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What Is the Chase Trifecta? Credit Card Strategy of the Pros

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While nearly 40% of Americans used travel rewards credit cards  to reap the benefits of earning points and miles as recently as 2019, not everyone uses a sophisticated strategy to maximize their rewards. 

If you’re an avid traveler, you could be missing out on some serious earning potential by only using one credit card for your purchases. Pairing multiple credit cards can help you maximize each purchase with boosted points across a broader range of categories, such as travel, dining, or groceries. 

Pairing different cards based on your spending is already a tried-and-true tactic to maximize rewards, but you can take things one step further if

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Shante Abdo by — August 31, 2021 in Travel Card
The Travel Industry’s Recovery Should Change Your Credit Card Strategy

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Despite plenty of signals that the Hot Vax Summer should also be known as Hot Vacation Summer, new data from Bankrate.com shows that your next trip to the airport might not include a mile-long line to check in.

While 66% of Americans plan to travel this year, only 24% are gearing up to take more trips than they would in a normal year. That’s somewhat sluggish demand, considering that everyone has been stuck at home staring at a

Zoom
 window for more than a year, and it carries some significant implications for anyone with — or planning to apply for — a travel rewards credit

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Shante Abdo by — July 7, 2021 in Travel Card