Spain, as sun-splashed havens. These days, queer travelers flock to dozens of enticing beaches, from secluded spots where you’re free to sunbathe au naturel to...

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. College students are at a big disadvantage when it comes to racking up points and miles since most have limited income and little to no credit history. This makes some of the best points and miles cards just out of their reach. The Chase Freedom Unlimited®...

The official start of summer is still a few weeks away, and the airline network planners haven’t been taking any vacations just yet. This month, major U.S. airlines continued to file new routes and make stealth cuts to their schedules, many of which were first seen in Cirium Diio timetables. One of the most notable stories was about how the biggest...