Nick Serati

2 weeks ago | thriftytraveler.com | Nick Serati |Kyle Potter

Unless you've been living under a rock (or maybe just offline), you've probably seen it: Chase is bringing the heat with a new 100,000-point sign-up bonus offer on the *chase sapphire preferred* for spending $5,000 in the first three months of card membership. It's the biggest and best offer we've seen in four years – not just on Chase's fan-favorite card, but arguably any travel credit card – and it's only available for a limited time.

2 weeks ago | thriftytraveler.com | Kyle Potter |Nick Serati

Delta Air Lines is planning to trim some flights from its schedule – especially domestically – starting in the late summer and through the end of the year, as both everyday travelers spooked by economic uncertainty and frequent business flyers stay at home. While speaking to investors on Wednesday, Delta executives didn't say just how far those schedule cuts would go – and travelers may have to wait several weeks before seeing how their upcoming flights may be changed.

4 weeks ago | thriftytraveler.com | Nick Serati |Kyle Potter

After years of sending the cheap flight deals and amazing award alerts to fly premium cabins using points that you love, we leveled up last summer with the launch of Hotel Alerts, making Thrifty Traveler Premium+ the ultimate travel-hacking bundle – and the only service that sends travelers deals on both flights and hotels. Whether you're a longtime Thrifty Traveler Premium member or a first-timer, here's your chance to get flight deals and our Hotel Alerts for less.

1 month ago | thriftytraveler.com | Jackson Newman |Nick Serati

United Airlines and Chase are raising annual fees on nearly all their co-branded credit cards while adding a series of new, “money-saving” credits for Instacart, rideshares, and hotels and rental cars purchased through United. In a move that can be best summarized as United telling Delta to “hold my beer,” the airline and Chase took a page straight out of Amex's playbook by hiking annual fees while adding “value” … albeit, with plenty of hoops to jump through.

1 month ago | thriftytraveler.com | Kyle Potter |Nick Serati

Some travelers have understandably soured on Air France/KLM's Flying Blue mileage program after the airlines suddenly raised award rates by as much as 25% … without seeing an uptick in award availability to actually book at those higher rates. But there are still plenty of gems to be had using these incredibly easy-to-earn miles. In fact, it might offer the single cheapest way to get to Southeast Asia in a lie-flat seat using miles.