How to Spend All Those Points You’ve Accumulated on Travel: Women Who Travel Podcast Meredith Carey, Lale Arikoglu
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While we haven t been making much headway on airline and hotel loyalty programs in the last year, what we do have are lots and lots of credit cards points, accrued from a year and a half of takeout, groceries, and gas bills among plenty of other purchases (namely loungewear). But how should we spend those stockpiles now that travel is starting to reenter our lives? This week, we tasked Jessica Puckett,
Traveler s senior editor for transportation and travel news, and Jasmine Baron, an associate editor covering credit cards at Insider, with helping us find solutions.
Summer is here, the COVID-19 vaccine is widely available, and Americans are ready to travel again. But instead of taking a flight to one main destination, does the idea of a cross-country trip exploring the United States appeal to you? If so, you might want to take advantage of Amtrak’s current offer for the newly …
Amtrak is making it easier than ever to travel with your furry friends, expanding its pet program to allow four-legged passengers on Acela trains during weekdays.
Dogs and cats up to 20 pounds will be allowed in all cars (except first class and café cars), but must remain in a carrier at all times, according to the company. Amtrak will offer eight pet spaces per departure and one per customer for the cost of $26 per pet or 800 Amtrak Guest Rewards points.
Previously, pets were only welcomed on Amtrak Acela trains on weekends. It is a testament to the strong bond that passengers have with their pets and we understand how this makes it increasingly difficult to leave them at home, Amtrak s vice president of the Northeast Corridor service line, Caroline Decker, told