Nestled along the promontory overlooking the St. Lawrence River, with distinctive architecture including its iconic soaring turrets, the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac is the stuff of hotel legend. One glance at the fortresslike structure and it’s easy to see why many consider it the most photographed hotel in the world. Not only is the hotel…

When Harry B. and his wife boarded Royal Caribbean‘s Freedom of the Seas, they were looking forward to a relaxing tropical getaway. Buying $10,000 of skin care products definitely wasn’t part of the plan, but that’s exactly what Harry inexplicably did when the cruise ship made a port stop in the Bahamas. Harry — whose…

Credit cards compete for the top spot in your wallet by offering high-value bonus multipliers for purchases in various categories, including travel, dining and groceries. But even if you spend the bulk of your budget in these categories, you probably aren’t going grocery shopping or buying plane tickets every single day. Not as many cards…

When you travel, it’s obviously important to be able to pay for whatever it is you need whenever you need it. Sometimes, that’s going to be with the right credit card. Other times, especially in certain countries, you’ll find yourself in a cash-only situation. It’s important to have not only a good card that doesn’t…

Another day, another wave of all-inclusive resorts taking on major hotel loyalty affiliation. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts continued its all-inclusive resort expansion Tuesday through a new partnership with Decameron All Inclusive Hotels & Resorts, a Latin American all-inclusive resort operator. The partnership kicks off with nine resorts across Mexico, Panama and Jamaica, and it brings…

With each issuer using its own approval criteria for applications, it can be hard to know which credit card offers you are likely eligible to receive. This can be especially difficult if you don’t have a long credit history or a good credit score. That’s where pre-qualified offers — and the tools you use to…

Without question, The Business Platinum Card® from American Express is a card you’ll want if you own a business. It combines everything we love from the consumer version (The Platinum Card® from American Express) with some higher earning rates and an elevated welcome offer of 150,000 bonus points — worth a sky-high $3,000, according to…

If you’re looking to make some purchases before your summer travel plans, there’s a big online shopping event this week to maximize your spending. Plus, you can use these promotions to score some big deals and stack up the savings. Rakuten is one of the most popular online shopping sites that awards cash back for…

Posted: 5/13/2024 | May 13th, 2024 Famously known as “the Second City” (meaning second in population to New York), I feel like Chicago is often overlooked by travelers. It sees a fraction of the visitors LA and NYC receive, which is a shame, as it’s one of my favorite cities in the world. Chicago is…

Posted: 5/13/2024 | May 13th, 2024 Croatia has been a bustling tourist hot spot for six or seven years now. Shaped like a boomerang and bordering Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia, this small country of four million people punches well above its weight. You can spend time relaxing on the sunny Adriatic Sea, hop between…