Bilt 2.0: Palladium – My New Go-To Card When Bilt launched their redesigned card suite in February, the rollout was — let’s be honest — incredibly confusing. But once the dust settled, I found myself genuinely excited, and after spending some time with the card in my wallet, I can say without hesitation: the Bilt …
Capital One Offers is my favorite shopping portal, and for good reason. It features solid deals every single day, gives you a sneak peek at upcoming offers so you can plan ahead, and best of all, miles post to your account surprisingly quickly. Let’s walk through exactly how to use it. Getting Started First, you’ll …
Earn Travel Points on Your Everyday Purchases Most people are leaving hundreds—if not thousands—of travel points on the table every year without realizing it. If you’re buying anything online—groceries, pet food, clothing, home goods—you should be starting your purchase through a shopping portal, or downloading their extension so you are reminded with a popup to …
Lisbon Private Tuk Tuk Tour Since it was our first time in Lisbon, we wanted to kick things off with a tour, and we absolutely nailed the choice. We booked a 4-hour private Tuk Tuk tour through Viator (via Rakuten, which earned us 4,316 BILT points) and our driver Eduardo from www.itookatuktuk.com was just wonderful. …
As promised, this is a post to explain how to link Rakuten to BILT to earn rewards. Rakuten is one of our favorite shopping portals and just recently it teamed up with BILT to give shoppers another option for point transfers. Cash back or points? Choose wisely. When you sign up, Rakuten will ask how …
Let me start with an important clarification: points are better than cash back if your goal is earning free (or nearly free) flights and hotel stays. If that’s not your thing, cash back is absolutely the better choice. But since you’re here, I’m guessing you want to learn how to make travel more affordable — …
Rakuten is one of our favorite tools in the Points & Miles toolbox — and honestly, it’s a great one even if you’re just getting started. Most of the magic happens with online shopping, but you can also earn rewards for in-store shopping and dining, which we’ll cover in a separate post. Cash back or …
Have you heard of Virgin Atlantic Math? No? That’s because I made it up! A few years ago, when I first started learning about Points & Miles, I bought my daughter a Dyson Airwrap for $600 — a big holiday surprise that I couldn’t wait to see her reaction to. But it turned out I …
Hello and welcome to The Point Scout! We are new to blogging and hope to fill what we feel is missing in the Points & Miles space. First and foremost – we are genuinely here to help. We have been absolutely blown away by all the travel we have done with our families over the …
